Kinderhook, Martin Van Buren and the First Lady Who Never Was
As you drive north through Columbia County, you reach Kinderhook, home to the eighth president of the United States, Martin
Local History
Kaaterskill Postcard Club Fall Sale & Show in Kingston
There’s a special charm that attaches itself to old postcards: artifacts of the past, created to be ephemera but often
History column: Youth and experience
James Eights, M.D., an amateur geologist, writes in the fall of 1835 in his description of the rock formations the
Letter: The facts of the Clovelea/ Dragon Inn stop-work order
Clovelea awaits restoration as it has for over 20 years. The recent presumed purchaser has made no effort to follow
Friends of Historic Kingston to launch The Street that Built a City
[portfolio_slideshow id=18061] Lowell Thing’s The Street that Built a City: McEntee’s Chestnut Street, Kingston and the Rise of New
FDR Library marks United Nations’ 70th anniversary with panel discussion & light show
October 24 is United Nations Day, the anniversary of the international diplomacy organization’s founding. And this year marks the 70th
The British are coming! Prepare for the Burning of Kingston
Be on the alert for Colonial Era British soldiers marching in the streets of Kingston this weekend: It could signal
“Why Privacy Matters” conference at Bard to feature Skyped-in Edward Snowden
The play of darkness and light – the critical need for both – was rarely more eloquently described than in
Celebrating Andrew Jackson Downing’s bicentennial in Poughkeepsie & Newburgh
Andrew Jackson (A. J.) Downing (1815-1852) was an American landscape designer, horticulturist and writer who became influential in American architectural
Talk on the history of the Hudson River regattas
If you’ve seen a regatta, it’s hard to forget it. Ditto for the simple art of sculling practices. Think of