Interviews and Stories

Rich by Maria, May 1, 2024 [copy edited] M: Rich, what do you love about Rosendale?  R: Rosendale’s nice and calm but it has you know has some life in the town – it’s got some eateries, got some bars but it’s a nice place.  M: How long have you […]

Tess by Maria: May 1 2024 [copy edited] M: what is it that you love about Rosendale? T:  I live right on Main Street, so I love the community. I love the music. I love the nature and just the feeling that people care about you when you’re walking down […]

Carol by Maria and Andy, May 1, 2024 C: …  take down all those little balconies, and you can do as you please, and that’s a shame because the history of the town built all those when there were lots of mines. M:I love the balconies, A: And the ironwork  […]

Joe by Maria May 1 2024 [copyedited] M:Joe, what do you love about Rosendale? J:  It’s a quaint little town. I’ve been here since I was 14 and 64 now. My family is here. People I love. I have one question. I’ll be driving around from St. Peter’s and you […]

Chris by Maria March 30th, 2024 [copy edited] M: Hi Chris, how long have you lived in Rosendale? C: Twenty-six years. Long time. M: And what is it that you love about Rosendale that’s keptyou here for twenty-six years?  C: I enjoy the pretty easy access to nature and outdoors […]

Dawn by Ruthie at The Big Cheese March 15th, 2024 R: We’re at the Big Cheese in Rosendale. So Dawn, what brought you to Rosendale? D: Well, let’s see. I was living in Catskill. I was married. We had a house. And then I had a baby, a little baby […]

RosenRaps: Susan by Maria at the Lion’s Club Meeting Jan 24, 2024 M: Susan, how did you come to live here? S: As a child, my parents bought property in 1957, and we came up for summers only. And then in 1971, my father built another house on the property, and […]

Dan by Maria  Jan 24, 2024 M: So, Dan,  how did you come to live in this area? D: When I finished military service in 1966, I came down to operate a branch of a milk distribution business. My father had the milk business distribution, and I operated the branch […]

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 […]