Unknown to many at the time, and remaining a little-known historical fact even now, President Abraham Lincoln made a clandestine trip to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in June of 1862 – in the middle of the Civil War. It was Lincoln’s longest journey away from the White House and his only trip to New York State during his entire Presidency. [Read more…] about Lincoln’s Secret Visit to West Point During the Civil War
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The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Hudson Valley
Initially open only to unemployed, unmarried men aged 18 to 25, the Civilian Conservation Corps voluntary government work-relief program ran from 1933 until 1942, supplying manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources. [Read more…] about The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Hudson Valley
Israel Putnam: Veteran of the French & Indian, Revolution Wars
A colorful figure of 18th-century America, Israel Putnam, “Old Put,” played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. In 1758, while serving with Rogers’ Rangers in New York, he barely escaped being burned alive by Mohawk warriors. He later commanded a force of 500 men who were shipwrecked off the coast of Cuba. He reportedly, and famously, gave the command “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” at the Battle of Bunker Hill. [Read more…] about Israel Putnam: Veteran of the French & Indian, Revolution Wars
Lincoln Depot Museum Season Opening Saturday
The Lincoln Depot Museum in Peekskill, Westchester County, NY, will open their 2023 season with “The Making of Gettysburg,” a presentation celebrating the 30th anniversary of the popular film, on Saturday, May 6th.
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Lincoln Depot Museum Announces Woman’s History Month Events
The Lincoln Depot Museum in Peekskill, Westchester County, NY, has announces “First Saturdays at the Museum,” a series of programs honoring Women’s History Month, set to begin on Saturday, March 4th.
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2020 Annual Lincoln Remembrance Day Events
The State of New York during the American Civil War was a major influence in national politics, the Union war effort, and the media coverage of the war. New York was the most populous state in the Union during the Civil War, and provided more troops to the Union Army than any other state, as well as several significant military commanders and leaders. [Read more…] about 2020 Annual Lincoln Remembrance Day Events
Lincoln’s Pre-Inaugural and Funeral Trains Talk
Abraham Lincoln’s presidency was bookended by a pair of railroad trips through the state of New York. His first term began with a pre-inaugural railway tour — his second ended with a funeral train.
Each was a five-day crossing of the Empire State and these two journeys allowed thousands of ordinary Americans first to celebrate, and later to mourn, the president, and became indelibly etched in the memories of those who had the opportunity to stand along parade route.
Drawing on newspaper accounts, memoirs and diaries, Joe Collea’s program (and book) brings to life the two epic and unique moments in both New York’s and the nation’s history. [Read more…] about Lincoln’s Pre-Inaugural and Funeral Trains Talk
Civil War Art, Photography Program Saturday at Lincoln Depot
The Lincoln Depot Museum has announced a presentation “Art and Photography of the Civil War,” set for Saturday, October 12th, which will focus on the effects of the Civil War on American landscape and genre painting, and on the new (at the time) medium of photography. [Read more…] about Civil War Art, Photography Program Saturday at Lincoln Depot
Railroad History: Lincoln Specials
Abraham Lincoln’s presidency was bookended by a pair of dramatic railroad trips through the State of New York. His first term began with a pre-inaugural railway tour — his second ended with a funeral train.
Each was a five-day crossing of the Empire State and these two journeys allowed thousands of ordinary Americans first to celebrate, and later to mourn, the great president, and became indelibly etched in the memories of those who had the opportunity to stand along parade route. [Read more…] about Railroad History: Lincoln Specials
Civil War Art, Photography Program in Peekskill
The Lincoln Depot Museum is set to host Art and Photography of the Civil War, a presentation by Cynthia Andersen, which will focus on the effects of the Civil War on American landscape and genre painting, and on the new (at the time) medium of photography, on Saturday, October 12th, at 2 pm. [Read more…] about Civil War Art, Photography Program in Peekskill