In Brief

IN BRIEF:

Volume IX, 1967, Illustrated Pamphlet, THE GLEBE HOUSE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK, 1767, the latest publication sponsored by the Historical Society was put on sale at the Spring meeting of the Society, and was reviewed with enthusiasm. Edited by a committee of the Junior League members and printed by the Pendell Press, the twenty-two page booklet gives a very complete and interesting history of Glebe House. In contains copies of the original deed dated 1767, the survey map of 1787, and several splendid photographs of the interior of the house. Copies of Volume IX may be obtained by sending $1.00 with your order to Mrs. Albert E. Powers, Curator of the Society, c/o The Adriance Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Another area historical society has been organized in Dutchess County. Fifty residents of Wappingers Falls and the vicinity have formed the Wappingers Falls Historical Society, "to discover, procure, and preserve whatever may relate to the history of our area, past and present, and to arrange for their preservation." Temporary officers include John Ferris, president; Mrs. Ira Alsdorph, recording secretary; Mrs. John Ferris, corresponding secretary; and Miss Edith Valente, treasurer.

On December 31, 1967 the Dutchess County Historical Society had a total enrollment of 492 members. There were 3 Honorary members, 34 Life members, and 455 Annual members.

The Society records with deep regret the death of the following members during the year 1967: Mr. George Temple Bowdin, Miss M. E. Gertrude Brash, Mr. William B. Duggan, Mr. Edwin S. Ham, Mrs. George W. Krieger, Mr. Charles McCann, Judge John R. Schwartz, Mrs. Harry Arnold, and Mrs. Melbert B. Cary, Jr.

Through the courtesy of the East Fishkill Historical Society, the interesting pamphlet THE JAY FAMILY IN FISHKILL (NOW EAST FISHKILL) 1776-1781 has been made available to members of the Dutchess County Historical Society. You may obtain a copy by sending a self-addressed SIX CENT stamped envelope, LEGAL SIZE, to Mrs. Albert E. Powers, Curator of the Society, Adriance Memorial Library, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. This pamphlet was distributed to those attending the pilgrimage in southern Dutchess County in October.

An important donation has been made to the Society by Mrs. John R. Schwartz: a complete set of Year Books in binders, a copy of Troutbeck by Charles E. Benton, the first publication sponsored by the Society (1916), and The Role of Plant Life in the History of Dutchess County

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(1938) by Edith Adelaide Roberts of Vassar College and Helen Wilkinson Reynolds. The books have been placed at the Adriance Memorial Library for use by those interested in research and study.

To fill vacancies on the Board of Trustees of the Historical Society, Dr. Clyde C. Griffen and Mrs. Lawrence A. Heaton were elected by the Trustees on November 28, 1967. Dr. Griffen, Dean of Freshmen and Associate Professor of History, joined the Vassar College faculty in 1957, having served on the History faculties at Barnard and Columbia. He is a graduate of State University of Iowa and received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. His current research is on social mobility in Poughkeepsie, 1850-1880, and during a leave of absence from Vassar next year, he will write a book on the patterns of mobility among the city's major national groups during this period of maturing industrialism and increasing migration. The project combines the more traditional research of the local historian in archival resoui-ces -wth quantitative analysis of the records for the entire population. Dr. Griffen welcomes information and materials concerning the city in this per:od, especially photographs and descriptions of its neighborhoods, homes and businesses.

Mrs. Heaton has been prominent in many community activities. She is a native of Poughkeepsie, attended the local schools, and was graduated from Barnard College in 1947. Mrs. Heaton has served as president of the Junior League of Poughkeepsie and of the Dutchess County Arts Council, and has taken an active part in the Children's Theater and the County Players organizations. At present she is Republican Committeewoman for the 18th District. Mr. and. Mrs. Heaton are the parents of four children.

The Historical Society Year Books, volumes 1 through 51 have been bound, six volumes per book, and placed at Glebe House in memory of the late Mrs. Theodore V. K. Swift who served as a Trustee of the Historical Society and chairman of Glebe House during several years of its restoration. She was a great-great-granddaughter of Peter DeRiemer, owner of Glebe House 1796-1809.

The publications of the Historical Society, with the exception of Volume III, 1928, Records of the Town of Hyde Park, edited by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, have been added to the furnishings of Glebe House. It is hoped that the missing book of the collection can be acquired to complete the Glebe House collection.

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