SLOATSBURG STORIES.
Listening to the past. Sharing it with the future.
A documentary podcast exploring the people, places and memories of Sloatsburg, New York and the Ramapo Valley through oral history, archival material and first-hand stories.
History isn't only what gets written down. Sometimes it's the restaurant everyone remembers, the road that disappeared, the school you walked to, or the story somebody told at the kitchen table.
PRESERVING LOCAL MEMORY.
Sloatsburg Stories is an ongoing documentary project about the history of Sloatsburg and the surrounding Ramapo Valley. Each story begins with the people who lived it.
Interviews, memories and archival material preserve the details that rarely make it into history books: local businesses, neighborhoods, schools, traditions, roads, landmarks and everyday life.
Sloatsburg Stories is recorded locally in Sloatsburg and produced by Blue Door Productions.
EPISODE LOGS.
The Thruway, the Red Apple & the Lost Hamlets
Historian Carl Wright recalls how the New York State Thruway reshaped Sloatsburg and the Ramapo foothills, including the places and communities once found along Johnsontown Road and the changing role of landmarks such as the Red Apple Rest.
How Sloatsburg Grew Up
A look back at the schools, ballfields and living rooms that shaped everyday life as Sloatsburg moved into the modern era, from local baseball to television arriving in village homes.
Halloween in Sloatsburg
Powdered donuts, cider, church basements and the village parade trace how a neighborhood Halloween gathering became one of Sloatsburg's lasting traditions.
PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER.
Carl Wright
Former Sloatsburg mayor and local historian Carl Wright has spent decades preserving the village's history. His memories and research help connect early Sloatsburg, its roads, schools, neighborhoods and traditions with the community that exists today.
PRODUCED IN SLOATSBURG.
A Blue Door Production
Sloatsburg Stories is independently produced by Blue Door Productions. Interviews are recorded on location, then edited and mixed locally in Sloatsburg.
Explore Blue Door ProductionsRecorded & Mixed at The Lab
Audio production, editing and post-production are completed through The Lab, Blue Door Productions' music and audio space in Sloatsburg.
Visit The LabTHERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER STORY.
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