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| Spring Newsletter 2008, Vol. 1, No. 1 "The Settlers Revolt 1766" Horace E. Hillery Sept. 1953 |
*John Fiske, Litt D. LL. D., A History of the United States for Schools
(Boston, NY, and Chicago: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, original--1894,
this edition--1907; in the collection of Judy Kelley-Moberg). Modified from
an etching on p.165 of a blockhouse "built in 1754, near the junction of the
Kennebec and Sebasticook rivers, in Maine. That sketch was made by
Justin Winsor in 1852, and is engraved in his America, v. 185."
**Horace E. Hillery, The Settlers' Revolt 1766, printed with two other
addresses from that day in Quaker Hill (Local History) Series, (Pawling, NY:
Historical Society of Quaker Hill and vicinity, 1954), pp. 20-27. 'For many
years it has been the custom of the Dutchess County Historical Society to
visit noted sites and places in the County. Such a "pilgrimage" took place
in Pawling, September 19, 1953'--Jennie T. Green, Pres.
***Modified from a 1901 USGS topographic map.
(Boston, NY, and Chicago: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, original--1894,
this edition--1907; in the collection of Judy Kelley-Moberg). Modified from
an etching on p.165 of a blockhouse "built in 1754, near the junction of the
Kennebec and Sebasticook rivers, in Maine. That sketch was made by
Justin Winsor in 1852, and is engraved in his America, v. 185."
**Horace E. Hillery, The Settlers' Revolt 1766, printed with two other
addresses from that day in Quaker Hill (Local History) Series, (Pawling, NY:
Historical Society of Quaker Hill and vicinity, 1954), pp. 20-27. 'For many
years it has been the custom of the Dutchess County Historical Society to
visit noted sites and places in the County. Such a "pilgrimage" took place
in Pawling, September 19, 1953'--Jennie T. Green, Pres.
***Modified from a 1901 USGS topographic map.
Fall Newsletter 2008,
Vol. 1, No. 2
"The Settling of the Lower
Harlem River Valley"
Horace E. Hillery, Sept. 1953
Vol. 1, No. 2
"The Settling of the Lower
Harlem River Valley"
Horace E. Hillery, Sept. 1953
The Settling of the Lower Harlem River Valley
by Horace E. Hillery, Minister of the Patterson Presbyterian Church
[Published as a Supplement to The Pawling Chronicle, Friday, July 28,
1933]
Blockhouse sketch was made by Justin Winsor in 1852, see Vol. 1, No. 1
for full citation.
Valleyville Quaker Meeting House sketch by Robert Seymour, 1940.
Ludington's March painted in 1947 by Bradford Ashworth, in Dundes
house, Haviland Hollow.
*Spelled as originally printed.
Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 2008
New Fairfield, Woostershire, Fredericksburgh, and Patterson Times
Published periodically by the Patterson Historical Society,
www.pattersonhistoricalsociety.org
Please distribute freely with proper credit given.
Transcription, digital processing, and layout by Ron Taylor; proofreading
by Judy Kelley-Moberg, website by Rebecca Campbell.
by Horace E. Hillery, Minister of the Patterson Presbyterian Church
[Published as a Supplement to The Pawling Chronicle, Friday, July 28,
1933]
Blockhouse sketch was made by Justin Winsor in 1852, see Vol. 1, No. 1
for full citation.
Valleyville Quaker Meeting House sketch by Robert Seymour, 1940.
Ludington's March painted in 1947 by Bradford Ashworth, in Dundes
house, Haviland Hollow.
*Spelled as originally printed.
Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 2008
New Fairfield, Woostershire, Fredericksburgh, and Patterson Times
Published periodically by the Patterson Historical Society,
www.pattersonhistoricalsociety.org
Please distribute freely with proper credit given.
Transcription, digital processing, and layout by Ron Taylor; proofreading
by Judy Kelley-Moberg, website by Rebecca Campbell.
A primary source with reference to and a description of this
blockhouse has not been located. A quick survey of blockhouses built
around the time of the French and Indian War showed they were (or came
to be popularly regarded as) most commonly of one type: a roughly
square log-frame, with the second floor projecting slightly beyond the first
in a "garrison-style," topped (despite the recommendations of military
engineering treatises from the time for an incombustible roof of
stone or sod) with wooden shingles or shakes. The drawing by Justin
Winsor used in this article is that of an actual one constructed near
Kennebec (now, in Maine) in 1754.
