Local History

The entries have been copied from the October issues of the New Paltz Independent.

As leaves start to turn and the nip of autumn graces Kingston, the Senate House State Historic Site is gearing...

The Overbaugh and DuBois women shared across three generations about all manner of things...

Forged in fun…

The entries have been copied from the September issues of the New Paltz Independent.

The entries have been copied from the August issues of the New Paltz Independent.

The single-most influential individual in the creative genesis of Woodstock was Hervey White, whose “Maverick Colony” consisted of artists who...

The Historical Society of Woodstock announces the opening of a new exhibition Goin’ to Town — a celebration of the...

Maverick Concerts is a time-honored testament to the power of music and art…

The Borscht Belt was an iconic constellation of holiday resorts and activity camps scattered across Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange counties.

Kingston’s Wilbur and Ponckhockie neighborhoods have long been overlooked. Insufficient attention has been paid to how improvement and investment could...

The entries have been copied from the July issues of the New Paltz Independent.

I thought I knew all I needed to know about the hardships my Irish ancestors endured during the infamous potato famine...

The mid-Hudson Valley music scene may be too narrowly defined, if not even a little tyrannized, by one extravagantly glorious...

The mid-Hudson Valley offers myriad choices of places to walk for pleasure. But for a family outing, sometimes it’s not...

What the newspapers said 100 years ago...

Fasten those seatbelts, because history is about to hit the highway. The 2nd Schoharie Turnpike/Kaaterskill Clove Road Rally, slated for...

Do-overs for pitches that are too close to call? We’ve come a long way to robo-umpires…

Given its nature, a historical society – especially the oldest of its kind in New York State – might be...

Get to Maverick Concerts this weekend for an enchanting afternoon of live music, fun and food in the woods…