Hi! My name is Aracely Rivera (pronounced R-ra-sell-lee) and I am currently a Senior History major at SUNY New Paltz. My love for history, especially…
In 1964, Charles Lark had inherited the Olana estate, just ten minutes south of Hudson, New York. His aunt willed him the property as he…
I was born and raised in the lower Hudson Valley and have spent the last four years of my life living in the middle and…
Working on the Hasbrouck’s of Locust Lawn exhibit this semester has been both challenging and rewarding in a multitude of ways. While the work itself…
During my time at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, one of the major projects I worked on was doing research for a book that the…
This semester I am assisting with the curation of an exhibit at the Hurley Heritage Society located in the Elmendorf House at 52 Main Street…
Hello! My name is Kerri Widrick and I’m a Junior at SUNY New Paltz majoring in Anthropology (concentrating in Archaeology and Biological Anthropology) and minoring…
The Mystery Behind Rachel Ferguson The photo is dated 1893. Nine young Vassar Brothers Hospital nurses are seated with the head nurse, smiling (or the…
Hi, I am Julia Morini, a massive art history nerd and meme enthusiast! I currently have three majors in History, Art History, and English with…
While working at the Jacob Leisler Institute, not surprisingly I have come across a plethora of material regarding Jacob Leisler himself, the rogue governor of…