![The Hudson Athens Lighthouse and the Youmans](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/light-s7ipfg-470x140.png)
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…
![The Hurley Heritage Society: Local History’s Place in Modern Life](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
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…
![Meet Me!](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/IMG_8523-2framq4-470x140.jpg)
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](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/Nurses-in-Home-I-Parlor-1893_Digital-version-1q4spym-470x140.jpg)
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…
![Meet me!](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
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…
![Making a Narrative out of the Past: The Jacob Leisler Institute for Early New York History](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/Dec.-4-2016a-300x188-2mko9ku-300x140.jpg)
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…
![About Me & Introduction: Jacob Leisler Institute for Early New York History](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/Leister-House-2754uxz-470x140.jpg)
Hey, my name is James O’Grady, and I’m a senior at SUNY New Paltz, and I am a history major, with a German minor. I’ve…
![The Difficulties of Historical Practice](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/annette-diary-2f3fdcp-470x140.png)
During my time as an intern at Locust Grove, I have been transcribing Annette Young’s diary entries in order to obtain relevant information about the…
![Roelof Josiah Elting: Loyalism in Colonial New Paltz?](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/DSC01904-253pnwa-470x140.jpg)
While interning at Historic Huguenot Street this summer, my project focused on the life of a resident of New Paltz during the American Revolution, Roelof…
![Hudson River Valley Heritage](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
I knew how to use a computer when I was five years old as if it was an instinct. I remember jumping from tab to…