Spaces of Enslavement: A History of Slavery and Resistance in Dutch New York (Cornell University Press, 2021) by Dr. Andrea Mosterman explores the history of slavery and resistance in Dutch New York. [Read more…] about Spaces of Enslavement: A History of Slavery and Resistance in Dutch New York
Hudson Area Library
Reconsidering Slavery in New Netherland (A Virtual Talk)
The Hudson Area Library History Room has announced “Reconsidering Slavery in 17th century New Netherland – What do We Know? What Can We Learn?,” a talk by Dennis J. Maika on Thursday, April 28th.
This talk will take a look at the enslaved, slavery’s institutional origins and development, the slave trade, and how slavery impacted New Netherland society. [Read more…] about Reconsidering Slavery in New Netherland (A Virtual Talk)
Albany-Hudson Electric Trail Exhibit & Lecture in Hudson
The Hudson Area Library, in partnership with Columbia Friends of the Electric Trail, have announced an exhibit on the interpretative panels along the Electric Trail in Columbia and Rensselaer counties, set to open on Saturday, May 7th. The exhibition runs through June 30th. [Read more…] about Albany-Hudson Electric Trail Exhibit & Lecture in Hudson
City of Hudson & Its River: Oral History Excerpts, Discussion
The Hudson Area Library will host “The City of Hudson & Its River: Discussion & Excerpts from the Hudson Area Library’s Oral History Collection,” a virtual presentation set for Thursday, March 24th. [Read more…] about City of Hudson & Its River: Oral History Excerpts, Discussion
Hudson, NY Black History Online Archive Launching with Panel Discussion
The Hudson Area Library will host “History of the Black Community in Hudson: A Discussion of the Black Legacy Association of Columbia County (BLACC) Collection,” an introduction to the library’s website dedicated to the Black Legacy Association of Columbia County (BLACC) Oral History Project Collection set for Thursday, March 3rd. [Read more…] about Hudson, NY Black History Online Archive Launching with Panel Discussion
Jacob Leisler: Fanatic or Martyr? (Virtual Program)
On May 16, 1691, Jacob Leisler, de facto governor of the Province of New York, was hung til half-dead then beheaded before the largest gathering in the city of New York up to that date. Leisler’s administration had created a bitter division in New York.
Leisler aroused deep emotions that reveal much about the milieu in which he lived and continued to echo in historical evaluations. Moreover, Leisler’s immediate family and their households of servants and enslaved persons, their trade and marital connections, and their actions provide insights into the broader social, ideological, economic, artistic, and political events of colonial New York and its place in the larger world at a time of tremendous change. [Read more…] about Jacob Leisler: Fanatic or Martyr? (Virtual Program)
Hudson Area Library History Room Website & Online Shop Launched
Responding to the ever increasing interest in the history of Hudson, NY, and the surrounding area, the popularity of its local history talks, and the increasing use of its archives, the History Room of the Hudson Area Library has launched its own website. [Read more…] about Hudson Area Library History Room Website & Online Shop Launched
Mohicans’ Incorporation into the Iroquois League, 1671-1675
The Hudson Area Library and the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History have announced “The Mohicans’ Incorporation into the Iroquois League, 1671-1675,” a virtual lecture with Dr. Evan Haefeli set for Thursday, June 24th. [Read more…] about Mohicans’ Incorporation into the Iroquois League, 1671-1675
Fishing History: A Hudson River Shantytown
The fishing shacks at the end of Dock Street in the North Bay area of Hudson, NY, (just past the Kite’s Nest River City Garden) are part of a 14.4 acre parcel that was purchased originally in the 1600s by a German immigrant from Indigenous people. There have been businesses on the land including gristmills, slaughterhouses and tanneries.
The first Shantytown shacks were constructed in the 1880s and through the middle of the next century they functioned as sites for shad, sturgeon, and herring fishing. Active use of Shantytown continued into the 21st century until the city decreed that the shacks could no longer be used. A project to demolish most of the shacks and restore a few is part of the city’s 2017 NYS Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant. [Read more…] about Fishing History: A Hudson River Shantytown
A Capitol Region Underground Railroad Virtual Talk
The Underground Railroad, often characterized by tunnels, dark of night escapes, coded language and secret hiding places, was far more extensive and complex than these ideas have led us to believe.
In the midst of significant pro-slavery sentiment, New York State was home to many abolitionists working to end the institution of enslavement in our state and nation and it was visited by many who had escaped enslavement and sought a life of freedom. [Read more…] about A Capitol Region Underground Railroad Virtual Talk