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Photographer: Clare Sheridan
Caption: Hempstead Church
Additional Description: Hempstead Church Is 100 Years Old Rockland County Society Unveils Bronze Monument on Wall of Edifice.

The Rockland County society cele brated its 100th birthday of the New Hempstead Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, unveiling a bronze monument as a marker on the wall. The speaker was George H. Budke. A number of pastors from Rockland county made brief speeches.

The church was dedicated on Dec. 4, 1827, and is the second religious organization established in Rockland county, founded by people of English descent who moved here from Hempstead, L. I.. English was the language used in conducting the services while Dutch was used in all parts of the county. The original church became known as "The English Meeting House."

This bronze tablet is the ninth in the series of markers to be placed by the Rockland County society upon, the building and miten of his- toric interest located in the different parts of Rockland county.

( clipping from The Morning Call; Paterson, New Jersey; 07 Dec 1927, Wed • Page 29 )
Submitted: September 17, 2022, by Clare Sheridan of Tappan, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p678936
File Size: 0.925 Megabytes

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