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Click on each picture to see the video recording of each program. Recent events will be posted as soon as possible! Thank you for your patience.

Centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Beacon Historical SocietyOctober 25, 2022
Richard Morris Hunt in Beacon: The Howland Commissions
Richard Morris Hunt in Beacon: The Howland Commissions
Beacon Historical SocietySeptember 24, 2022
Howland's 150th Celebration Special Speakers
Howland's 150th Celebration Special Speakers
Beacon Historical SocietyAugust 6, 2022
Howland's 150th Celebration
Howland's 150th Celebration
Beacon Historical SocietyAugust 5, 2022
My Heart Towards Home: Eliza Howland’s Story
My Heart Towards Home: Eliza Howland’s Story
Beacon Historical SocietyJuly 28, 2022
Lafayette's 1824 Farewell Tour of the United States - Marker Dedication
Lafayette's 1824 Farewell Tour of the United States - Marker Dedication
Beacon Historical SocietyJuly 5, 2022
The Mt. Beacon Eight - Eight US Navy Service Men Who Lost Their Lives on Mt. Beacon
The Mt. Beacon Eight - Eight US Navy Service Men Who Lost Their Lives on Mt. Beacon
Beacon Historical SocietyJune 28, 2022
History of the Dutch Reformed Church
History of the Dutch Reformed Church
Beacon Historical SocietyMay 24, 2022
Grand Reopening and Dedication of the Beacon Historical Society Headquarters
Grand Reopening and Dedication of the Beacon Historical Society Headquarters
Beacon Historical SocietyMay 14, 2022Beacon Historical Society
Beacon through the Lens of Postcards and Postcard Panel
Beacon through the Lens of Postcards and Postcard Panel
Beacon Historical SocietyApril 26, 2022
Samuel Beskin at the Beacon Hebrew Alliance Centennial
Samuel Beskin at the Beacon Hebrew Alliance Centennial
Beacon Historical SocietyApril 7, 2022
Celebrating 100 Years of Jewish Culture in Beacon
Celebrating 100 Years of Jewish Culture in Beacon
Beacon Historical SocietyApril 7, 2022
The Art of Bottle Detecting
The Art of Bottle Detecting
Beacon Historical SocietyMarch 22, 2022
Glenham and Groveville Mills in the 19th Century
Glenham and Groveville Mills in the 19th Century
Beacon Historical SocietyNovember 23, 2021
Beacons of History Awards - 2021
Beacons of History Awards - 2021
Beacon Historical SocietyNovember 4, 2021
Beacon Hebrew Alliance and the Jewish Experience in Beacon
Beacon Hebrew Alliance and the Jewish Experience in Beacon
Beacon Historical SocietyOctober 26, 2021
Bricktales: Stories of the Brickyards from Haverstraw to Beacon
Bricktales: Stories of the Brickyards from Haverstraw to Beacon
Beacon Historical SocietyJuly 27, 2021
New Research and Listening to Native America in 2021
New Research and Listening to Native America in 2021
Beacon Historical SocietyJune 8, 2021
Past Beacon - A Pictorial Tour of Beacon & Surroundings That No Longer Exist
Past Beacon - A Pictorial Tour of Beacon & Surroundings That No Longer Exist
Beacon Historical SocietyMay 25, 2021
Ballots and Pallets
Ballots and Pallets
Beacon Historical SocietyMarch 23, 2021
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Our headquarters will be closed from December 19-January 2 in order to celebrate the holidays.

Thanks for your support in 2025!

Beacon Historical Society
61 Leonard Street,
Beacon, NY, 12508,
United States
(845) 831-0514 beaconhistorical@gmail.com
Hours
Mon Closed
Tue Closed
Wed Closed
Thu 10am - 12pm
Fri Closed
Sat 1pm - 3pm
Sun Closed

Members and their Guests are invited to join us for this event, which is not open to the public.

Members' Holiday Get-Together!

  • Sunday, December 14, 2025

  • 2:00 PM 4:00 PM

Holiday Cheer! Don’t miss this year’s BHS Members’ Holiday Party on December 14 from 2 until 4 p.m. at Saint Rita’s Music Room, the former band and choral classroom in the 1916 Beacon High School on Fishkill Avenue, aka the Kube Art Center. The entrance is off Eliza Street at Verplanck (shown in this 1938 photograph of an addition in progress); parking is limited, so please carpool. It is a come-and-go-as-you-please open house.

We are especially grateful to BHS Member David Schwartz of the Beacon Building for generously sponsoring this year’s get-together; and we thank trustees Karen Meyer and Liz Foster for co-chairing it, as well as their volunteer helpers. Guides will also be available for tours of the building, which closed as our high school a quarter century ago.

CAMP NITGEDAIGET EXHIBITION CLOSES DECEMBER 20:

Looking for a great holiday gift? Look no further!
Our compilation of 38 years of Beacon Historical Society newsletters by Robert J. Murphy
makes the ideal present for those who love Beacon and its history! You can purchase it via the SHOP tab above.

DON’T MISS THIS GREAT HOLIDAY SPECIAL:
Buy five copies or more LOCALLY and save 30 percent off the cover price! For just $30 each (for a combined total of $150),
your five lucky gift recipients will receive a hard-cover, 544-page book with more than 1,000 photos!
We will deliver these five-or-more orders to you in Beacon and surrounding areas.
Email us at BeaconHistorical@gmail.com for all the details!

Just 75 copies remain of this book. Once they are sold, the book will be gone forever, as there will not be a third printing.
Order or email us today! Be this year’s most popular gift-giver! Ho! Ho! Ho!

Beacon Historical Society
PO Box 89
61 Leonard Street
Beacon, NY 12508



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