Rosendale Heart & Soul Mission and Goals 11/22/22 It is truly exciting to see our new organization taking shape, meeting by meeting! We’ve accomplished quite a bit lately. We’ve opened a bank account at Ulster Credit Union, and our first funds are soon on the way, thanks to Community Heart […]
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The Heart of Rosendale Heart and Soul 10/15/22 The heart of Rosendale Heart & Soul will be stories we collect, one on one, from every community member who will share them. These stories will form an important body of knowledge about our town and will also help us determine our […]
Lessons from Mr. Parsnip to the Venus of Rosendale, a painting by Rosendale’s JoEllen Trilling. Her fascinating and witty artwork can be found here. Yowza!
Reflecting on the richness of 2023, we find ourselves brimming with optimism as we enter 2024! Throughout the past year, we had the pleasure of engaging with our vibrant community, forging connections with neighbors, and examining the unique tapestry of our town. The insights gleaned have been invaluable. Our community […]
Leah and Peter by Ruthie, December 4, 2023 Ruthie: How did you two come about living in Rosendale? Peter: In 2000, in the 2000s a buddy of mine was living up in the area, he was actually living in Highland, and then he would come to Rosendale. He and his […]
November 3, 2023 K: So this is Kathleen interviewing Joe at Stewart’s, while he’s eating a meatball sandwich. How is that meatball sandwich, Joe? J: Great. K:Is it? Good. So if you wouldn’t mind, would you share a little bit of how you got here and why do you stay […]
November 3, 2023 Jamie by Kathleen K: So you know this is very informal, but I’ll just ask you to expand a little bit here more. So we’d love to know what brought you here and why do you choose to keep staying here? J: I lived in Newburgh prior […]
September 28, 2023 R: So, Michael, tell me about your connection to Rosendale. How’s that? M: Okay. When my wife and I got married 27 years ago on October 13th, we actually first went to Woodstock for our honeymoon. We explored the area and that’s when we first discovered High […]
September 28, 2023 M: How did you come to live in our community? A: Well, my partner, my wife, Joellen, lived here twice before. So when we were looking for a place to live in the country, we honed in on Rosendale because we already had friends here. We sealed […]
September 28th, 2023 A: Maria, how’d you come to live in our community? M: I moved up here to work with farmers. I wanted to create a roadside attraction that would be a spectacular thing that would draw people to local farms. And so I made a partnership with a […]
July 3, 2023 What brought you here and why do you stay here? Friends brought me here, because of the life that. They had, that was the life I wanted to live, which was out in the country and be free and celebrate festivities and be creative. That’s what brought […]