Tuesday, March 19th at 7 pm, join the Hyde Park Historical Society in our historic Chapel for a special presentation from Hyde Park resident Ralph Osterhoudt.
Learn a bit about
- Ralph’s childhood in a big family on a small farm on South Cross Road
- Working on the Hughes Farm (where the FDR High School is now)
- Attending Staatsburg School (now owned by the Taconic Park Commission)
- Riding his bicycle to sit at the WW II airplane observation post (on the hill not too far from the Hilltop Deli)
- WW II combat experiences
- Attending Electrician School at Biaritz, France after the war
