Episode originally aired Monday, June 17, 2024 at 9:30 am, on WRCR AM1700

Did you ever wonder about the origins of place names in Rockland County? Joe Barbieri of the New City Library joined host Clare Sheridan to explore names such as Bulsontown, Stagg’s Corners, Hyenga Lake, Mosestown, Woodburn, Warren, and more.

Joe Barbieri is the Adult Services and Local History Librarian at the New City Library. He specializes in local history, assisting patrons in research using electronic and print sources. He is also a member of the Genealogical Society of Rockland County.

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Books: 

• Cole , David, editor. History of Rockland County. The Historical Society of Rockland County, 1884. 
• Green, Frank Bertangue MD, editor The History of Rockland County.  The Historical Society of Rockland County, 1886
• Tompkins, Arthur S., editor. Historical record to the close of the nineteenth century of Rockland County, New York, Van Deusen & Joyce, 1902
• Zimmermann, Linda, author.  Rockland County Scrap Book. Eagle Press, 2004 
• Zimmermann, Linda, editor.  Rockland County 1900-2000: Century of History. The Historical Society of Rockland County, 2002

Articles:  

• Alpert, Norman W., A Treasury of Information in Place Names.  South of the Mountains 1980-07, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp 17-22. 

Maps: 

• Landmarks of Rockland County, 1975, Claire K. Tholl, The Historical Society of Rockland County
• Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of Rockland County, New York" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. (AKA the O’Connor Map) 

For more about the New City Library, visit https://newcitylibrary.org/rockland-room-local-history
For more about the Genealogical Society of Rockland County, visit https://rocklandgenealogy.org

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The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.