In step with history

In step with history
Here, John Ahern’s class stood near the plaque that tells the story of Village Hall, how it began as a YMCA, serving Millbrook’s youngsters and providing a gymnasium, hot showers and a bowling alley from 1914 and lasting many years. Photo submitted

MILLBROOK — Several groups of seventh-graders from Millbrook Middle School toured historic sites around the village of Millbrook in mid-October. They stopped at the numerous plaques that were erected in honor of the community’s Italian heritage and Millbrook’s early history.

What was originally the local YMCA became Millbrook’s Village Hall in 1986, serving area residents in a totally different way.

For the tour, the Millbrook Historical Society provided hosts at each historical site to encourage the young students to read the plaques and ask questions.

The society was responsible in large part for the bilingual plaques that were installed throughout the village in 2014 as part of a self-guided walking tour.

The Town of Washington Recreation Department still uses the Guertin Gym at Village Hall today, which now houses the Millbrook Historical Society’s archives.

— Judith O’Hara Balfe

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