Coons - Red Hook Village History Materials - Finding Aid

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Historic Red Hook

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Name/Title

Coons - Red Hook Village History Materials - Finding Aid

Entry/Object ID

2012.004.001

Scope and Content

See "media" tab for links to collection lists. Richard Coons Collection - Crate # 1 100 Years of Red Hook Daily Freeman- 100 Years of Red Hook Taconic Newspapers – Red Hook Centennial- 2 issues Register Star- Red Hook Centennial – 3 issues The Kingston Hospital - 100 Years 1894-1994 Thirty Sixth Session of Legislature – Albany No town to be divided nor new town erected unless inhabitants apply and furnish with a map. Catskill Trails – Department of Enviromental Conservation Maps of the different trails Daily News, 21 July 1969 Man on the moon Maine Antique Digest – September 1992 Don Carpenter, The Two-Hundred Year Old Man – 2 issues Dutchess County Historical Society Letter of EBHS – Program for 1979 Letter of Bicentenial Committee for the Ball Map of Hardscrabble 19 June 1982 3 issues Letter to Red Hook Chamber of Commerce for Hardscrabble Day 14 June 1980 – 2 issues Schedule of Events – Hardscrabble Day 14 June 1980 Letter – To Mrs. Aileen Korob from John Losee Letter from Bicentennial Committee to Members Minutes of Bicentennial Ball Committee - 27 July 1978 Letter to John Losee from Mrs. Aileen Korob The Dutchess Historian Volume V Number I Little Nine Partners Historical Society June 1978 Fishkill Historical Society – Gift Agreement 3 copies Constitution of Fishkill Historical Society Roger’s Point Boat Club on the Hudson Nineteenth Century Documents – What they wrote Significant Areas in Dutchess County – A Planned Heritage The Dutchess Historian – Vol. IV No. II Dutchess County Historical Assoc. – Membership memo Dutchess County Historical Assoc. – Letter from Wm. McDermott, Editor Rhinebeck Historical Society – Letter from Lavinia Cook to Lottie Kittner Bard College Center – schedule of events Feb & March 1982 EBHS – Topics for research and/or programs Jane Northshield Croton-On-Hudson – Ways to raise money Town of Kent, Historian – Compiling a town history, 29,30 Sept 1978 EBHS –Historical Society Meeting Ideas Dutchess County Historical Society Member letter New York Pocket, 14 August 1783 – House for sale Map of 20 Miles of Historic Districts Hudson River Heritage – Membership letter Thompson Pond Preserve – 3 copies State Education Department – Conference on Program Accessibility for handicapped Newspaper article and photos of Dedication of Thompson Pond Preserve 18 Sept 1975 American Farmer – Article copied from Cornelius Elmendorph 22 Feb 1799 Notes Rosemary Coons 4 lined notebooks, notes on first two pages of three of them Register Star -24 November 1972 Poughkeepsie Journal 26 Sept 1990 Article of Lewis Mumford’s House, Leedsville 2 copies Gazette Adveriser -3 August 1978 Article of Richard Zaleske and Tobacco factory Register Star –Picture of orginal Board members of Friends of Elmendorph 26 March 1985 Friends of Elmendorph – 2 Receipt of gifts Typewritten sheet of family of David Cole Newsletter –The Elmendorph Inn A Restoration Project Eastfield Village –Historical Workshops Rowe and Martin Statements Original 20 March 1818 Note of Jacob & John H Coon to pay Hiram H. Witherwax 31 March 1843 Flyers for the 131st Dutchess County Fair Postcard from Schoharie County showing Lutheran Parsonage 1743 Plain Paper 5 Notebooks lined paper 1 notebook of carbon paper Letter from Rosemary Coons to Woody Klose New York State Copy of photograph of Merrick Phillips, Dentist in his first office behind Cowhigs Drug Store Copy of Quit claim deed Artis Reisbin to James Reisbin July 1861 Photo copy of pictures of Elmendorf – 2 views Photo copy of quit claim deed Photo copy of a man and woman Original not dated March 31 1843 of Jacob and John Coon Original agreement dated 20 March 1818 between Mathias Row and John Martin Post card of Lutheran Parsonage in Schoharie County Bonesteel Family Three pages of genealogy of Bonesteel beginning with Nicolas The