![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…
![The Hasbroucks of Locust Lawn](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/farmhouse-2h96cf3-470x140.jpg)
For my internship this semester, I have the opportunity to work with the New Paltz Town Historian, Susan Stessin-Cohn, on an online exhibit which will…
![Vassar Brothers Medical Center / School of Nursing - History](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/images-v9km6a-293x140.jpeg)
Vassar Brothers Medical Center was founded on June 6th, 1882 by Matthew Vassar Jr. and John Guy Vassar. The hospital was the brainchild of Matthew…
![Hudson River Maritime Museum](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/wp-content/themes/oxygen/images/archive-thumbnail-placeholder.gif)
According to the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s official website, the museum was founded in 1980 to “collect, preserve, exhibit, and interpret a collection of historical…
![Introduction](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/11/Maritime-museum-1s692l7-470x140.jpg)
Hello all! My name is Jade Mitchell, and I am a senior at SUNY New Paltz studying history. My favorite period to explore is the…
![Locust Grove Estate - History and Preservation](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/10/logo-1ifd3m0.jpg)
Locust Grove Estate is located in Poughkeepsie, New York right off of South Road. The 200-acre estate was built by architect A.J. Davis in 1851…
![Introduction / About Me!](https://hawksites.newpaltz.edu/historyinternships/files/2018/10/mansionn-26v0i5t-470x140.png)
My name is Noelle Salzarulo, and I am a senior here at SUNY New Paltz. I am a History major with minors in Ancient…