The Kearney House
Paddling Over
Remembering our friend Gerry Blackstone — and the legacy of paddling to the park that he helped keep alive into the twenty-first century.
Read MoreSix Months After
Update on the Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey six months after the park’s waterfront was devastated by Hurricane Sandy in fall 2012.
Read MoreWhat Comes Back
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Read MoreSummers in the Past
As they set out for bigger and better things, two of our longtime seasonal staffers, recently graduated from college, reminisce about their work at the Kearney House.
Read MoreSummer Job
Bob Hartwick shares his memories of being a lifeguard at the Beaches in the park during the Depression.
Read MoreBeyond the Reach of Devastation
On September 27, 1909 the governors of New Jersey and New York dedicated the Palisades Interstate Park at the “old Cornwallis Headquarters.”
Read More’09
2009 marked the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s epochal voyage — and the hundredth of the dedication of the Palisades Interstate Park.
Read MoreMaking a Historic House into a Home
Reflections on bringing a “living history” program to the Kearney House.
Read MoreSome Paint, Some Mortar, A Couple of Mops, A Bucket of Water
A major exterior renovation is completed at the historic Kearney House in the summer of 2003.
Read MoreOn His Lordship’s Mysterious Ascent
Controversy has persisted over the precise landing site used by British General Cornwallis for his 1776 invasion of New Jersey.
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