Town of Lloyd Historical Preservation Society in Highland (https://lloydhistory.org). Take a self-guided walking tour of Highland’s past focusing on the era of the Highland-New Paltz Trolley, the only trolley line in Ulster County that connected two towns. By following little green trolleys stenciled on the sidewalk, and on the Hudson Valley Rail Trail, viewers can stroll through the village and glimpse the town “then and now.” Large framed pages have been placed in business windows throughout the village showing pictures and text explaining what a site looked like and/or what occurred in that area.
Reher Center in Kingston (https://wiltwyck-web.info/reher). The Rondout Revisited exhibit, with an opening reception on Sunday, 9/18 from 3-5 p.m. at Kingston’s Heritage Area Visitor Center, highlights three stages in the history of The Strand. In addition, images from Eugene Dauner will be shown in a slide presentation at the Arts Society of Kingston on 97 Broadway on Tuesday, 9/20 at 7 p.m.
Saugerties Historic Preservation Commission in West Camp (https://saugerties.ny.us). Julian Adams from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation will discuss the ongoing development of the Town and Village Guidelines for Historic Preservation at the Saugerties Library Community Room on Monday, 9/19 at 7:30 p.m. Town Historian Audrey Klinkenberg will talk about 200 years of Saugerties’ illustrative past in the Saugerties Library Community Room on Wednesday 9/21 at 6 p.m. Michael Sullivan Smith will lead a discussion on “Digitizing the History of Saugerties” in the Saugerties Library Community Room on Thursday 9/22 at 6 p.m. Myles Putman and Michael Smith will also give a talk on “Mapping Harry Carle’s Memories” in the Saugerties Library Community Room on Friday 9/23 at 6 p.m.
Senate House State Historic Site in Kingston (https://nysparks.state.ny.us/historic-sites/18/details.aspx). Apple Heritage Day, a day of 18th century activities including cider-pressing, the making of apple butter, a magician, puppet shows, musicians and open-hearth cooking in a Dutch oven, will be held on Sunday, 9/25 from noon to 5 p.m.
