Events
Please call the individual sites directly to inquire about the events listed below.
Events must be related to the themes of the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and be heritage, cultural, historical, and/or recreational/trail related.
Lecture: Bannerman’s Island Arsenal with Thom Johnson
Jun 11, 2026
7:00 PM
to 8:15 PM
Location: 63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516
Website: www.putnamhistorymuseum.org/events/bannermans-island-lecture-with-thom-johnson/
Email: info@putnamhistorymuseum.org
Phone: 845-265-4010
Thom Johnson will present the history of Francis Bannerman VI and the arsenal he designed and built on Pollepel Island north of Cold Spring N.Y.. The presentation will cover the Bannerman Catalogues, the history of why and how the arsenal was built, and the Bannerman Castle Trust. Thom has used it’s ruins to educate and inspire artwork, and this show will be illustrated with art and photographs, by Thom and others from his three volume book set inspired by the Bannerman Catalogues.