Hortons Obituary of Benjamin R. Horton Photo copy of newspaper relating to wedding of Byron Horton and Ben Horton. Sheriff Photo copy of newspaper article about slaying of Germond family Photo copy of news article about the Titanic – 3 pages Photo copy of proposed of new shop Photo copy of news article Christian Lodge, 379, I.O.O.F Photo copy of news article of Elemendorph Inn reopens – 7 pages Picture of Charles Dubois Envelope with two pictures one of bride and groom, one of a bar with bartender Photo copy of three women Photo copy of two pictures, a young boy and girl and a young man in the service Photo copy of the Red Hook Minstrel Photo copy of two pictures. Red Hook Fireman, the other picture of Massoneau bldg.. Photocopy of train station Photocopy of four post cards Large photocopy of bar Picture of Maizefield Picture of inside of old A & P store Photo of Archbishop coming out from St. Christophers Church Photo of Maizeland Photo of young man outside a shed Photo of an interior of elegant home Picture of a celebration at Montgomery Place Picture of a large dinner party Letter to Woody Klose from Rosemary Feb 16, 1990 letter re Horse Thieves origin Pers. Letters Misc. letters Brochure – Boscobel Restoration Folder with blank plastic sheets Folder with FOE stationery Untitled folder Book of Descendants Oct 15, 1996 print-outs – Coon records Untitled folder Photocopy – Joseph Griffing entry Encyclopedia of Biography Untitled folder Mrs. Stan Schneider genealogy request printout Oct 24, 2001 – Coon records and photocopies of family photos Untitled folder Biographical sketch of John W. Hoffman for Beers Copies of letters to and from Alida Livingston Untitled Folder St Johns Reformed Church correspondence April 2009 Taconic Newspapers, Nov 21-22, 1979 – “Hotel’s Death Still Haunts village” Frank Sinatra Photo brochure of Frank Sinatra Photos Local Original Hoffman & Co. Yum Yum label From magazine – Planting corn, 1916 – Six men “South Meadow” in Red Hook From magazine – 3rd and 4th grade photo of the Red Hook Scool – 1928 – Teacher – Maupie Coons) Photocopy of Hoffman & Co. Smoking Tobacco Two Photos of Barbara Schroder and other women The Causes for the Growth of Red Hook Bard student Haider Mann Final Research Paper, May 25, 1989 (original paper) Bard College Mills and Minnows – A Walk Down the Sawkill self-guided nature trail brochure Photocopy - Pkeepsie Journal article ‘Factory sprouts art’ New York MIrror Magazine article, Oct 20, 1957 “Hottest Fraternity” American Revolution Soldiers St. Pauls. List of names Joseph Griffing Photocopy of obit , Joseph Griffing Advertiser, Nov 16, 1939 The Chocolate Factory Photocopy of letter Griffing to Riphenburg Photocopy of article “The Chocolate Factory” Copy of Spring 1999 EBHS newsletter FROM EXCEL SS Richard Coons Collec4on 5/11/2012 Loose Materials China plate J.A. Cur4s Hardware, Hea4ng, Plumbing & Roofing" with Indian on horseback China plate "Compliments of Aucock Brothers, Reneral Merchandise" with 1910 calendar W.C. Aucock Paper Fan with mother and child looking at moon J. A. Cur4s Paper Fan with Indian girl looking over lake J. A. Cur4s bamboo fan stamped J. A. Cur4s, Red Hook, NY (added from material Larry took) Red Hook Hotel leather key fob #18 Photo of Tobacco workers Deed Daniel Van De Bogart and wife to Village of Red Hook, 1896 Assigner's Deed - Silas H. Haynor to William Cramer 1896 W.H. Baker card - 23 c. Buy One, Get One Free 1/2 lb No I premium Chocolate Best Co Notebook with Village of Red Hook correspondence, business cards, flyers - not all RH Sanborns Maps Red Hook (4 maps) Looseleaf Notebook of school photos inc 4 old photos with names on the back Class Directory - mimeograph for reunion Reprint from June 1948 - for reunion 2 Class photos - date unknown Photo of wedding? Choir? In front of church Photo of King and Queen in Hyde Park Gazeee Adver4ser 1970s-80s New York Magazine 'The Last Aristocrats; The Frayed Families of the Hudson Valley" coa 1934/42 1948 11/16/81 "Bibles Given to Richard Coons" - geneological informa4on on Hermance, Faraleigh, Shook famil Red looseleaf notebook