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History Over the Hudson: From Railway to Pedestrian Walkway
Town of Esopus Library 128 Canal St, Port Ewen, NY, United StatesDebussy in Paris: Poets, Politics, and the Piano Intertwined
Bito '60 Auditorium at Bard College NY, United StatesCelebrating Silent Film Pioneer Helen Holmes
Rosendale Theatre 408 Main St., Rosendale,NYHelen Holmes 'The Railroad Girl' was the first motion picture action adventure star. She specialized in daredevil stunts involving trains.
Palimpset of Land Use: Reading the Landscape as a Historical Source
Online via ZoomWebinar by Will Tatum and organized by the Dutchess Land Conservancy.
Jonathan Palmer on “The Gamble in the Mountain: The Creation of the Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad”
D&H Canal Museum 1315 NY 213, High Falls, NY, United StatesJoin Greene County Historian and Ulster County Archivist Jon Palmer for a lecture on the curious saga of the first railroad in the Catskills and the rise of a competing vision for the economic future of the Mountains.
The Friends of Historic Saugerties
Saugerties Public Library 91 Washington Ave, Saugerties, NYCommunity group whose mission it is to make local history accessible to the community through educational initiatives including shared inquiry, exploration of resources, and programs for learning and discovery.
Spilling the Tea: A History of Tea Drinking in New York State
Staatsburgh Historic Site 75 Mills Mansion Dr, Staatsburgh, NY, United StatesA part of the Gilded Age Tea & Talk Series.
Backyard Maple Sugaring + Stories and Songs Around The Maple Tree
White Feather Farm 1389 NY-212, Saugerties, NY, United StatesJoin us for both Backyard Maple Sugaring with Jake McDonough and Storytelling with Theresa Bear Fox. We’re excited to invite you back to the farm to learn about the process and cultural history of maple sugaring. As a part of our 2024, Story Harvest: Stories of Food and Farming, we’re excited to host Akwesasne singer-songwriter, … Continue reading "Backyard Maple Sugaring + Stories and Songs Around The Maple Tree"
GREAT FREEDOM film screening
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Catskills 320 Sawkill Road, KingstonA stirring drama about a gay man in post-Nazi West Germany imprisoned again and again for the “crime” of his sexuality.
Millbrook Historical Society Presents Benson Lossing at Chestnut Ridge: A 19th Century Historian and His Home
Millbrook Library, 3 Friendly Lane, Millbrook, NY 12545 3 Friendly Lane, MillbrookDirt – A New Play by the Putnam Theatre Alliance
Tompkins Corners Cultural Center 729 Peekskill Hollow Rd, Putman Valley, NY, United StatesIf you live in Putnam County, the land you live on (and its mineral rights) used to belong to the Philipse family. Before that, the Wappinger people cultivated the rich soil of the Hudson River Valley for generations. The struggle for that land as it changed hands is the theme of a new play, DIRT, … Continue reading "Dirt – A New Play by the Putnam Theatre Alliance"
Perry Ground: Master Storyteller and Cultural Educator
Arkell Museum 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie, NY, United StatesJoin us in the Great Hall of the Arkell Museum & Canajoharie Library for an afternoon with Master Storyteller & Cultural Educator Perry Ground! These programs are FREE and open to the public. Haudenosaunee Women – From SkyWoman to Influence on American Suffrage 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Presentation best for 7th grade - adults. … Continue reading "Perry Ground: Master Storyteller and Cultural Educator"