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
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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
Nearly drowned: Talk on aborted Dutchess reservoir project this Friday
The town of Clinton in Dutchess County is best characterized as “a nice place to live,” says Dick Coller, board
“The Making of an Argument:” Gordon Parks exhibition at Vassar
Gordon Parks’s photo essay Harlem Gang Leader sprang from the time that Parks spent following a teenaged gang leader in
The Gunks: New book pairs views of today & yesteryear on the Ridge
[portfolio_slideshow id=17719] The Shawangunk Ridge loomed just over their shoulders as Ron Knapp and Michael Neil O’Donnell sat discussing
Meet the FDR Library’s new director Paul Sparrow
“We’re still experiencing what we call ‘the Burns Bump,’” says Paul Sparrow, newly appointed director of the Franklin D. Roosevelt