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Riders Mills Schoolhouse The Riders Mills Schoolhouse was built in the late 1790s, and it is one of our nation’s oldest pub

The Riders Mills Schoolhouse was built in the late 1790s, and it is one of our nation’s oldest public school buildings still in existence. It was also one of America’s last single-room schoolhouses in operation; classes were held every school year until its closing in 1953. It was acquired by the Riders Mills Historical Association in 1966 and is listed on both the State and National Registry of Historic Sites.

08/03/2026

Please us Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 1 p.m. for
The Lichens of Riders Mills
Lichens are some of the most remarkable creatures on Earth. Everywhere and seemingly nowhere. Strong but fragile. They depend on us, but we depend on them. Somehow each one contains a tiny hidden universe completely invisible to our curious eyes. There are hundreds of species growing around us in Old Chatham, probably in places you would least expect. If you want to understand the history of our forests and of ourselves, look no further than lichens. Join us for an adventure to meet neighbors you may not have even known you had.

Dr. James Lendemer is a scientist, author, conservationist, outdoorsman and resident of Riders Mills.

June 21, 20251 pmGolden Age of Town Life: Ghent, NY 1900-1925Come along with Ghent Town Historian Gregg Berninger as he ...
06/16/2025

June 21, 2025
1 pm
Golden Age of Town Life: Ghent, NY 1900-1925

Come along with Ghent Town Historian Gregg Berninger as he explores town life when people worked together, gathered together, gossiped together, and knew one another far better than we do today. It was a golden age of organic community that holds lessons for us today as we make our way through what some observers have called the age of loneliness.
Gregg Berninger is the Ghent Town Historian and the recipient of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for the use of Literature in Historical Interpretation and the Edgar Stickles Award for Contributions to the Town of Ghent.
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Join us June 8forLife Along Ghent’sBoston & Albany Railroadwith Gregg BerningerGregg Berninger will offer a presentation...
06/04/2024

Join us June 8
for
Life Along Ghent’s
Boston & Albany Railroad
with Gregg Berninger

Gregg Berninger will offer a presentation about life along Ghent’s Boston & Albany Railroad, and the Borden manufacturing plants at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8.

Since 2018 Gregg has lived his boyhood dream of serving as the Ghent Town Historian. He is also a Professor of English at Columbia-Green Community College and a Park Ranger Emeritus of the Martin Van Buren National Historical Site.
He took his early education at the Ghent School and by listening to his father’s stories about the old days of the Berninger farm.

Gregg Berninger is the recipient of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for the use of Literature in Historical Interpretation and the Edgar Stickles Award for Contributions to the Town of Ghent.

It is that time again...SCHOLARSHIPS!!! We are giving $30,000 in scholarships to High School and Columbia Greene Commun...
04/02/2022

It is that time again...SCHOLARSHIPS!!! We are giving $30,000 in scholarships to High School and Columbia Greene Community College Students.
1. You must reside in Columbia County
2. Must be in either New Lebanon, Chatham or Ichabod Crane School District
3. Fill out the application below with an Essay on why you think you should get the Scholarship
4. You DO NOT NEED SAT Scores, add your transcript
4. Enclose one letter from a teacher, One letter from someone other than a parent.

06/07/2020

Due to the COVID Pandemic Riders Mills Historical Association has suspended its summer program. Thank you for your patience!

We are giving out $31,000 in scholarships. Check the requirements below to see if you are eligible.
05/05/2020

We are giving out $31,000 in scholarships. Check the requirements below to see if you are eligible.

10/02/2019

SABBA Vineyard is looking for a guitar player to provide music for This weekend. If interested call (917) 217-4842 speak to Abby.
A sound bite would be appreciated.

10/03/2018

We are in desperate need of members and participants. Our programs have been successful but we need to engage people on the advertising team, and the fundraising team. Our board is anxious for new blood, won't you help? If interested, please email me at [email protected] and tell me what your expertise is... we can put you to work!

There is a change in the date for "Victory Turned Into Mourning". It has been changed from October 6 to October 13!
10/01/2018

There is a change in the date for "Victory Turned Into Mourning". It has been changed from October 6 to October 13!

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Riders Mills Road
Malden Bridge, NY
12136

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+15187947264

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