What Really Happened at the the Burning of Kingston with Guest Speaker Phil Ryan

The UCHS Members annual business meeting begins at 2:30. All members are invited to this for election of officers and new board members.

3pm, Special guest Phil Ryan will begin his talk on the burning of Kingston. Following will be light refreshments and discussion with friends and members.

Anyone interested in Ulster County history knows that Kingston was burned to the ground in October 1777. Today we hold periodic historical re-enactments, but questions persist. Where was New York State’s first Governor, George Clinton, when Kingston was burned? Why was Kingston burned? How was it possible for the the State’s first capital to be left totally undefended? Where was the Ulster Militia? What happened to Kingston’s residents? The speaker will address these questions and the many dramatic events of October 16, 1777.

A lifelong public relations counselor, Phil Ryan is a 30-year resident of Stone Ridge. He is an adjunct professor in the Media and Communication Dept. at The City College of New York. Between 2003 and 2008 he served as President of the Ulster County Historical Society.

Fee is $10 for non-members, members are free.
Please RSVP via email to UCHSDirector@gmail.com or by phone 845 377-1040