Dutchess County Historical Society

06/01/2026

Who better than Eileen Mylod Hayden to give the DCHS Eileen Mylod Hayden Award for Excellence in Education to Robert McHugh of the Arlington Central School District and Millbrook Historical Society -- for his work in involving students in original research, narrative writing, grant application, and actions that keep a permanent, accurate promotional message about our local history. Congratulations Robert. More photos at www.dchsny.org/2026-0531 .

06/01/2026

Bob Chuilli opened his amazing Brinckerhoff Inn to DCHS so that we could honor him with the DCHS Historic Preservation Award for his meticulous work on the site. Bob is the only person besides the Brinckerhoff family to own the site and he has done much to make it an integral, sustainable, importance part of the community, congratulations Bob!

06/01/2026

We are thrilled and honored to recognize the extraordinary accomplish of Neil Caplan at the Bannerman Castle Trust with the Dutchess Community Award yesterday at Brinckerhoff Inn .More photos at www.dchsny.org/2026-0531

06/01/2026

Thank you all for helping to bring local history alive!

05/20/2026

Be part of Hudson Valley Gives! Today is the day! We are at $675 of our $2,000 which must be raised today, please help us close the gap! https://www.hvgives.org/organizations/dchsny

05/18/2026

We are grateful to the Northern and Southern Dutchess News / Beacon Free Press for proving us a platform every two weeks to share insights into our local history. The publication comes out each week on Wednesdays, please take a look!

https://dchsny.org/ddp-2026-0422/

05/14/2026

The Dutchess County Historical Society is proud to recognize Neil J. Caplan, Executive Director and Founder of the Bannerman Castle Trust, for his leadership in energizing and engaging the community in the decades-long effort to preserve Bannerman Island and its history, while also ensuring that visitors can continue to enjoy this extraordinary part of Dutchess County.

Join the Dutchess County Historical Society for their 2026 Annual Awards Ceremony honoring BCT Executive Director Neil Caplan for
for exceptional contributions to the Dutchess County community. Three other awardees will be honored. The event is taking place at the historic Brinkerhoff Inn in Fishkill.

Support the Dutchess County Historical Society's Event.
Follow the link:
https://dchsny.org/2026-0531/

05/14/2026

Join the Dutchess County Historical Society for their 2026 Annual Awards Ceremony honoring BCT Executive Director Neil Caplan for
for exceptional contributions to the Dutchess County community. Three other awardees will be honored. The event is taking place at the historic Brinkerhoff Inn in Fishkill.

Support the Dutchess County Historical Society's Event.
Follow the link:
https://dchsny.org/2026-0531/

12/06/2025

We have a great relationship with Vassar College and enjoyed meeting students at the event yesterday sponsored by their Office of Community Engaged learning...

11/09/2025

🌟Less than 24 hours left to bid! 🌟

The DCHS Annual Fundraising Auction ends tomorrow, 11/9 starting at 4PM EST with live bidding in real time.

Join us at DCHS in Rhinebeck, NY from 3PM-5PM where we will enjoy refreshments and watch the auction end on the big screen, which is the most exciting part! Bring your smartphone or tablet and you can bid right through to the end!

Place your bids now at https://aarauctions.com/servlet/Search.do?auctionId=8011

Happy bidding and thank you for your participation and support of DCHS!