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Martin Van Buren NHS

‘Day of History’ Funded Columbia County 4th Graders

February 19, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

4th Grade Students Tour the Luykas Van Alen House in a Day of HistoryThe Martin Van Buren homestead, Lindenwald, a National Park Service Historic Site, and the Columbia County Historical Society have announced an all-expenses paid ‘Day of History’ partnership during Spring and Fall 2019 for all the students of Columbia County to the CCHS Rural Properties: 1737 Luykas Van Alen House and c.1850 Ichabod Crane Schoolhouse; and to the residence of the 8th U.S. President, Lindenwald, the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. [Read more…] about ‘Day of History’ Funded Columbia County 4th Graders

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Columbia County, Columbia County Historical Society, Education, Martin Van Buren NHS, Social Studies

New Contributor: Drew Alberti of Lakes to Locks

March 14, 2012 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Please join us in welcoming our newest contributor, Andrew (Drew) Alberti of Lakes to Locks Passage. Drew is a graduate of the University at Albany with a BA in European History, and a MA in Public History. His previous experience includes Collections Management at the New York State Museum, and Park Ranger at Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. Drew has been Program Manager for Lakes to Locks Passage since 2008 where he focuses on 21st century technology applications and local and regional interpretation and planning. Drew is co-author of From Forest to Fields: A History of Agriculture in New York’s Champlain Valley, and is editor for the Lakes to Locks Passage and National Geographic Geotourism website.

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