WELCOME

-New Photos from recent talks & events

-Upcoming - September 25th

Annual Yard Sale at the Walden House - Flyer

-Resources Page from Local History Day Genealogy Program & Photos

-Walden House Tiles, Note Cards, Ornaments--On Sale Now!

Welcome
Bulletin Board
Calendar
History
History Mysteries
Historic Houses
Membership
Mission, Officers & Trustees
On Sale Now

Tour the House
The Meeting Room
The Dining Room (Schrade Room)
The Front Hall
The Living Room (Embler-Hill Memorial Room)
The Stairs
Large Upstairs Bedroom
Small Upstairs Bedroom

Local History Day 2009
Memorable Events & Photos
Annual Christmas Tea 2009
Christmas Tea 2008
Christmas Tea 2007
Christmas Tea 2006

Thank you for visiting our website!

Other Important Links & Local History
Village of Walden
American Memory Project (Library of Congress)
Making of America (Cornell University)
The Peale Museum of Discovery
Town of Montgomery Cultural Arts (TOMCA)
Walden's Congregation Beth Hillel Oral History Project

Book Sites:
Alibris Books (book searches)
Black Dome Press
History of Orange County
Hope Farm Press
Purple Mountain Press

Site Updates August 22, 2010

 
Welcome to the rich history of the Jacob T. Walden House, and the surrounding area of Walden, Town of Montgomery, Orange County, New York.  Native settlements sprinkled the banks of the Wallkill River and shared this scenic spot atop a 40-foot waterfall with our early ancestors. Your family history, if you were born in this historic area, more than likely melts into one of the long lines of many early immigrant settlers.

On to the Jacob Walden House...
Jacob Treadwell Walden bought the house in 1813 from Alexander Kidd when he came to the village (when it was called Kiddtown) to build textile mills powered by the Wallkill River and Falls. His house is located on North Montgomery Street, out of view but well within earshot of the raging "High Falls." The village was officially renamed for him in 1855.

This stone house is made from local shale and limestone blocks and still has the original Dutch double front door. It became one of the first Walden structures to be proudly named to the New York State and National Register of Historic Places. The Walden House is now the home of the Historical Society of Walden and Wallkill Valley.

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North Montgomery & Wait Streets, Walden, NY 12586

• Walden New York, Hub of the Beautiful Wallkill Valley--PDF
  a reprint of a booklet about Walden history
• Walden and surrounding areas--PDF
  an excerpt from The History of Orange County

  Articles on this web site are in PDF. To view them you will need the free Adobe Acrobat "Reader" available as a free download from Adobe's website: http://www.adobe.com
  
  

This website is a work-in-progress. We welcome your additions, photos, and suggestions. It was designed and launched as a volunteer project first as a draft in February of 2006, and officially launched with the registered domain name thewaldenhouse.org on
June 24, 2007.

Comments & suggestions?
Please contact
Gail Yeaple at www.adprose.org