Rest Awhile Here: Poems of the Rondout Valley
$12.50A book of poems by Margaret Smith Louise Dolan written throughout her life about the Rondout and Neversink Valley.
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Bittersweet Memories: Catalog
$15.00This beautiful catalog includes all of the paintings, photos, historical information on the lost towns from our Bittersweet Memories exhibit… and when the Artivive app is downloaded on a smart device, the Augmented Reality works, too!
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Heritage Baking Book
$15.00The new 70-page Heritage Baking Book has tried-and-true old time treasured recipes for cakes, muffins, pies, cookies and much more, all from local bakers of the past.
It includes a history of baking and information and photos of many of the early local bakers, including bakers from the Smith, Hornbeck, Sheeley and Erath families.
$15 per copy
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A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a Microscope by Alvin and Virginia Silverstein
$5.95Paperback, 66 pages
Within every drop of pond water lurks an invisible world, alive with an amazing variety of microscopic animals. And with the help of this book and a microscope, you can bring these tiny creatures into focus and discover the ways in which they live.
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Great Fashion Designs of the Thirties Paper Dolls: 32 Haute Couture Costumes by Tom Tierney
$9.95Paperback, 32 pages
Here, in a handsome, painstakingly researched paper doll fashion book, noted artist and fashion authority Tom Tierney re-creates the exquisite inventions of the top couturiers: Schiaparelli, Lanvin, Vionnet, Molyneux, Chanel, Mainbocher, Worth, Paquin, and others. Rendered in glowing full color, the collection comprises two dolls and 32 meticulously detailed costumes, accurate down to the last nuance of fabric and fold.
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A One Room School: Historic Communities by Bobbie Kalman
$9.95Paperback, 32 pages
Once an early settler community had established itself, its first priority was building a school. Students of all ages shared one teacher and the same four walls year after year. A One-Room School describes how the teacher, a respected member of the community, was entrusted with the responsibility of teaching reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic.
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In the Barn: Historic Communities by Bobbie Kalman
$9.95Paperback, 32 pages
This newly revised edition of In the Barn uses full-color pictures to show how the barn was the center of activity on an early farm. Different kinds of barns are clearly detailed from the English and bank style barns in wooded areas to the sod barns of the western prairies
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Visiting a Village: Historic Communities by Bobbie Kalman
$9.95Paperback, 32 pages
This newly revised edition of Visiting a Village is an ideal introduction to understanding the concept of community. Children will learn how the people in early communities worked together with a spirit of cooperation by trading their goods and services with each other.
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Schoolyard Games: Historic Communities by Bobbie Kalman
$9.95Paperback, 32 pages
Because settler children were expected to help out with chores at home, there was often little time for play. Recess time at school gave children the opportunity to play Schoolyard Games.
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The Kitchen: Historic Communities by Bobbie Kalman
$9.95Paperback, 32 pages
This newly revised edition describes how the kitchen was the center of family activity in the old days. Here families ate their meals, played games, and told stories with only the fireplace and a few candles for warmth and light.