Peekskill History

Peekskill’s Smallest Park is Hidden in Plain Sight

By Jim Striebich “All the secrets of the world worth knowing are hiding in plain sight.” – American author RobinContinue Reading

Peekskill photographer Joseph Squillante recalls his visit to the oboe workshop of Paul Laubin who died March 1. In searchContinue Reading

By Alison Begany Reaching the august age of 75 is a milestone in any life, not less so in theContinue Reading

The stately brick building on First Street that was once a church and is now a rectory for priests ofContinue Reading

A small group of residents, DPW workers and city officials gathered under a cold drizzle at Central Avenue and NorthContinue Reading

When we launched our campaign nine days ago to expand this blog, we knew people were thirsting for accurate, reliable,Continue Reading

People who think they know Peekskill history can prove it next Thursday, August 27 at the first Peekskill Trivia nightContinue Reading

by Peekskill Herald July 2, 2020

The national conversation taking place around Confederate monuments led me to the bookshelf to pull out and reread the visuallyContinue Reading

The ancient ritual of spring – harvesting sap from maple trees and turning it into syrup – has returned toContinue Reading

Before Peekskill became a city in 1940, it was the largest village in the country. That small village feel isContinue Reading

Michael and Megan Macedonia bought a house and moved to Peekskill eight years ago. Then they began thinking about aContinue Reading

One of my favorite aspects of life in Peekskill is the discovery of something new and then realizing its connectionContinue Reading