Historical Society of Woodstock

The Historical Society of Woodstock’s Holiday Market Fair, featuring local goods and treats, will be held on Saturdays and Sundays, December 4th, 5th, 11th, and 12th from 9 am to 3 pm. [Read more…] about Historical Society of Woodstock Holiday Market Fair

The Historical Society of Woodstock is is hosting an online presentation by author and women’s rights activist Marguerite Culp Kearns on October 14, 2021 from 4-5:30 pm.

Kearns will discuss her richly illustrated memoir, An Unfinished Revolution: Edna Buckman Kearns and the Struggle for Women’s Rights (SUNY Press, 2021), in which she describes how social justice activism in one generation her family influenced four other generations. [Read more…] about Woodstock Event Raises Questions About Past, Present, & Future Activism

The Historical Society of Woodstock will host “Standing on Their Shoulders: 101 Years of Voting and Still Marching for Women’s Rights,” a new exhibit set to run from September 18th through October 24th, at the Eames House Museum in Woodstock, NY. [Read more…] about Women’s Rights History Exhibit in Woodstock

During the early 20th century, Elisabeth Freeman was a fiery advocate for the women’s trade union movement. She spoke out against the lynching of blacks in the South on behalf of the NAACP. A militant pacifist, after the U.S. entered the First World War, Freeman worked to ensure civil liberties at home. [Read more…] about Elisabeth Freeman: Suffragist, Civil Rights Worker, Pacifist

The Historical Society of Woodstock is set to continue it’s local history Zoom series with “Connecting the Dots: Family History Recollections and Their Importance to Preserving Local History,” on Wednesday, March 31st. [Read more…] about Family History and Local History: Connecting the Dots