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New Paltz

Black Builder Jacob Wynkoop Exhibit Goes Online

August 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Jacob WynkoopJacob Wynkoop was born in New Paltz, New York, in 1829, the child of two former slaves, Thomas and Jane Deyo Wynkoop. Wynkoop had an exceptional and varied life for any man of his time.

Among the first African Americans to buy land in the community, he also served in the Union Army during the Civil War, organized politically on behalf of African American citizens in town, and built a series of homes that today still define a neighborhood in the village of New Paltz. [Read more…] about Black Builder Jacob Wynkoop Exhibit Goes Online

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Architecture, Black History, Civil War, exhibits, Historic Huguenot Street, Historic Preservation, Military History, New Paltz

Lion Courage: A New Paltz Soldier During The Civil War

June 11, 2020 by A. J. Schenkman 1 Comment

Lithograph of the Battle of Opequan by Kurz and AllisonJohannes LeFevre was born in New Paltz on May 26, 1837, to Josiah P. LeFevre and his wife, Elizabeth. Around New Paltz, his family was known as the Bontecoe LeFevres because of their large farm, just outside town.

The oldest child of seven, Johannes was born in his father’s stone house on what is today White Duck Road in New Paltz, off Route 32. The home had been built by Daniel LeFevre.  Later, Josiah built a home in 1849, on the opposite side of Route 32. Both houses remain standing and look much as they did during Johannes’s lifetime.

[Read more…] about Lion Courage: A New Paltz Soldier During The Civil War

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Cemeteries, Civil War, Military History, New Paltz

New Paltz’s Jane Deyo Wynkoop Exhibit Goes Online

June 2, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Detail from Register of Slaves (1799-1825), Records of the Town of New PaltzHistoric Huguenot Street is presenting a new online exhibit, Jane Deyo Wynkoop.  Wynkoop is believed to be the first African American — man or woman — to buy land in the Village of New Paltz, in Ulster County, New York. [Read more…] about New Paltz’s Jane Deyo Wynkoop Exhibit Goes Online

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Black History, exhibits, Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz, Slavery, Ulster County

Historian Spotlight: Ulster County’s Ken Hasbrouck

April 10, 2020 by A. J. Schenkman 11 Comments

1950s postcard showing Hasbrouck HouseA direct descendant of French Huguenots who settled New Paltz in 1678, Kenneth E. Hasbrouck Sr. had an important influence on Ulster County local history. He served as County Historian, Town of Gardiner Historian and was a founder and president of the Huguenot Historical Society (HHS). [Read more…] about Historian Spotlight: Ulster County’s Ken Hasbrouck

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz, Ulster County

Haunted Historic Huguenot Street Events In October

October 10, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

historic huguenot street trick or treatingHistoric Huguenot Street has announced their 2019 Haunted Huguenot Street tours, set for the month of October. At nightfall, the historic houses and grounds will set the stage for the restless spirits of New Paltz to tell the harrowing stories of how their lives came to a tragic ending, and then what happened afterwards. [Read more…] about Haunted Historic Huguenot Street Events In October

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Halloween, Historic Huguenot Street, New Netherland, New Paltz

1680s Huguenot Redoubt Painting, First of Series, On View in New Paltz

August 14, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Huguenot Redoubt c 1685Historic Huguenot Street has commissioned fine artist Len Tantillo to create a series of three paintings, looking at Huguenot Street during different times in history. The paintings will become part of the permanent collection at Historic Huguenot Street, enhancing the museum’s interpretations and aiding visitors in understanding what the street has looked like in the past. [Read more…] about 1680s Huguenot Redoubt Painting, First of Series, On View in New Paltz

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Art History, Historic Huguenot Street, New Netherland, New Paltz

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Meetings Planned

June 4, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ulster county transportation councilUlster County Transportation Council (UCTC), in partnership with the Village of New Paltz, Wallkill Valley Land Trust, and Historic Huguenot Street, has announced the beginning of a planning and community engagement process addressing the future use and design of the Wallkill Valley Rail Trail in the Village of New Paltz. [Read more…] about Wallkill Valley Rail Trail Meetings Planned

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz, Ulster County

Exhibit on Black Builder Jacob Wynkoop in New Paltz

June 2, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Jacob Wynkoop ca 1908 Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) is set to present the exhibit “’Never Was a Slave’: Jacob Wynkoop, Free and Black in 19th-Century New Paltz” at the DuBois Fort Visitor Center, June 1 through July 14, 2019. [Read more…] about Exhibit on Black Builder Jacob Wynkoop in New Paltz

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz

Old New Paltz Stone House Day Sept 8th

August 15, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Stone House DayHistoric Huguenot Street is set to host a special revival of Stone House Day, a formerly annual tradition, on Saturday, September 8, from 11 am to 4 pm. Old New Paltz Stone House Day will celebrate the 340th anniversary of the settling of New Paltz by twelve French Huguenots in 1678.

This Old New Paltz Stone House Day will focus on the diversity of Hudson Valley history by highlighting the many cultures that impacted New Paltz and Ulster County including African, Dutch, English, Esopus Munsee, and French. [Read more…] about Old New Paltz Stone House Day Sept 8th

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Historic Huguenot Street, New Paltz

Scholars Assessing Historical New Paltz Documents

July 29, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Members of the New Paltz Historical Documents focus groupAs part of a $59,966 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources planning grant for the preservation and digitization of collections awarded to Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) in April, historians and authors Firth Haring Fabend and David William Voorhees have begun a scholarly evaluation of historical New Paltz documents at HHS and partner institutions: the Town of New Paltz, the Reformed Church of New Paltz, and the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection at the Elting Memorial Library. [Read more…] about Scholars Assessing Historical New Paltz Documents

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Grants, Historic Huguenot Street, Material Culture, New Netherland, New Paltz

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