The Homestead Chronicle
The Homestead Chronical is published quarterly (January, April, July and October) by volunteer members of the Historical Society. Each member receives a copy by email. If you would like to be part of the writing team, please contact us at chronicle@wappingershistorical.org
Spring 2021
Featured Articles include a story on Bowdoin Park. The story includes information on the people that lived on this parcel of land and their impact on our area. Included is information on the interesting history of the Ellesdie Chapel. Our own baseball hero, Big Dan Brouthers, is the subject of an article in this edition.
Did you miss one of our previous editions - or just want to have a look again at an article you enjoyed?
Click here to find the edition you are looking for. We have also created an index so that you can easily find articles on a specific subject that you are interested in.
Archives
History of The Homestead Chronicle
The Homestead Chronicle gets its name as a tribute to the now defunct "Wappingers Chronicle" of the late 1800's and the early 1900s. Its tag line was "Devoted to the Interests of the Village"; the "Village" being the Village of Wappingers Falls. For The Homestead Chronicle, our tagline could be "Devoted to the Interests of our Membership", as that is what we strive to do with each issue.
The Homestead Chronicle was designed and produced by Jackie Hammond, a longtime member and friend to our Society. Jackie started the Homestead Chronicle with the April 2015 edition. In 2018, Jackie moved to Delaware to be near her family and handed over her Editor's pen to Eileen Stickle, who is the current Editor. Eileen has maintained the style and content type that is similar to what Jackie had provided to us, but has added her own style along the way.
Of course, we rely on many other volunteers for their time and talent to make this publication a success every quarter; so a big thanks to all who have assisted
Wappingers Newspapers
Click here to read a history of Wappingers newspapers. This article is a scan of pages 50-51 from a booklet created by "Committee '71" as a part of the Centennial celebration of the Village of Wappingers Falls in 1971. The name of the booklet is "Wappingers Falls Past & Present 1871 - 1971. The entire booklet is in our Archives and is available for viewing.