On Thursday, March 2nd, the Hudson Area Library showcased its historical Hudson maps and atlases. The exhibition was a culmination of months and years of work by local volunteers of the library’s History Room. Their worked helped preserve and make these maps accessible to the public. The maps have been used to teach local teens…
Category: Attractions
Lindenwald’s Amazing Historically Accurate WallPaper
This past week, the Columbia County Libraries Association sponsored a program examining the wallpaper at former president Martin Van Buren’s home, Lindenwald, in Kinderhook. You can view the video above. Below are some photos taken inside Lindenwald.
Winter Walk Windows 2022
Lisa Durfee, 524 Warren StreetA Humble Hamptons Holiday Award“Get lost in the cozy holiday you wish you were having. Walking down the stairs with the stiff elegance only a doll can muster.”
Ruth Piwonka Student Scholarship Award
The Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History is presenting a $500 scholarship in memory of local historian Ruth Piwonka to a student in Columbia County looking to further their education in history. To honor Ruth Piwonka, Trustee Emeritus of the Board of the Jacob Leisler Institute, the Institute has established an annual scholarship in…
Hudson Area Library Launches Online Access to Two Oral History Collections
The Hudson Area Library is pleased to announce two newly-launched oral history online archives: the Hudson Area Library Oral History Project (HAL OHP), an open collection of interviews collected locally over the past decade, and the Black Legacy Association of Columbia County Oral History Project (BLACC) collection from the 1980s. The archiving of these collections…
Inaugural Winter Exhibition Opens at Olana
Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape,Frederic Church’s Historic Art Expedition Shines NewLight on Contemporary Climate Challenges The Olana Partnership, in collaboration with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, presents Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape, the first winter exhibition at Olana State Historic Site. The exhibition, shown primarily…
Three and a Half Hours: Kinderhook
Inspired by a recent New York Times article, “36 Hours: Barcelona”, I decided to write about this past weekend’s experience and the (approximately) three and a half hours I spent in Kinderhook. (Granted, not consecutive three-and-a-half hours. I mean, let’s not go crazy…) I’m always looking for a good reason to visit Kinderhook, beyond yet…
Lindenwald – Martin Van Buren’s Home and Life – As Told by TheKinderhookers
Written by TheKinderhookers Okay so imagine this: you come off your five day coke binge waking up in Niverville of all places and you open your now cracked phone to see what day it is and some drag queen named Trixie has added you as an author to her WORDPRESS site because apparently you woke…
Koweek Family Donates Urban Renewal Planning Papers to Hudson Area Library
The Hudson Area Library is proud to announce that the Koweek family has donated the Arthur Koweek Urban Renewal Papers to the library’s History Room. Arthur Koweek chaired the Hudson City Planning Commission during the urban renewal project of 1971-1973. With Hudson again in a debate about housing and business development, much can be learned…
Boat and Lighthouse Summer Tours are Here for a Limited Time only!
Tours are available only from July to October of this year, which departs from Athens and Hudson. The schedules are: Departs from Athens Riverfront Park – every 2nd SaturdayJuly 9, August 13, Sept 10 and Oct 8Times: 10:00 am, 11:30 am and 1:00 pm Departs from Hudson Riverfront Park – every 4th SaturdayJuly 23, August…