The single-most influential individual in the creative genesis of Woodstock was Hervey White, whose “Maverick Colony” consisted of artists who...
Read moreThe Historical Society of Woodstock announces the opening of a new exhibition Goin’ to Town — a celebration of the...
Read moreMaverick Concerts is a time-honored testament to the power of music and art…
Read moreThe Borscht Belt was an iconic constellation of holiday resorts and activity camps scattered across Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange counties.
Read moreKingston’s Wilbur and Ponckhockie neighborhoods have long been overlooked. Insufficient attention has been paid to how improvement and investment could...
Read moreThe entries have been copied from the July issues of the New Paltz Independent.
Read moreI thought I knew all I needed to know about the hardships my Irish ancestors endured during the infamous potato famine...
Read moreThe mid-Hudson Valley music scene may be too narrowly defined, if not even a little tyrannized, by one extravagantly glorious...
Read moreThe mid-Hudson Valley offers myriad choices of places to walk for pleasure. But for a family outing, sometimes it’s not...
Read moreWhat the newspapers said 100 years ago...
Read moreFasten those seatbelts, because history is about to hit the highway. The 2nd Schoharie Turnpike/Kaaterskill Clove Road Rally, slated for...
Read moreDo-overs for pitches that are too close to call? We’ve come a long way to robo-umpires…
Read moreGiven its nature, a historical society – especially the oldest of its kind in New York State – might be...
Read moreGet to Maverick Concerts this weekend for an enchanting afternoon of live music, fun and food in the woods…
Read moreFew places in America rival the architectural heritage of Kingston...
Read moreHarold Evans was an English journalist, writer and editor who loved America before he had ever seen it. He eventually...
Read moreA decade ago, the fate of the Wurts Street Bridge, whose graceful span over the Rondout Creek is one of the...
Read moreFrom the 1920s until its slow demise throughout the 50s, 60s and 70s, the Borscht Belt was a swath of...
Read moreThe ‘‘Our towns’’ column is compiled each month by Carol Johnson of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. The entries have been...
Read moreSomething old, something ever new…
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