The Hudson Area Library has announced that the Koweek family has donated the Arthur Koweek Urban Renewal Papers to the library’s History Room. Arthur Koweek chaired the Hudson City Planning Commission during the urban renewal project of 1971-1973.
With Hudson again in a debate about housing and business development, much can be learned from the Koweek Papers about the history of urban renewal in the city. The collection is an invaluable resource for Hudson and its residents as they seek to create a city that meets the needs of all the diverse people who live and work in its environs. [Read more…] about Hudson Area Library Acquires Urban Renewal Papers
The Columbia County Historical Society (CCHS) has announced it has awarded grants to five County historical societies as part of its annual county re-grant program. The competitive grant application period opens at the end of each calendar year. 
Columbia 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.” .
Historic Christ Church Episcopal in the city of Hudson, NY, is set to hold its notable fall book sale on Saturday, September 21, at 9 am. A special preview will be held for early book buying at 6 pm on Friday, September 20. 
A lecture, Natives on the Land: American Indians in the Mid-Hudson Valley, will be given by William A. Starna, on Thursday, April 19th at 6 pm at the Hudson Area Library, 51 North Fifth Street, in Hudson.