Werner John painting of Rysdyk’s Hambletonian after the Currier and Ives print. ( Photo courtesy of Chester Historical Society) Chester Historical Society’s 2024 exhibit opens Saturday In celebration of its 60th year, the Chester Historical Society’s 2024 exhibit will highlight the restoration of the 1915... Local News 17 Jul 2024 | 11:07
Chester historical marker replacement Thanks for your recent coverage of the Sugar Loaf Historical Society’s Hambletonian marker restoration. Coincidentally, Chester’s... Letters to the Editor 15 Nov 2023 | 09:20
The Hambletonian marker prior to any restoration work. ( Photo courtesy the Sugar Loaf Historical Society) Sugar Loaf Historical Society restores Hambletonian NYS marker If you drive down Sugar Loaf’s Hambletonian Road, just 1/4 mile east of the Warwick border, you may notice that something... Local News 02 Oct 2023 | 04:42
Hambletonian monument dedication at the Wakely Bankerfarm in Sugar Loaf on Aug. 13, 1935. Pictured from left to right are: W. Sanford Durland, Harry Kningle, Frank Dalage, Carrie Houston, grandaughter of Jonas Seely, Joseph J. Mooney, President, Hambletonian Association, and Dr. Seely Cummings, grandson of Jonas Seely. The monument was moved across the road next to Banker’s barn in 1995 when a developer built houses on the site. Photo courtesy of the Chester Historical Society. Hambletonian’s life was centered in Chester Editor’s note. Hamiltonian 10, an American trotter and a founding sire of the Standardbred horse breed, was born in Sugar... Local News 19 Aug 2020 | 01:18
