Dutchess County Fair - Legacy of Agriculture & Community
Sep 23, 2026 · 16 min · 9 segments
Step inside an authentic one-room schoolhouse built in 1881 — now preserved at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, New York. The historic Bentley Schoolhouse was relocated piece by piece to…
Suzanne RajcziHost
Shifting gears a little bit, I know that you've supported the community and been part of the chamber here in Rhinebeck.
Talk to me or
share with the audience the significance of the Dutchess County Agriculture Society and the fair to the overall community.
Yeah.
Kind of like that positive impact and what it does and
Well, I'll tell you, I think just about every high schooler has worked here.
Yes.
And either they come home smelling like cotton candy or for the poor ones, they smell like a blooming onion.
But it's a way for kids to be employed.
And like I said, we generate a lot of the money through the scholarships.
And, you know, I was just stopping and I saw some of our local businesses.
Sure.
And the vendor tents.
Right.
And I've said this for years.
Because they say, I've been there and I love it.
Shifting gears a little bit, I know that you've supported the community and been part of the chamber here in Rhinebeck.
Talk to me or
share with the audience the significance of the Dutchess County Agriculture Society and the fair to the overall community.
Yeah.
Kind of like that positive impact and what it does and
Well, I'll tell you, I think just about every high schooler has worked here.
Yes.
And either they come home smelling like cotton candy or for the poor ones, they smell like a blooming onion.
But it's a way for kids to be employed.
And like I said, we generate a lot of the money through the scholarships.
And, you know, I was just stopping and I saw some of our local businesses.
Sure.
And the vendor tents.
Right.
And I've said this for years.
Because they say, I've been there and I love it.
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