ENDOWMENT

N.B. The Endowment Report is based on the calendar year (January 1–December 31, 2022). All other reports are based on the fiscal year (April 1, 2021–March 31, 2022).

The Endowment Fund opened the calendar year at $3,554,434.00, and closed at $2,891,404.00, for a negative net change in portfolio value of $663,030.00.

As of December 31, 2022, the portfolio consisted of 30% fixed income securities, 5% cash and cash equivalents, and 65% equities.

It is managed by The Mahoney Group, with Raymond James as custodian.

Respectfully submitted,

Philip C. Roventini, Treasurer

 Model of a Hudson River sloop with cloth sails, 48” long × 9” wide × 43” high, on stand.

 Model of a Hudson River sloop, no sails, 22” long × 5” wide × 23” high.

Transferred: The following archival materials have been transferred to the Nyack Library’s History Room. They were found in the HSRC research library with no paperwork associated with them to indicate provenance and were never formally entered into the collections.

 Paperback promotional book, Nyack Military Academy, Nyack, 1902.

 Program, Third Annual Musicale, Hudson River Military Academy, April 3, 1903.

 Program, Concert to Benefit the Nyack Library by Country Club, July 12, 1906.

Additions to the Research Library

 CD,AConversationwithMurielFox:NOW, January 30, 2006. Gift of Sydney Ratnow. Muriel Fox is a founder of the National Organization of Women, established in 1966.

 CD, Lost in the Stars: Maxwell Anderson Centennial, 1988. Gift of Daniel Patiris. Working copy of video produced by Richard Connolly for 100th anniversary of the playwright Maxwell Anderson’s birthday.

 CD, ShareListenLearn:StoriesfromRocklandCounty. Gift of the New City Library. Interviews with 26 Rocklanders.

 Civil War Records. Gift of William Doherty, West Haverstraw. Copies of pension and military records of a random selection of soldiers (about 60) from the 6th New York Heavy Artillery and the 17th, 65th, 95th, 127th New York Infantry.

 Gibbons-Moxley Family Tree and Photographs. Gift of Jacqueline Berlengi, River Vale, NJ, in memory of her mother, Helen Rose Schneider. Includes four enlarged photographs mounted on foam core of the Gibbons Moxley property on the northwest corner of North Little Tor Road and South Mountain Road, New City; a USB flash drive containing the

Gibbons family tree and many photographs; and a printout of the Gibbons family tree from ancestory.com.

 Two binders, Rockland Coalition for Peace and Justice. Gift of Ellen S. Mitchell, Chestnut Ridge. The binders include a brief history of the Coalition (2002–2011) and leaflets kept by the donor’s husband, David Mitchel (2002-2009).

 Book, TheOldenDays:MyMother’sFamilyHistory: 1570–1997, by Beverly Schultz Csordas. Gift of Beverly Schultz Csordas, Kailua, Hawaii (daughter of Theodore F. and Margaret [Concklin] Schultz). The book is filled with information and history of the Concklin family of South Mountain Road, Pomona, and includes a transcription of an interview with Margaret Concklin Schultz about growing up on the farm that is now the Orchards of Concklin.

Respectfully submitted, Marianne B. Leese, Chair and Senior Historian

Exhibitions

In April, we opened the History Center to the public with the new exhibition

“Uniquely Rockland: Important, Iconic & Oddball Objects from the HSRC Collection.”

The exhibition highlights objects from the Society’s collection that tell a story about a person or group of people, place, or thing that existed (and may still exist) in Rockland County. Some of these stories are important in ways that reach well beyond Rockland, touching national and even world history. Some are iconic to our unique corner of the universe. And some are just so odd or unusual we wanted to share them.

The text panels in the exhibition are based on the essay “A Brief History of Rockland,” by Thomas F. X. Casey, past County Historian and HSRC President. The exhibition was curated by

Senior Historian Marianne Leese and HSRC staff (Bob Carroll, Christine Kowalski, Susan Deeks) and underwritten in part by the Office of the Rockland County Executive, Department of Economic Development & Tourism. “Uniquely Rockland” will remain on exhibit through the end of October 2023. Also in April we reopened the semipermanent “Rockland Voices” exhibition, which illustrates the county’s rich history by highlighting key objects from the HSRC collection, with the special display “Mariel Farlow—Being of Light,” curated by Clare Sheridan.

One of the most controversial public sculptures in Rockland, Being of Light was installed on the grounds of the Rockland County Courthouse in New City in 1980. The effort was the culmination of months of preparation, proposals, designs, fabrication, creativity, hard work, and a bit of serendipity.

The special display brings to the fore the artist’s work and, as important, her intention for this important sculpture.

Respectfully Submitted,

Susan Deeks, Executive Director