THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
of ROCKLAND COUNTY
20 Zukor Road * New City, NY 10956 * (845) 634-9629
The Second Annual
Rockland County High School
Local History Conference
Student Presentations
Teams of students from the eleven participating high schools prepared short presentations for their peers on historic themes related to their towns and villages.
What's it all about?
The day-long Local History Conference brings together history students, their advisers, and the social studies department chairs from high schools throughout
Rockland County. Participating high schools in 2014 are Albertus Magnus, Clarkstown North, Clarkstown South, Nanuet, North Rockland, Nyack, Pearl River, Ramapo, Spring Valley, Suffern, and Tappan Zee.
Speakers & Special Guests
This year's keynote speaker, Dr. Travis Jackson, highlighted Rockland County's unique place in American Civil Rights history with a talk on “Hillburn: A Story of Tragedy and Triumph.” Also in attendance were Rockland County Executive Ed Day, State Senator David Carlucci, District Attorney Tom Zugibe, County Clerk Paul Piperato, County Historian Craig Long, and HSRC President Clare Sheridan.