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HSRC Daytrip: Rockland's Historic Houses of Worship

The Historical Society of Rockland County

is pleased to offer the first bus daytrip in its History in Your Own Backyard series for 2014.

Join us for a tour of historic churches in the Town of Ramapo including:
  • Brick Church (1774/rebuilt 1856)
  • Viola United Methodist (1855)
  • Ramapo Lutheran (known as “Island Church”; 1720)
  • Brook Chapel 
Our day will start and end at Rhodes North Tavern, where lunch will be served. Space is limited and prepaid reservations are required. Bus transportation, guided tours, and the luncheon are included in the price of $64/person (HSRC members) or $69/person (non-members). 

History in Your Own Backyard: Historic Houses of Worship in Ramapo is a registered Path through History event. 

To reserve a seat for this daytrip, complete the PDF form at 

HTTP://WWW.ROCKLANDHISTORY.ORG/EVENT.CFM?PAGE=375 

and return it with payment by MAY 31, 2014, to the HSRC, 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY  10956 (fax: 845-634-8690)

The 2014 History in Your Own Backyard series has been made possible by a generous contribution from the Town of Ramapo. 

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Future trips in the 2014 series are:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 – Trip #2: The Historic Cemeteries of Ramapo. We will tour by bus, several of Ramapo’s historic cemeteries including Brick Church, West Ramapo, Iron Works, Rock. Co. & Veterans, Potters Field and Masonicus. A knowledgeable guide will board our bus at each stop, presenting the history of each cemetery. In addition we will learn about some notable people buried at each cemetery.  Although we will be disembarking at 2 or 3 cemeteries, these stops will NOT involve a lot of walking. Our day will conclude with a buffet luncheon at Characters Restaurant in Sloatsburg.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 – Trip #3: The Pipe Organs of Ramapo. Our bus tour will travel to sites of several of Ramapo’s most historic and well-known pipe organs including The Lafayette Theatre. We will experience these majestic instruments as their organists present classical, sacred and popular selections. Our tour ends with lunch at Marcello's Ristorante in Suffern.

Information about reserving seats for the September 20 AND November 15 daytrips is available at http://www.rocklandhistory.org/page.cfm?page=360.

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