The Historical Society of Woodstock has announced the opening of a new exhibition “Goin’ to Town…a Celebration of the Woodstock Village” on Saturday August 5, 2023, with an opening reception at 3 pm. The exhibition includes images and reminiscences of Woodstock’s town center from the 1800s to present times.
Woodstock’s original Town Center was located at the intersection of what is now Route 212 and Mink Hollow Rd. in Lake Hill. By 1805 this hub of activity had relocated itself to its present site. At that time “town” was made up of a store, a church, several taverns, and small farms. This exhibition will celebrate the Town Center.
The exhibition will run through September 17, and is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 5 pm. Admission is free.
Also open to visitors is the new permanent exhibit Remembering Woodstock and the newly renovated Tool Shed, featuring examples of tools used in Woodstock’s past.
The Historical Society of Woodstock was founded in 1929 by a group of artists, writers, academics, and local citizens. In addition to the exhibition space, which is located at the historic Eames House at 20 Comeau Drive in the center of Woodstock, Ulster County, NY, the Historical Society has an extensive archive consisting of paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, textiles, photographs, books, manuscripts, correspondence, documents, film/sound recordings, and antique tools. The archive serves as a resource for a wide range of exhibitions, public programming, and research.
Photos, provided: Rose’s Store in Woodstock Village; and Mill Hill Road in Woodstock.
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