Rail-trails transform historic corridors
My family had a soft spot for trains. It started in Ulster County.
Local History
Never was a slave: Historic Huguenot Street launches online exhibit on builder Jacob Wynkoop
Historic Huguenot Street is poised to launch a new walking-tour app titled “Jacob Wynkoop: Building a Free Black Neighborhood” by the end of the month. The tour will be narrated by Chaundre Hall-Broomfield, a Newburgh native and a performer known for his dual roles as Hercules Mulligan and James Madison in the national tour of the Broadway musical phenomenon Hamilton with the Angelica company.
Old Dutch Church in Kingston to offer living-history tours
Theatre on the Road and the Old Dutch Church in Kingston will offer living-history tours Saturdays in October in the cemetery of the church. Guests will take a trip across three centuries and meet seven characters who made Kingston the place to be.
Sojourner Truth monument dedicated at Walkway over the Hudson
The new statue is the work of Vinnie Bagwell, a self-described “untutored artist” previously known for her depictions of luminaries as Ella Fitzgerald, Frederick Douglass and Marvin Gaye. She also sculpts anonymous and allegorical figures, such as those she has created for the Enslaved Africans Rain Garden in her native Yonkers.
What the local newspapers said 100 years ago
The ‘‘Our town’’ column is compiled each month by Carol Johnson of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. The entries have been copied from the August issues of the New Paltz Independent. To get a closer look at these newspapers of the past, visit the staff of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection at the Elting Memorial Library at 93 Main Street in New Paltz, or call 255-5030.
What the local newspaper said 100 years ago
The ‘‘Our town’’ column is compiled each month by Carol Johnson of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. The entries have been copied from the July issues of the New Paltz Independent. To get a closer look at these newspapers of the past, visit the staff of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection at the Elting Memorial Library at 93 Main Street in New Paltz, or call 255-5030.
Petition calls for removal of Academy Green statues in Kingston
Some argue the statues of Henry Hudson, George Clinton and Peter Stuyvesant should be removed because of their actions and statements on race.
What the local newspapers said 100 years ago
Adjusting to daylight savings time, Commencement Week at the Normal School, and preparations for the Ulster County Fair.
Radio Woodstock celebrates 40th anniversary
“We were blessed not knowing what we didn’t know,” recalled Sasha Gillman, now in her ninth decade.
What the local newspaper said 100 years ago
“The high rents and general congestion in New York City and vicinity are driving people into the country. Most of the purchases of real estate in our village of late have been by city people.” Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?