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Columbia County Historical Society

Kinderhook’s Ruth Piwonka Receives Woman of History Award

August 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ruth PiwonkaHistorian and preservationist Ruth Piwonka has been named the 2020 Martha Washington Woman of History.

This award is given annually by Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site to a woman who has made a contribution to the history of the Hudson Valley through education, promotion, or preservation. The honor was inspired by Martha Washington, an outstanding woman in history who resided in the Hudson Valley with her husband, General George Washington, during the last days of the Revolutionary War. [Read more…] about Kinderhook’s Ruth Piwonka Receives Woman of History Award

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Columbia County Historical Society, Jacob Leisler Institute, Kinderhook, Public History, Washington's Headquarters

Columbia Co ‘Drive Through History’ Road Trips

August 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Famous Prize Fight historical marker in Boston Corners provided by Columbia County Historical SocietyColumbia County Historical Society has announced the launch of Drive Through History road trips, which aim to immerse participants in fascinating stories and historical sites around the County. [Read more…] about Columbia Co ‘Drive Through History’ Road Trips

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History, Recreation Tagged With: Columbia County, Columbia County Historical Society

Kinderhook Historian Named 2020 Woman of History

February 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Historian and preservationist Ruth Piwonka is this year’s recipient of the Martha Washington Woman of History Award. This award is given by Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site each year to a woman who has made a contribution to the history of the Hudson Valley through education, promotion, or preservation. The honor was inspired by Martha Washington, who resided in the Hudson Valley with her husband, General George Washington, during the last days of the Revolutionary War. [Read more…] about Kinderhook Historian Named 2020 Woman of History

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Advocacy, Columbia County Historical Society, Historic Preservation, Hudson Valley, Kinderhook, Municipal Historians, Public History, Washington's Headquarters

Significance of Impeachment Lectures Set for Hudson

January 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

united state constitutionColumbia County Historical Society and Hudson Area Library are set to co-sponsor a presentation by author and historian Dr. Christopher Leahy entitled “Historical Significance of Impeachment in the U.S.” .

Leahy will deliver an overview of the historical significance of impeachment in the United States, including: insights on impeachment, its historical basis, constitutional significance, and the impeachment process. [Read more…] about Significance of Impeachment Lectures Set for Hudson

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Columbia County, Columbia County Historical Society, Hudson, Political History, politics

Columbia Co 34th Annual Gallery of Wreaths

November 19, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

holiday wreath provided by Columbia County Historical SocietyColumbia County Historical Society (CCHS) has announced that they are seeking donations of wreaths for the 34th Annual Gallery of Wreaths.

A Columbia County tradition, the Gallery of Wreaths kicks off the holiday season this year by displaying donated wreaths in the circa 1819 James Vanderpoel ‘House of History’ in Kinderhook, during Thanksgiving Weekend, November 29th through December 1st. [Read more…] about Columbia Co 34th Annual Gallery of Wreaths

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Columbia County, Columbia County Historical Society, Holidays, Vanderpoel House

Steamboat Days on the Hudson River

November 12, 2019 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Hudson River Steamboat Hendrick Hudson in 1906When steamboats plied the Hudson River it was a common occurrence to take the eight hour trip from New York City to Albany on a vessel adorned with chandeliers, oil paintings, and brass rails.
Multi-level, three and four hundred foot long vessels churned up the Hudson River at nearly twenty miles an hour with paddle wheels slapping, steam billowing from their stacks, and hundreds of people gathering at the rails to view the passing scenery.

[Read more…] about Steamboat Days on the Hudson River

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Columbia County Historical Society, Hudson River, Steamboating, Transportation History

Grant Will Support Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse Preservation

September 9, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse

The Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse was initially constructed in 1850 at the intersection of Route 9H and Fisher Road as the District #6 Schoolhouse for the town of Kinderhook.

Although the structure was moved just 200 yards from its original location in 1974, it remains an excellent and intact example of a rural, one-room schoolhouse with a gable roof, clapboard siding, and a single pent-roofed entrance. [Read more…] about Grant Will Support Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse Preservation

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Columbia County Historical Society, Grants, Historic Preservation, Preserve New York

Hudson River Capt Telling History Stories in Kinderhook

February 27, 2019 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Stanley WilcoxU.S. Coast Guard Licensed Master Capt. Stanley Wilcox is set to speak in a program entitled “Tales of the Majestic Hudson: Rare and Little Known Stories of the Hudson River Valley” in Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY.

The Hudson River Valley begins above Albany and winds south for 150 miles to the New York Harbor, where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Native Americans, Dutch settlers, British forces, and American revolutionaries all left footprints, stories, and legends in the Hudson Valley. [Read more…] about Hudson River Capt Telling History Stories in Kinderhook

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Columbia County Historical Society, Hudson River, Kinderhook, Maritime History, Steamboating

‘Day of History’ Funded Columbia County 4th Graders

February 19, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

4th Grade Students Tour the Luykas Van Alen House in a Day of HistoryThe Martin Van Buren homestead, Lindenwald, a National Park Service Historic Site, and the Columbia County Historical Society have announced an all-expenses paid ‘Day of History’ partnership during Spring and Fall 2019 for all the students of Columbia County to the CCHS Rural Properties: 1737 Luykas Van Alen House and c.1850 Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse; and to the residence of the 8th U.S. President, Lindenwald, the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. [Read more…] about ‘Day of History’ Funded Columbia County 4th Graders

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Columbia County, Columbia County Historical Society, Education, Martin Van Buren NHS, Social Studies

Oil Tank, Fire Safety At Historic Properties Lecture

January 22, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

old oil tankThe Columbia County Historical Society and the Committee for the Town of Kinderhook have announced “Oil Tank Safety in Historic Properties,” a free lecture set for Saturday, January 26th, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm, in the meeting room of the Martin H. Glynn Municipal Building, 3211 Church Street, in Valatie, NY. [Read more…] about Oil Tank, Fire Safety At Historic Properties Lecture

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Columbia County Historical Society

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