History Resources

The (searchable and sortable) table below aggregates many links to Upper Nyack history information. Use the search field to find things, (e.g. "hook"). Note that there are many ways to learn more, including: the Village's Homepage, the Historical Society of the Nyacks, Nyack Library, and more. The Upper Nyack History Map allows you to explore notable places on a map of the Village. Or, read about the Bradley Estate (also found in the Resources table below). You can view the Native Lands interactive map of indigenous tribes around Upper Nyack.

Resource Type Description Link
Village doc Village of Upper Nyack Comprehensive Plan, October 2020. Link
Village doc Village of Upper Nyack homepage Link
Video interview A Walk with Win Perry - a walk around Van Houten's landing w. interviews, 2004 Link
Video interview Bryce Kirk interview, Van Houten’s Landing Oral History Project Link
Video interview Astrith Deyrup interview, Van Houten’s Landing Oral History Project Link
Video interview Miriam Wexler interview, Van Houten’s Landing Oral History Project Link
Video interview Everett Smoky Wanamaker interview, Van Houten’s Landing Oral History Project Link
Video interview Eugene Brown interview, Van Houten’s Landing Oral History Project Link
Video interview Jo and Jeanne Peabody Walsh interview Link
Video interview John Lodica, Sr. interview, Van Houten’s Landing Oral History Project Link
Video interview Win Perry interview, Van Houten’s Landing Oral History Project Link
Video interview Win Perry interview about Perry family and Van Houten's Landing, 2004 Link
Village doc Village of Upper Nyack Centennial Expo, 1972 (Volume 1) Link
Village doc Village of Upper Nyack Centennial Expo, 1972 (Volume 2) Link
Article Nyack People & Places: Summer Swimming at Nyack Beach, Mike Hays, Aug. 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: Summertime Fun at Nyack Country Club, Mike Hays, Aug. 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: When Winston Churchill Played Checkers in Nyack, Mike Hays, July 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: Cannonballs, Barred Windows, & Sheep––River Hook Redux, Mike Hays, June 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: The Sears Kit Barn At Marydell, Mike Hays, April 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: The Barons of Broadway - Miramare, Mike Hays, April 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: When the Governor Approved Removal of Hook Mountain, Mike Hays, April 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: The Barons of Broadway––Belle Crest, Mike Hays, March 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: Self-Guided River Hook Walking Tour, Mike Hays, March 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: Baroness of Broadway—Shadowcliff, Mike Hays, March 2021 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: The Goats of North Broadway, Mike Hays, Dec. 2020 Link
Article Nyack People & Places: The Daylight Ride of Major John Smith, Mike Hays, Nov. 2020 Link
Article Nyack Sketch Log: River Hook: The Hester Haring Cason Preserve, Bill Batson, Sept. 2021 Link
Article Nyack Sketch Log: Krew Keeps Revolutionary Skirmish History Alive, Bill Batson, April 2021 Link
Article Nyack Sketch Log: Indomitable Empire Hook & Ladder Company Number 1, Bill Batson, July 2020 Link
Article Nyack Sketch Log: Hartell’s, Bill Batson, July 2019 Link
Article Nyack Sketch Log: Nyack Field Club, Bill Batson, July 2018 Link
Article Window On The Old Stone Church, Arthur H. Gunther, Feb. 2010 Link
Article Historic Marker Database (hmdb.org): Historic Upper Nyack Firehouse Link
Article Historic Marker Database (hmdb.org): Old Stone Church Link
Compilation Winston C. Perry Jr. (Upper Nyack Village Historian) Collection (Nyack Lib.) Link
Article Nyack Sketch Log: School Street Syllabus, Bill Batson (Nyack News and Views), March 2022 Link
Gallery The Bradley Estate gallery and info, June 2022 Link
Gallery The Old Palmer Burying Ground, Photographic Inventory by Jeff Tangredi, 2003 Link
Article Marydell Deal Complete, Hook Mountain State Park Expands in Upper Nyack, L.Talliaferro, 2017 Link
Group Upper Nyack Green Committee Link
Article Upper Nyack shul welcomes Israeli search and rescue unit, Jewish Standard, Sept., 2022 Link
Group The Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust Link
Group Native Land Digital - a Canadian not-for-profit organization, incorporated in December 2018. Native Land Digital is Indigenous-led, with an Indigenous Executive Director and Board of Directors who oversee and direct the organization. Link

* this list is not complete; B.Batson, M.Hays, W.Perry and others have written extensively about the Nyacks on their respective platforms.