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Hudson, NY Black History Online Archive Launching with Panel Discussion

February 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

photos of the Green familyThe 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

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Black History, Black Legacy Association of Columbia County, Columbia County, Hudson, Hudson Area Library, Oral History

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse’s Once-in-a Century Renovation

January 13, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hudson-Athens Lighthouse courtesy Jonathon Simons The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society (HALPS) has announced the award of a $500,000 grant by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). The grant will support work to restore and protect the infrastructure of the 147-year-old Hudson-Athens Lighthouse’s primary building.

Work includes replacing its flat roof, mansard slate side roofs, gutters, and downspouts, all designed to eliminate damaging, ongoing water intrusion. In addition, a new staircase from the dock up to the building’s deck will increase and expand access and safety. Installation of an upgraded marine toilet and cistern repairs are also part of plan. [Read more…] about Hudson-Athens Lighthouse’s Once-in-a Century Renovation

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Architecture, Athens, Coast Guard, Greene County, Historic Preservation, Hudson, Hudson River, Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, lighthouse, Maritime History

Hudson Area Library History Room Website & Online Shop Launched

December 1, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

hudson area libraryResponding 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

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Columbia County, Genealogy, Hudson, Hudson Area Library

70+ Participating in 2nd Saturday Hudson Gallery Crawls

June 8, 2021 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

2econd SaturdayMomentum for the launch of the Hudson Gallery Crawl in Hudson, NY, is growing with over 70 businesses getting ready to stay open late on Saturday, June 12th. Every second Saturday of the month these galleries and stores will be keeping their doors open until 9 pm with the restaurants and bars in town staying open much later. [Read more…] about 70+ Participating in 2nd Saturday Hudson Gallery Crawls

Filed Under: Arts, Events, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Hudson

Fishing History: A Hudson River Shantytown

March 23, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

young boy in the front of Shantytown courtesy the Leo Bower CollectionThe 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

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Architecture, Environmental History, fishing, Historic Preservation, Hudson, Hudson Area Library, Hudson River, sturgeon

Columbia County Historians Receive Grants

February 28, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Red Rock Historical Society by Arthur A BakerThe 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. [Read more…] about Columbia County Historians Receive Grants

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Canaan Historical Society, Columbia County, Columbia County Historical Society, Grants, Greenport Historical Society, Historic Preservation, Hudson, Red Rock Historical Society

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

Historic Hudson Christ Church Conservancy Book Sale

August 5, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Hope and Charity windowHistoric 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. [Read more…] about Historic Hudson Christ Church Conservancy Book Sale

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Books, Hudson

William Starna On Native People In Hudson April 19th

March 22, 2018 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

American Indians in the Mid-HudsonA 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.

William Starna is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the State University of New York, Oneonta. He is a long-time student of the Iroquoian and Algonquian peoples of eastern North America, in addition to federal and state Indian relations. [Read more…] about William Starna On Native People In Hudson April 19th

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Hudson, Indigenous History, Native American History

Dutch Architect, André Hoek at Historic Hudson

March 14, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

dutch architectureDutch Architect André Hoek is set to give a lecture on “A Dutch Approach to Historic Preservation, Preserving ‘Spirit of Place'” on Sunday, March 25th from 4 to 6 pm at Stair Galleries, (Upstairs), 549 Warren Street, in Hudson, NY. Following the lecture, wine and other beverages will be served.

André Hoek, a Dutch architect specializing in historic preservation, will speak about the techniques and tools developed in the Netherlands to survey, study, restore, protect and maintain historic buildings and gardens. He will discuss whether these methods can apply to historic buildings, especially those of Dutch origin, in the Hudson Valley. [Read more…] about Dutch Architect, André Hoek at Historic Hudson

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Architecture, Columbia County Historical Society, Historic Hudson, Hudson, New Netherland

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