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National Historic Marker Day - April 30
The Friends of Harmony Hall-Jacob Sloat House and the Sloatsburg Historical Society celebrated by cleaning the historic markers at...
Peter Bush
May 3, 20211 min read


Women’s History Month 2021: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle……is the Hand That Rules the World…
From the poem by William Ross Wallace in 1865, that is more apropos worldwide during the pandemic and ongoing challenging times. I can...
Peter Bush
Mar 30, 20216 min read


Reflecting & Paving the Way in 2021
As we gladly turn the calendar page to 2021, and leave behind a year that was most challenging, hopefully reflecting on a few positives...

Friends of Harmony Hall
Jan 1, 20211 min read


FOHH Receives 2020 Best of Hudson Valley Award...
"Hudson Valley Magazine" awarded The Friends of Harmony Hall with a "2020 Best of Hudson Valley Award"! As you all know, amidst the...

Friends of Harmony Hall
Nov 14, 20201 min read


Plein Air Jury Awards 2020 by Peter Bush
Fourteen artists returned to Harmony Hall with their completed works during Plein Air on Sunday, August 23rd. Painter and event organizer...
Peter Bush
Oct 1, 20202 min read


August at Harmony Hall - Jacob Sloat House
Photography by Geoff Welch Narration by Marianne Carroll

Friends of Harmony Hall
Aug 31, 20201 min read


3rd Annual Plein Air Art Event!
The Friends of Harmony Hall are excited to announce the 3rd Annual En Plein Air Art Event! This year, the Friends are collaborating...

Friends of Harmony Hall
Aug 14, 20201 min read


HARMONY HALL GARDEN - FLOWERS of JULY
Photography by Geoff Welch July seems like the central month of summer with daylilies at their peak. Daylily's botanical name,...

Friends of Harmony Hall
Jul 29, 20201 min read


The Farmony Garden at Harmony Hall - Interview with Farmony Founder: Clare Consiglio
Photography by Geoff Welch Clare Consiglio, CDN, is a certified dietician nutritionist with a master’s degree in nutrition education. She...
Peter Bush
Jul 21, 20203 min read


The Mary Allen Bush homestead, Victory Gardens of the 1930’s, 1940’s
If there are any positives about the year of the pandemic it is an unmistakable trend of a return to gardening and beautification of our...
Peter Bush
Jul 15, 20202 min read


Important 20th Century Artists of Sloatsburg
The modest George Macrum cottage belies an important 20th century artist colony founded in the early 1930’s along Ballard and Academy...
Peter Bush
Jul 6, 20202 min read


FOHH 2020 Virtual Summer Solstice
2020 Summer Solstice 🌞 In the historic parlor of the 1848 mansion of Jacob Sloat, curator Geoff Welch performed his compositions at the...

Friends of Harmony Hall
Jun 20, 20201 min read


The Friends of Harmony Hall salute a founding member...
My father, Harrison O. Bush Jr., served in World War II shortly after graduation from Suffern High School, arriving at age 18 in Europe...
Peter Bush
May 24, 20201 min read


Memorial Day Weekend Wishes & News!
Dear Friends of Harmony Hall, As many of us have revised our traditional celebratory customs around Memorial Day this weekend, we want to...

Friends of Harmony Hall
May 24, 20202 min read


Harmony Hall featured in Lohud's Back in the Day.
Thank you Heather Clark for featuring the Harmony Hall - Jacob Sloat House. This Back in the Day photo and information was contributed by...
Peter Bush
May 14, 20201 min read


Former Sloatsburg resident with deep family roots makes thoughtful donation to HarmonyHall
The Friends of Harmony Hall recently received a generous donation from Roberta Simons Moore. Ms. Moore, who lives in Palm City, Florida,...
Peter Bush
May 11, 20203 min read


FOHH Guest Speaker, Eve M. Kahn Wins Book Award
In Fall 2018, independent scholar Eve M. Kahn, who has lectured on art, architectural history and antiques for three decades, kicked off...
Peter Bush
May 11, 20201 min read


Spring Blooms at Harmony Hall
As we were not able to hold our annual Vernal Equinox Celebration, we pulled together this brief presentation... We hope you and yours...

Friends of Harmony Hall
Apr 26, 20201 min read


Phil Tisi
Memories by members of the Friends of Harmony Hall: Phil was a confidant of mine and his humane insight into the workings of local...

Friends of Harmony Hall L
Apr 8, 20204 min read


THE MUSCIANSHIP OF THE SLOAT FAMILY!
I attended the 13th Annual EpiscoBuild concert to benefit Habitat for Humanity of greater Newburg on Sunday, January 5, 2020. Grace...
Peter Bush
Feb 27, 20202 min read