with clipping and photocopied leeer to Egbert Benson Green looseleaf notebook "Town of Red Hook, NY "Old Gravestones" "Elmendorf Inn copy photocopies of oages from Helen Wilkinson Reynolds book "Old Gravestones of Dut Two laminated photos of Dutch Reformed Church with original steeple chess Cou 1930s- 40s ies nty" 1 Richard Coons Collec4on 5/11/2012 Looseleaf Notebook of geneological informa4on on Coon family + Moore, Mohr etc. Sheffler Lumber Co metal calendar holder "More Homemade Stories" by Virginia Whilngham Apsey Home made Poems and Stories by Virginia Apsey 5 Posters "In Apprecia4on " Red Hook Garden Club thanking Rev. Charles s. Champlin" Photo of Dr. Robert Carroll 1887, sold to Will Boice, John Maynard Home 1947-1991. plus 5 deeds to house ?? Photo of Marilyn Rifenburg as child with other children DCHS archival box, Poughkeepsie, NY Barrat Bros Records, Family Papers 1815-1835 Crate # 2 - Blue Notebook of church postcards and brochures Folders Photos - RH Fire Dept in front of Empire Market Rhinebeck History Village of Tivoli Veterans Info Occupa4ons Area (photocopies of ar4cles) Red Hook Fire Dept - 60th Anniversary brochure (1979) West Market St residents - obituary clippings - 1980's Churches - clippongs etc. Montgomery Place The Story of Blithewood Inventory of RH Hist. (Linda Keeling's inventory of Coons collec4on) Rosemary's Notes - Research on the Elmendorph Inn Rosemary's Notes #3 - Elmendorph and Red Hook Journal notes Rosemary's Notes #4 - clippings about Rosemary, Red Hook Adver4ser sale etc. Maps - photocopies of Sanbron's Maps etc. Don Norton - misc notes on officers, teachers, board members Red Hook Chamber of Commerce (brochure) Genealogy (Kuhn - Coon) EBHS - Dedica4on of Egbert Benson Drive Egbert Benson - extensive ar4cles, Alderman Benson's Memoirs of Benson Family etc. 2 Richard Coons Collec4on 5/11/2012 Historical Society -prints of Egbert Benson pain4ng Newspaper Clippings - The Lake Periscope, Bridgeport Conn etc. Leeers to Historian (R. Coons Collec4on deed of gio) Poughkeepsie New York State History Village of Taghkanic Livingston Info Doctors (genealogies) Elmendorph Newsleeers American Revolu4nary Soldiers History Along Hudson River Poughkeepsie Star 1926 Red Hook Adver4ser ( Dec 6, 1928 and Jan 29, 1925) Banks - First Na4onal Bank - calendar 1923? Sta4onery, RH Adver4ser Sept 25, 1980 Newspaper clippings 1/06/98 Rosemary Coons Collec4on Box #1 Red Hook memorabilia - info 27 pieces. The Clinton House Red Hook for a Cleaner Environment 1993 Dutchess County landmarks Rhinebeck, Ny - phtocopy map of rhinebeck prior to 1812 RH Chamber of Commerce - Hardscrabble News North Country Anvil Book catalog - Hudson Valley History Genealogy - MacMullens William S Teator - copies of ar4cle by Helen Garlinghouse Civil War Soldiers and Seamen - copy of NYS record Obituaries Info Genealogy - Whitneys Genealogy - Coons World War I Kingston Flood Info Roosevelts genealogy - Gruntler Genealogy - Lowns Calendars 1/6/97 Rosemary Coons Collec4on Box 1 - Dutchess County Tercentennial Commieee Corr Local Government Red Hook Weekly - July 22, 1859. Village of Red Hook 1992 Community Guide Crate # 3 - Grange Material RH Grange Calendars 1908 - 1993 plus na4onal manuals, brochures etc. 3 Richard Coons Collec4on 5/11/2012 Fair ribbons, cer4ficates, etc - Walter and Maude Tallman, 1952 Handwrieen history of Grange Movement up to 1900 The Grange Na4onal organiza4onal booklet 1895 "The Grange in New York State by E. Payson Smith, The Rural New Yorker, Jan 7, 1950 In crate - Red Hook Grange #918 Minute Books, 1902, 1911-1918, 1923, 1939, 1948, 1957, 1966, 1976 Record Books 1906, 1920, 1932, 1956, 1984 Treasurers Records/Dues Records 1913, 1915, 1948, 1951, 1955 Roll Books 1902, 1920, 1944 Services of Hospitality 1949 Guest Book 1972 Loose - added from material Larry took) Account Book - Gen. J. Waes de Peyster, Tivoli from Mar 2, 1901 to June 6, 1907 (estate of de Peyster) to April 15,1915 Leake Waes Orphan House. Loose inside pages - note Feb 6, 1908 from J. E. Sullivan, collector of taxes to Jacob Renz 4

Collection

Richard Coons Collection