Other examples from later illustrations in Edward S. Elllis, The Youths'
History of the United States, Vol. 1. (New York: Cassell & Co. 18??: in the
collection of Bruce Goddard), show the blockhouse used as a stand-alone
defensive structure as at Schenectady.
or its incorporation into a defensive perimeter palisade (as at Cherry Valley
Wyoming, PA).
blockhouse has not been located. A quick survey of blockhouses built
around the time of the French and Indian War showed they were (or came
to be popularly regarded as) most commonly of one type: a roughly
square log-frame, with the second floor projecting slightly beyond the first
in a "garrison-style," topped (despite the recommendations of military
engineering treatises from the time for an incombustible roof of
stone or sod) with wooden shingles or shakes. The drawing by Justin
Winsor used in this article is that of an actual one constructed near
Kennebec (now, in Maine) in 1754.
Other examples from later illustrations in Edward S. Elllis, The Youths'
History of the United States, Vol. 1. (New York: Cassell & Co. 18??: in the
collection of Bruce Goddard), show the blockhouse used as a stand-alone
defensive structure as at Schenectady.
or its incorporation into a defensive perimeter palisade (as at Cherry Valley
Wyoming, PA).
REVEREND HORACE E. HILLERY –PASTOR AND HISTORIAN by Judy Kelley-Moberg
Reverend Hillery served as pastor of the Patterson Presbyterian Church from 1924 to 1951. He was a
scoutmaster, enjoyed taking the Sunday school students on picnics and hikes, improved the fellowship hall,
was a speechwriter for D. Mallory Stevens, and clearly loved delving into the history of the area. In 1932 he
wrote the Early History of the Patterson Presbyterian Church and celebrated the centennial of the present
church building in 1937.
In 1950 he was appointed the historian of the Town of Patterson and in 1953 he was chosen the historian for
Putnam County. From 1954-1962 as County Historian, Rev. Hillery initiated a series of “history workshops”.
The research and papers presented by the workshop participants were compiled and published in five
booklets: Volume #1 (1954) Putnam County prior to 1783, #2 (1955) 1775-1855, #3 (1957) 1850-1957 Last
100 Years, #4 (1961) Putnam County in the Civil War, and #5 (1962) Putnam County Sesquicentennial.
Hillery was responsible for Governor Nelson Rockefeller proclaiming July 4, 1962 as Putnam County
Sesquicentennial Day.
In 1966 Rev. Hillery moved to California where he passed away in 1969.
Copies of the booklets as well as a collection of his papers can be found in the Putnam County Historian’s
Office in Brewster. The breadth of his interests in Putnam history is amazing but it all seems to have begun
with a very personal interest in his church and his Town.
Reverend Hillery served as pastor of the Patterson Presbyterian Church from 1924 to 1951. He was a
scoutmaster, enjoyed taking the Sunday school students on picnics and hikes, improved the fellowship hall,
was a speechwriter for D. Mallory Stevens, and clearly loved delving into the history of the area. In 1932 he
wrote the Early History of the Patterson Presbyterian Church and celebrated the centennial of the present
church building in 1937.
In 1950 he was appointed the historian of the Town of Patterson and in 1953 he was chosen the historian for
Putnam County. From 1954-1962 as County Historian, Rev. Hillery initiated a series of “history workshops”.
The research and papers presented by the workshop participants were compiled and published in five
booklets: Volume #1 (1954) Putnam County prior to 1783, #2 (1955) 1775-1855, #3 (1957) 1850-1957 Last
100 Years, #4 (1961) Putnam County in the Civil War, and #5 (1962) Putnam County Sesquicentennial.
Hillery was responsible for Governor Nelson Rockefeller proclaiming July 4, 1962 as Putnam County
Sesquicentennial Day.
In 1966 Rev. Hillery moved to California where he passed away in 1969.
Copies of the booklets as well as a collection of his papers can be found in the Putnam County Historian’s
Office in Brewster. The breadth of his interests in Putnam history is amazing but it all seems to have begun
with a very personal interest in his church and his Town.