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Who are these Spirits of Rhinebeck's past?
Who are these Spirits of Rhinebeck's past?
Click on the spirits below to learn more about the history behind their scenes and to see videos of the AR experiences. Images of genuine people from our past introduce you to the Rhinebeck of the past! Links below give you access to learn more about local history.
For more general information on the history of Rhinebeck - and surrounds - explore:
Recognizing Indigenous Peoples
Recognizing Indigenous Peoples
This history of our local Indigenous People is long and deep. We encourage you to listen to the voices of the descendants of the large Indigenous population, the original inhabitants that lived in and still have ties to our area / their homelands, despite being forced out. In very broad terms, the area we today call Rhinebeck, was at a crossroads with the vast Mahican civilization to the north, the Schaghticoke to the east, the Wappinger, part of the vast Lenape people, to the south, and the Esopus to the west.
To hear the voices, stories and histories of - and learn how to actively work with and for - these federally reconized nations, we suggest:
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, based in Wisconsin
Delaware Tribe of Indians and Delaware Nation, based in Oaklahoma
For an additional account, Rhinebeck historian Nancy Kelly wrote about a local settlement, Sepascots: Native Americans Near Rhinebeck’s Hudson Shore, which can be found in the 2009 DCHS Yearbook, available online elsewhere in this article.
Basketmaking was, and remains today, an important craft of Indigenous people. This basket (now at the Museum of Rhinebeck History) was given to the mid-19th century ancestors of Rhinebeck historian Nancy Kelly by descendants of the Sepascot living locally.
From Wikimedia Commons with annotations by DCHS.
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