Holiday News!
Holiday Party: You are cordially invited to ring in the holidays at our annual Beacon Historical Society get-together. This year, we thank the Melzingah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for inviting us to party in the oldest building Dutchess County: the c. 1709 Madam Brett Homestead! We thank Trustee Karen Meyer for chairing this event in such an historic setting. All are welcome between 1 and 3 p.m. on
Sunday, Dec. 15. Come enjoy the Homestead, which has once again been beautifully decorated for the season by the wonderful folks at the Tioronda Garden Club. Happy holidays to all!
Holiday Hours: We will be closed to the public from Sunday, Dec. 22, until Thursday, Jan. 9. Although we do not meet in person for our monthly meetings in January or February (due to the potential for inclement weather), we are planning a special February Zoom program, information about which will appear in an upcoming newsletter.
Holiday Gifting - On Special! Look no more for that ideal present for family, friends, neighbors and anyone who wants to learn more about our city. “Beacon’s Memory Keeper and Storyteller: Robert J. Murphy” is a hard-cover compen-dium of our late president’s 38 years of outstanding monthly Historical Society newsletters. It contains 544 pages full of hundreds of easy-to-read installments and features more than 1,000 photos. Copies are just $40, and we are repeating our holiday special: buy five or more (locally) and save 25% off the cover price with free delivery in/around Beacon (i.e., $30 each for a total of $150). Just simply email us at BeaconHistorical@gmail.com. Live outside the area? Order via eBay or from our website at Beacon-Historical.org at $40 cover price plus shipping.
Historic Property Plaques
Want to celebrate the history of your home or business? Every structure within the Beacon City School District is eligible to purchase one of our new Historic Property Plaques, providing the building is 100 years or older. The oval plaques are 6x8 inches and come in:
Aluminum ($250+$20.94 sales tax = $270.94); or
Bronze ($395+$33.08 sales tax = $428.08).
If you are a tax-exempt non-profit, please provide your EIN/Tax ID number. The property owner is responsible for installing the plaque (with provided hardware). Delivery takes about eight weeks once the order is placed.
Participants need to submit a simple, easy-to-complete, one-page application form and provide information regarding the history of the building, including photos if available, with their check. Email BeaconHistorical@gmail.com for more information and a copy of the application form.
Can’t make it in person to our meetings? No problem! We make every effort to stream them live via our ZOOM link here: