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…
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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…
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…
Real Estate Market in Hudson – Questions to Local Realtors
I asked four Hudson realtors about the local housing market – what is it like now, what are some trends, and here are their answers. Christine Jones from TKG RealtyPaul Barrett, from TKG RealtyKylah Campeta, from @LYF_Home and Nicole Vidor RealtyAnthony D’Argenzio, from Houlihan Lawrence and This Old Hudson Question: Has the Hudson market “cooled”…
The Ghent Playhouse Announces New Season
Sam Reilly, President of the Board of the Directors at The Ghent Playhouse, talks about the theater’s upcoming season. The Ghent Playhouse is short trip up Route 66, about fifteen minutes from the City of Hudson. Tell Trixie’s List readers a little about The Ghent Playhouse – where are you located, your history, and what…
The Best Gelato – Trust Me!
You’re on a “date” in Hudson – maybe it’s a first/second date. Maybe you’re married, and it’s date night. You turn to your partner and say, “Let’s get some gelato!” Both of you get in the car, and you drive down 3rd Street, onto 9G, outside the City of Hudson, and your partner looks at…
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…
Behind the Scenes at the Columbia Fair Cookie Contest
Thank you HillsdaleHamlet for the meme! To my surprise, they asked me to judge the Columbia County Fair Cookie Contest! The Fair is also an advertiser on this website! They are amazing. Some thought that I would be there, in drag, at the Fair, sampling and judging cookies. No. That is not going to happen….