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Revolutionary, Military & Political Leader Nicholas Fish Focus of New Exhibit

April 27, 2026 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

In April 1775, when news of the Battle of Lexington and Concord reached New York, Nicholas Fish, born in Newtown, Long Island, was a 17-year old law student at King’s College (now Columbia University).

Together with his close friend, Alexander Hamilton, and other law colleagues who were members of the Sons of Liberty, Fish without hesitation joined a volunteer militia called the “Corsicans” – later named the “Hearts of Oak.”

The Hearts of Oak carried out one of the early actions of the war in August 1775 when they seized 21 royal cannons from New York’s Battery under fire from the British warship HMS Asia. [Read more…] about Revolutionary, Military & Political Leader Nicholas Fish Focus of New Exhibit

The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge: A History & Engineering Primer

November 10, 2025 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

The most traveled of the New York State Bridge Authority’s bridges, the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge carries more than 25 million crossings a year on Interstate 84.

In February 1951, NYS Assembly Majority Leader Lee B. Mailler of Cornwall introduced a bill calling for test borings to be conducted for a bridge over the Hudson River between Beacon and Newburgh. [Read more…] about The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge: A History & Engineering Primer

Putnam County Takes Flight: National Air Mail Week, 1938

May 27, 2025 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

In 1938, the U.S. Post Office sponsored National Air Mail Week, held from May 15 to 21, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of Air Mail service, first launched by the Post Office on May 15, 1918. Carmel NY Postmaster Thomas Townsend served as chairman of the National Air Mail Observance Committee for Putnam County.

He fully embraced the celebration, which was aimed at boosting postal revenue during a time when the nation was emerging from the Great Depression and still reeling from the airmail contract scandal earlier that decade. [Read more…] about Putnam County Takes Flight: National Air Mail Week, 1938

Ceiling Collapses at Historic Boscobel’s Library

May 1, 2024 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

In the early evening of Tuesday April 16, 2024 the plaster ceiling in its historic library room at Boscobel House and Gardens collapsed without warning. No one was harmed or in the building at the time of the collapse, but the incident caused major damage, to the room, its contents, and adjacent rooms. [Read more…] about Ceiling Collapses at Historic Boscobel’s Library

Putnam County Connector Trail Feasibility Study Underway

December 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Philipstown Trails Committee in western Putnam County received a Hudson River Valley Greenway Conservancy Trails Grant to create a feasibility study of the proposed Philipstown Connector Trail. [Read more…] about Putnam County Connector Trail Feasibility Study Underway

Boscobel Launches Meadow Restoration Project

December 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, Putnam County, NY —famous for its views of the Hudson River, restored Neoclassical mansion, renowned design collection, exhibitions, and community programs — has launched a meadow restoration project with horticulturalist and designer Larry Weaner and landscape architecture firm Reed Hilderbrand. [Read more…] about Boscobel Launches Meadow Restoration Project

Greater Hudson Heritage Network 2023 Excellence Awards Announced

September 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Greater Hudson Heritage Network’s Awards for Excellence program seeks to recognize and commend exceptional efforts among the Network’s members. Awards are made to projects that exemplify creativity and professional vision resulting in a contribution to the preservation and interpretation of the historic scene, material culture, and diversity of the region. [Read more…] about Greater Hudson Heritage Network 2023 Excellence Awards Announced

Wildfires Continue To Burn Upstate New York State

June 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Wildfires burned more than 25 acres in six Upstate New York counties over the past week, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The wild land fires were the latest of dozens of fires started by inattentive campers, illegal brush burning and other causes that have rapidly spread in unusually hot and dry conditions across the state. One fire spread into Hudson Highlands State Park; another burned in the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest. [Read more…] about Wildfires Continue To Burn Upstate New York State

Spot Bald Eagles Events in Garrison, NY on Saturdays in February

January 25, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, NY will celebrate the bald eagle‘s return to the Hudson River Valley after being on the brink of extinction, with eagle viewings on Saturdays, February 5th and 12th. [Read more…] about Spot Bald Eagles Events in Garrison, NY on Saturdays in February

Holiday Twilight Tours Returning to Boscobel

November 7, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Boscobel House and Gardens has announced Twilight Tours set for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, November 23 – 25; Saturday and Sunday, December 1 – 2; and Saturday and Sunday, December 8 – 9.

The mansion will be candlelit and decorated for a 19th-century Christmas, with live, period string music. Tours depart from 3:30 to 7 pm, each tour will conclude with a reception in the decorated gallery. [Read more…] about Holiday Twilight Tours Returning to Boscobel

Campaign Furniture: The March of Portable Design

August 19, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Boscobel House and Gardens has announced its 2018 exhibition, Campaign Furniture: The March of Portable Design, featuring two dozen 18th and 19th century examples that are as functional as they are elegant. Collapsible chairs, tables, beds, and more were once considered essential equipment for military officers, Hudson River School artists, and well-heeled tourists. These ingeniously designed objects document the desire for the comforts of home, even when out on the road. [Read more…] about Campaign Furniture: The March of Portable Design

Military Reenactment Day at Boscobel, Garrison, NY

August 6, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Boscobel House and Gardens in Garrison, in partnership with The Living History Education Foundation has announced a Military Reenactment Day set for Sunday, August 26 from 11 am to 4 pm.

On the grounds of Boscobel House and Gardens, directly overlooking the Hudson River and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, military reenactors will set up encampments from the American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, and World Wars. They demonstrate camp life with inspections, formations, musket firings, artillery demonstrations, and drills. [Read more…] about Military Reenactment Day at Boscobel, Garrison, NY

Boscobel House and Gardens Open for the Season

April 12, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Celebrating its 5th decade as a historic house museum, Boscobel House and Gardens has opened for the season.

An 1824 inventory of the house, discovered in 1989, combined with more recent scholarly research projects, continues to inform the interpretation of Boscobel as it updates and improves the mansion’s furnishings and surrounding property. [Read more…] about Boscobel House and Gardens Open for the Season

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