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Albany-Hudson Electric Trail 2022 Use Report

January 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Albany-Hudson Electric TrailThe Hudson River Valley Greenway (HRVG) has released the Albany-Hudson Electric Trail 2022 Trail Use Report.  HRVG constructed and operates the Albany–Hudson
Electric Trail (AHET), a 36–mile recreational “rail trail” in Rensselaer and Columbia Counties.

The report includes visitation numbers to four different trail sections on the Albany-Hudson Electric Trail (AHET) using automated counters to count users and a visual trail use survey to analyze user types. [Read more…] about Albany-Hudson Electric Trail 2022 Use Report

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Albany-Hudson Electric Trail, biking, Chatham, Columbia County, East Greenbush, hiking, Hudson, Hudson River Valley Greenway, Kinderhook, Nassau, Rensselaer County

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse Nominated to NYS Register of Historic Places

December 21, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

1850 Ichabod Crane SchoolhouseThe Columbia County Historical Society has announced the ca. 1850 Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse, located on Route 9H in Kinderhook, has been nominated to the New York State Register of Historic Places after a unanimous vote by the State Board for Historic Preservation.

The nomination will now be reviewed by the National Park Service for inclusion on the National Register. A second Columbia County structure, the Harder Mill in Hudson, was also nominated. [Read more…] about Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse Nominated to NYS Register of Historic Places

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Columbia County, Columbia County Historical Society, Historic Preservation, Kinderhook, Literature, Museums, National Register of Historic Places, New York State Register of Historic Places, Washington Irving

Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse & Luykas Van Alen House Get Interpretive Panels

December 5, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

'The Original Ichabod Crane' with the Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse in the background.The Columbia County Historical Society (CCHS) has announced a new permanent outdoor exhibit featuring eight narrative panels set along the treeline of its rural properties on Roue 9-H: the c.1850 Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse and the 1737 Luykas Van Alen House located at 2589 Route NY-9H in the Town of Kinderhook. [Read more…] about Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse & Luykas Van Alen House Get Interpretive Panels

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Columbia County, Columbia County Historical Society, Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse, Kinderhook, Luykas Van Alen House, Washington Irving

Martin Van Buren: A Commemoration in Kinderhook

December 3, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

portrait of Martin Van Buren by Mathew BradyMartin Van Buren was born on December 5, 1782, in a modest family tavern in Kinderhook and returned to the town following his one term as president in 1841. He spent the next twenty years as a political candidate, an innovative farmer, and an engaged community member.

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, the Friends of Lindenwald, and the Village of Kinderhook have invited the public to participate in the annual observance of Martin Van Buren’s birthday on Sunday, December 5th. [Read more…] about Martin Van Buren: A Commemoration in Kinderhook

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Kinderhook, Martin Van Buren NHS

A New Biography of Henry Beekman Livingston

September 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Livingston Lion: Henry Beekman Livingston’s RevolutionBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The new book The Livingston Lion: Henry Beekman Livingston’s Revolution (Epigraph, 2021) by historian Geoff Benton is the first biography of Revolutionary War soldier Henry Beekman Livingston. [Read more…] about A New Biography of Henry Beekman Livingston

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Saratoga, Books, Dutchess County, Kinderhook, Military History, Rhinebeck

Community College Partners In Columbia County Restoration Project

May 8, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Students at CGCCs Construction Technology Center work on the James Vanderpoel House shuttersThe Columbia County Historical Society (CCHS) has entered into a partnership with the new Preservation Carpentry Certification course at Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC) to complete a restoration project at the James Vanderpoel “House of History,” located at 16 Broad Street in Kinderhook. [Read more…] about Community College Partners In Columbia County Restoration Project

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Columbia County Historical Society, Historic Preservation, Kinderhook

Kinderhook’s Ruth Piwonka Receives Woman of History Award

August 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ruth PiwonkaHistorian and preservationist Ruth Piwonka has been named the 2020 Martha Washington Woman of History.

This award is given annually by Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site to a woman who has made a contribution to the history of the Hudson Valley through education, promotion, or preservation. The honor was inspired by Martha Washington, an outstanding woman in history who resided in the Hudson Valley with her husband, General George Washington, during the last days of the Revolutionary War. [Read more…] about Kinderhook’s Ruth Piwonka Receives Woman of History Award

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Columbia County Historical Society, Jacob Leisler Institute, Kinderhook, Public History, Washington's Headquarters

Kinderhook Historian Named 2020 Woman of History

February 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Historian and preservationist Ruth Piwonka is this year’s recipient of the Martha Washington Woman of History Award. This award is given by Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site each year to a woman who has made a contribution to the history of the Hudson Valley through education, promotion, or preservation. The honor was inspired by Martha Washington, who resided in the Hudson Valley with her husband, General George Washington, during the last days of the Revolutionary War. [Read more…] about Kinderhook Historian Named 2020 Woman of History

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Advocacy, Columbia County Historical Society, Historic Preservation, Hudson Valley, Kinderhook, Municipal Historians, Public History, Washington's Headquarters

New Book Of Kinderhook History

September 3, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

images of america kinderhookInhabited by the Mohicans before Europeans arrived (before 1651), Kinderhook, in Columbia County, NY, has an intriguing historical past.

Lisa LaMonica’s new book Kinderhook: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing, 2019), which is set to publish in August 2019, looks at one of the oldest towns in New York State and its significance to our nation’s history and culture. [Read more…] about New Book Of Kinderhook History

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Books, Kinderhook, Martin Van Buren

Hudson River Capt Telling History Stories in Kinderhook

February 27, 2019 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Stanley WilcoxU.S. Coast Guard Licensed Master Capt. Stanley Wilcox is set to speak in a program entitled “Tales of the Majestic Hudson: Rare and Little Known Stories of the Hudson River Valley” in Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY.

The Hudson River Valley begins above Albany and winds south for 150 miles to the New York Harbor, where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Native Americans, Dutch settlers, British forces, and American revolutionaries all left footprints, stories, and legends in the Hudson Valley. [Read more…] about Hudson River Capt Telling History Stories in Kinderhook

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Columbia County Historical Society, Hudson River, Kinderhook, Maritime History, Steamboating

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