Book chronicles Kingston’s most illustrious street
The richest man in the county once lived high on Kingston’s “rich man’s” West Chestnut Street. His wealthy neighbors from
Local History
History in a can
Some days, you just don’t know where or how the past will make itself known. At times it can be
How Saugerties streets got their names, part V
The last article in this series covering the history of street names in the village of Saugerties looks at the streets of the historic overlay district south of the bridge, and Barclay Heights.
Iced over: Crossing the Hudson in winter before the bridges were built
In the days before technology and engineering began to remove barriers posed by a frozen river, the predominant form of transportation once ice closed the river to shipping was the horsedrawn sleigh.
Piecing together the past: Free slide talks on historical quilts at FDR site and Vassar
Two events in our area this week train fascinating spotlights on the role of quilts in American culture. Once relegated
How Saugerties streets got their names, part IV
Different phases of development in the village can be seen in the feel of the architecture, in the varying lot sizes, and in the width of the streets and amount of lawn and sidewalk. These trends allows differentation in the flavor of individual neighborhoods.
Todd Brewster discusses Lincoln’s Gamble at Hudson Opera House
Think that you got the gist of the struggle of America’s 16th president to get the emancipation of slaves written
Learn more about the Hudson Valley’s illustrious history of iceboating
For some iceboating enthusiasts, it’s about the adrenaline rush: the exhilaration of being propelled across a sheet of ice at
Remembering Ziegler’s Cafe
On my walk about town, I strolled into 89 Partition Street, home of the store Dig, a portion of which
How Saugerties streets got their names, part III
When the village incorporated in 1831, its borders were set to geographic landmarks where the Sawyerkill meets Malden Ave., the Tannery Brook meets the turnpike, and the road to the ford crossed the Esopus near the village line and Esopus Bend. New streets spread out to fill these corners once the nucleus of the earliest surveyed village filled out.