by Matthew Thorenz, Local History & Government Docs Librarian On December 29, 1976, a holiday miracle was reported in the Times Herald Record. Following a radio announcement that Newburgh’s Meals-on-Wheels would be unable to deliver hot meals to those in need due to inclement weather, eight teamsters from Local 445 volunteered their services to deliver […]
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by Matthew Thorenz, Local History & Government Docs Librarian On November 11, our nation commemorated Veterans Day, a day in which we honor those who served in the armed forces from the American Revolutionary War to the present day. Our library’s Local History collection contains many published stories of those who have served our country […]
A Picture is worth 1,000 words, so here are 1,401: A Historical perspective of “Newburgh & the Nation: The Paintings of John Gould”Speech given at Opening Reception on 10/16/25 by Matthew Thorenz, Local History Librarian, Newburgh Free Library Our library is honored to highlight three paintings that document an important part of our local, and […]
NEWBURGH will come together to read and celebrate HUSTLE The Newburgh Free Library will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program exploring Hustle by David Tomas Martinez with a Hispanic Heritage Month Kick Off on Saturday, September 21st, from 12:00-3:00 p.m. The NEA Big Read in Newburgh is presented in partnership with […]