Events

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Women Reframe American Landscape at Thomas Cole NHS

May 6, 2023 to Oct 29, 2023 Location: 218 Spring St, Catskill, NY 12414 Women Reframe American Landscape: Susie Barstow & Her Circle/ Contemporary Practices is a two-part exhibition and accompanying publication illuminating the artistic contributions and perspectives of women. More...
TERRAFORMING: Olana’s Historic Photography Collection Unearthed

TERRAFORMING: Olana’s Historic Photography Collection Unearthed

May 14, 2023 to Oct 29, 2023 Location: 5720 Route 9G, Hudson NY, 12534 international photographic prints, artist and guest curator David Hartt reflects on the ways in which human culture and activity shape the land, eroding the boundary between human construction and the natural world, just as Frederic Church did in creating the 250-acre earthwork that is Olana. More...
Staatsburgh Mansion Tours

Staatsburgh Mansion Tours

Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 Location: 75 Mills Mansion Dr, Staatsburg, NY 12580 Mansion tours by advance reservation only. See the magnificent Gilded Age home of Ruth Livingston Mills, decorated with its original furnishings. More...

A Life in Service at Staatsburgh

Jun 1, 2023 2:00 PM to Jun 15, 2023 Location: 75 Mills Mansion Dr, Staatsburg, NY 12580 It took a small army to run this 79-room Gilded Age estate. See the mansion through the servants’ eyes, as they rose before dawn and toiled until after midnight. The tour—led by a costumed guide—will include visiting the unrestored servants’ hall. More...
Big Truck Day at the FASNY Museum

Big Truck Day at the FASNY Museum

Jun 3, 2023 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Location: 117 Harry Howard Ave. Hudson, NY 12534 Join us on June 3rd, 2023 from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm for a FREE IN-PERSON event: Big Truck Day! Do you love BIG trucks like we do? Then this is the event for you! Learn all about big trucks and even sit in the truck cabs! Fire trucks, a garbage truck, a street cleaner, a school bus, and many more vehicles will be visiting the Museum for the day, so come check out all the BIG truck action! When you complete your BIG truck tour, try your hand at the BIG truck prize punch game. More...
Pinkster at Schuyler Mansion

Pinkster at Schuyler Mansion

Jun 3, 2023 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Location: 32 Catherine Street Albany, NY 12202 Pinkster is an African-American celebration of family, hope, and cultural identity. Join us at Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 11AM-4PM for a day of musical performances by Yorkie Nelson from Ghana and The Pinkster Players, participatory dance, food, fabric printing, open house tours, and more! This event is free and family friendly. More...

Stone Strategies: Documentation, Stewardship & Conservation of Historic Cemeteries

Jun 7, 2023 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Location: 612 Old Post Rd, Bedford, NY 10506 Historic cemeteries are found in every community, and many are in urgent need of documentation and preservation as residential and business development projects progress through urban, suburban and rural farming communities in the Hudson Valley. These workshops are a hands-on opportunity for citizens, local historians, educators, librarians, genealogists, community groups and historical societies to learn professional and practical steps for stewardship, identification, documentary, and the cleaning and preservation strategies that are necessary to preserve a vanishing heritage.  More...
Hybrid Lecture:

Hybrid Lecture: "Painting With Sunlight": Daguerrist S.L. Walker

Jun 8, 2023 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM Location: 63 Chestnut St, Cold Spring, NY 10516 Imagery of Poughkeepsie & Its People by S.L. Walker, a 19th century Daguerrist. More...
Stories from the Landing: Putnam History Museum's Annual Lawn Party

Stories from the Landing: Putnam History Museum's Annual Lawn Party

Jun 10, 2023 4:30 AM to 7:30 AM Location: Garrison's Landing Waterfront 11 Garrison Lodge Philipstown, NY 10524 Beautiful river views at a historic locale - the PHM's Annual Lawn Party! More...

Author Event: HEDGE at Montgomery Place

Jun 10, 2023 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location: 30 Campus Road PO Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504-5000 Join us for an in-person community event with author, Jane Delury, for the launch of her novel, HEDGE. This celebration will include cookies, lemonade, an author talk, book signing, and house tour (depending on your ticket tier)! This event is being hosted by Zibby Books, Jane's publisher, and Bard College: Montgomery Place Campus. Montgomery Place was the location for many scenes in HEDGE and excerpts from the book will be displayed around the property. Finally, local bookstore Oblong Books will be onsite selling copies of HEDGE! More...

Walkway Talks- Fiction is Deadlier Than True Crime in the Hudson Valley

Jun 16, 2023 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM Location: 61 Parker Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Local author Jodé Millman will discuss the latest mystery in her series, THE EMPTY KAYAK, and the true crime that served as its inspiration. More...

Staatsburg Village Walking Tour

Jun 17, 2023 10:00 AM Location: 75 Mills Mansion Dr, Staatsburg, NY 12580 This 90-minute walk in the village of Staatsburg will explore the estate’s close relationship with the nearby village of Staatsburg and its connection to the Mills family. More...

Interpretive Walk & Craft for Children: A Horse’s Life at Staatsburgh

Jun 18, 2023 11:00 AM Location: 75 Mills Mansion Dr, Staatsburg, NY 12580 Join us for a children’s hike on the grounds of Staatsburgh and learn the many roles that horses played on a Gilded Age estate. More...
Children's Day at New Windsor Cantonment

Children's Day at New Windsor Cantonment

Jun 18, 2023 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location: 374 Temple Hill Road New Windsor, NY 12553 A fun-filled day of family entertainment on Father’s Day Sunday June 18, from 1 – 4 PM, with the Two by Two Animal Sanctuary, magician Mr. Bayly performs at 1:30 & 3:15 PM and 18th century games. Admission is free. More...

Slavery, Segregation & Staatsburgh: From Black Service to White Servants

Jun 18, 2023 2:00 PM Location: 75 Mills Mansion Dr, Staatsburg, NY 12580 Join Staatsburgh staff for a conversation about their new research into this transition from a Black presence at Staatsburgh during the early 19th century to a total absence during the Gilded Age. More...