Hudson's account of New Netherland, as he named the
region, and of the great river, called at first
Mauritius and then North, and finally Hudson, which
he had ascended to the highest navigable point, led
Dutch merchants, eager for furs, to dispatch trading
vessels to the new country in 1610 and subsequent
years.
Brief biographical summaries of notable men and
women who have contributed to our culture in many
different ways. They are religious and literary
scholars, writers, artistic achievers, civil rights
crusaders, educators and many others of the
professional world.
"Steady the trot to the cemetery, duly rattles the
death-bell, the gate is pass'd, the new-dug grave is
halted at, the living alight, the hearse uncloses,
the coffin is pass'd out, lower'd and settled, the
whip is laid on the coffin, the earth is swiftly
shovel'd, The mound above is flatted with the
spades__silence." Walt Whitman: To Think of
Time, 1855
"It is men who make a city, not walls or ships."
Thucydides: History, VII, c. 410 B.C. This section
reflects on the historical background of Cities,
Towns, Villages and Counties as well as its
residents that have contributed to the
importance and development of New York State.
The act of imparting, transmitting, exchanging
ideas, information between places or persons.
Newspapers, radio, television, telephones, sign
language and especially photography are many forms
of communication. Professor Norman Thorpe, curator
makes a statement regarding photography: "The photos
show us things we would otherwise have to imagine
from verbal descriptions." "That's why photos are so
important they tell us so much more than any text
does."
"It is one of the essential qualities of a court of
justice that its proceedings should be public, and
that all parties who may be desirous of hearing what
is going on, if there be room in the place for that
purpose, provided they do not interrupt the
proceedings, and provided there is no specific
reason why they should be removed, have a right to
be present for the purpose of hearing what is going
on." Mr. Justice Bagley 1829
New York as well as any other state in this country,
have had their share of occurrences of major
disasters and catastrophes resulting from natural
causes and acts of man. The pain, loss of life and
suffering have been etched in the hearts and minds
of its people. These notable events have served as
historical markers, to the generations that follow.
Leaving their homeland behind, with only the clothes
on their back and valuable things in their hearts
and minds, such as (family memories, songs, culture,
skills, stories from their home land, traditions
and foods) they went to America, the gateway to the
realization of their hopes and dreams of a new and
better life.
"No state shall make or enforce any law which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of
the United States; nor shall any state deprive any
person of life, liberty or property without due
process of law, nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Constitution of the United States, Amendment XIV,
July 28, 1868.
"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain
so, a well organized and armed militia is their best
security." Thomas Jefferson: Message To
Congress, Nov., 1808
"Historical Information in small portions."
"Not that which men do worthily, but that which they
do successfully, is what history makes haste to
record." H.W. Beecher: Life Thoughts, 1858.
"The aim of punishment is to make sure that the
guilty man does not repeat his crime, and to deter
others, by his punishment, from committing it." C.
B. Beccaria: Trattato dei delitti e delle pene, 1764
"No man can be a good teacher unless he has feelings
of warm affection toward his pupils and a genuine
desire to impart to them what he himself believes to
be of value" Bertrand Russell
"Time! what an empty vapor' tis! And days, how swift
they are: Swift as an Indian arrow_Fly on like a
shooting star; The present moment just is here, then
slides away in haste, That we can never say they're
ours, But only say they're past. " Abraham Lincoln:
Unnamed poem, c. 1828
"Freedom of every person to worship God in his own
way, everywhere in the world." excerpt from one of
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four essential
human freedoms.
Some families had made great fortunes and they had
the money and leisure to indulge in conspicuous
consumption and indulgence in Society manners. Some
families who were once nobodies and upstarts managed
to become accepted in society."
Costly, rare perfumes, lavish costumes from France,
blinding jewels that dazzled
even the most distinguished guests, were part of the
existence of the Society World.
