Pawling Historical Society

09/01/2024

08/26/2024

Another gem from 1970. Seventy pages long.

08/24/2024

In digitizing our paper archives I came across these discharge papers from the AAF Convalescent Hospital. With just a little bit of digging, I was able to find the email address of the soldier's granddaughter and emailed her a PDF of the papers.

08/24/2024

110th - Labour to keep alive in your Breast that Little Spark of Celestial Fire Called Conscience. (from George Washington's Rules of Civility and Behaviour in Company and Conversation.)

08/23/2024

I've compiled a spreadsheet of Dutchess County (including Putnam County at the time) Regiments of soldiers during the American Revolution. Almost 4,700 patriots fought for independence.

Considering that only one third of the population wished to separate from English rule, means that some 14,000+ people lived in these two counties.

I recognize many names still in the area today, both people and places named after the families: Van Wyck, Brinkerhoff, Dutcher, Utter, Slocum, Swartout, Haviland, Ketcham, & Hopkins to name a few.

07/15/2024

We had several groups of visitors this past Saturday at the Kane House. One group the father said; "My house is old. It doesn't have air conditioning. It was built in1988." Another group a gentleman said; "Our friend here is visiting from Rome, Italy." I guess "Old" is relative.

07/04/2024

248 years ago these men committed high treason against King George III of England.

Adams, John a 40 year old Lawyer representing MA
Adams, Samuel a 53 year old Merchant representing MA
Bartlett, Josiah a 46 year old Physician representing NH
Braxton, Carter a 39 year old Plantation Owner representing VA
Carroll, Charles a 38 year old Merchant, Plantation Owner representing MD
Chase, Samuel a 35 year old Lawyer representing MD
Clark, Abraham a 50 year old Lawyer, Surveyer representing NJ
Clymer, George a 37 year old Merchant representing PA
Ellery, William a 48 year old Lawyer, Merchant representing RI
Floyd, William a 41 year old Land Speculator representing NY
Franklin, Benjamin a 70 year old Scientist, Printer representing PA
Gerry, Elbridge a 32 year old Merchant representing MA
Gwinnett, Button a 41 year old Merchant, Plantation Owner representing GA
Hall, Lyman a 52 year old Physician, Minister representing GA
Hancock, John a 40 year old Merchant representing MA
Harrison, Benjamin a 50 year old Plantation Owner, Farmer representing VA
Hart, John a 65 year old Land owner representing NJ
Hewes, Joseph a 46 year old Merchant representing NC
Heyward Jr., Thomas a 30 year old Lawyer, Plantation Owner representing SC
Hooper, William a 34 year old Lawyer representing NC
Hopkins, Stephen a 69 year old Merchant representing RI
Hopkinson, Francis a 38 year old Lawyer, Musician representing NJ
Huntington, Samuel a 45 year old Lawyer representing CT
Jefferson, Thomas a 33 year old Lawyer, Plantation Owner representing VA
Lee, Francis Lightfoot a 41 year old Plantation Owner representing VA
Lee, Richard Henry a 44 year old Plantation Owner, Merchant representing VA
Lewis, Francis a 63 year old Merchant representing NY
Livingston, Philip a 60 year old Merchant representing NY
Lynch Jr., Thomas a 26 year old Lawyer representing SC
McKean, Thomas a 42 year old Lawyer representing DE
Middleton, Arthur a 34 year old Plantation Owner representing SC
Morris, Lewis a 50 year old Plantation Owner representing NY
Morris, Robert a 42 year old Merchant, Land Speculator representing PA
Morton, John a 52 year old Farmer representing PA
Nelson Jr., Thomas a 37 year old Merchant, Plantation Owner representing VA
Paca, William a 35 year old Lawyer, Plantation Owner representing MD
Paine, Robert Treat a 45 year old Lawyer, Scientist representing MA
Penn, John a 36 year old Lawyer representing NC
Read, George a 42 year old Lawyer representing DE
Rodney, Caesar a 47 year old Plantation Owner, Military Officer representing DE
Ross, George a 46 year old Lawyer representing PA
Rush, Benjamin Dr. a 30 year old Physician representing PA
Rutledge, Edward a 26 year old Plantation Owner representing SC
Sherman, Roger a 55 year old Lawyer representing CT
Smith, James a 57 year old Lawyer representing PA
Stockton, Richard a 45 year old Lawyer representing NJ
Stone, Thomas a 33 year old Lawyer representing MD
Taylor, George a 60 year old Merchant representing PA
Thornton, Matthew a 62 year old Physician representing NH
Walton, George a 35 year old Lawyer representing GA
Whipple, William a 46 year old Merchant representing NH
Williams, William a 45 year old Merchant representing CT
Wilson, James a 33 year old Lawyer representing PA
Witherspoon, John a 53 year old Minister representing NJ
Wolcott, Oliver a 49 year old Lawyer representing CT
Wythe, George a 50 year old Lawyer representing VA

Today, we celebrate their actions.

07/03/2024

This photograph was in a manila folder with Pawling Savings Bank as the return address. Can anyone name the ladies ?

07/02/2024

Another WWII find. This one a little bit more rare.

07/01/2024

While not directly Pawling related, I am certain many Pawling homes had a copy of this 50-page booklet during WWII.

06/29/2024

More digitization today. Pawling & Millerton travelled to Washington in 1935. They signed the back.

06/29/2024

A new edition to our Revolutionary War room! Any idea on whose shadow is here on the left? 🤔
That’s George Washington! Can you believe he stood 6 feet 2 inches? That may not seem unreasonable nowadays but the shadow on the right displays the height of the average male at the time standing at just 5 foot 5 inches. 😲 Washington’s height gave him a commanding presence while serving as Commander-in-Chief. 🇺🇸