UPDATE: Due to weather concerns, the opening reception has been moved from Friday, Aug. 9 at 6 pm to Sunday, Aug. 11 at 3 pm.
The Historical Society of Woodstock is presenting its second exhibition of the season, “Woodstock Village: The Evolution,” a photo exploration of how the village of Woodstock transformed from a small rural town into a bustling creative community, on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at 20 Comeau Drive in Woodstock, NY, with an opening reception on Friday, August 9 at 6 pm Sunday, August 11th at 3 pm.
The exhibition will run through October 13 and is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 pm to 5 pm. Admission is free.
The exhibit contains photographs from the late 1800s to present, from the Historical Society of Woodstock and private collections. Current photos of Mill Hill Road, Tinker Street and Rock City Road were taken by Henry Neimark and Fern Malkine-Falvey. Maps, and paintings by Woodstock artists John Pike, Wilna Hervey, Agnes Bierhals, Jean White and others are presented to illustrate changes over time.
The exhibit illustrates how buildings and businesses changed over the years. Some buildings remain relatively unchanged, others are gone, and some transformed. Woodstock has changed and evolved dramatically, but the business district has been the center of commercial, social and cultural life in the village for over 200 years.
An opening reception for the exhibition will be held Friday, August 9 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Historical Society of Woodstock, 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. Abby Newton, cello, and Selma Kaplan, piano, will play traditional music from Scotland, Ireland, and beyond. For more information call (845) 679-2256 or email info@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org.
The following events will also take place in conjunction with the exhibition:
Saturday, August 24, 4 pm: A Brief History of Woodstock: a talk by Richard Heppner, Woodstock Town Historian.
Saturday, August 24, 2 to 4 pm: History Harvest. Bring a photo of a Woodstock village building or event. It will be scanned on site to be added to the HSW Woodstock Town Center Collection.
Saturday, September 21, 4 pm: Woodstock Architecture. A talk by Barry Price, architect.
Saturday, September 21, 2-4 pm: History Harvest. Bring a photo of a Woodstock village building or event. It will be scanned on site to be added to the HSW Woodstock Town Center Collection.
Saturday, October 5, 4 pm: If Buildings Could Talk! An exhibition walk-through with curator JoAnn Margolis.
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 on Comeau Drive in the center of Woodstock, 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.
Photo: Woodstock Village Green in the 19th Century (Woodstock Historical Society).
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