We are happy to announce the return of our popular trivia contest in 2024. Come with your team of 6 or less, or join others when you arrive. The event will be held just down the road at the High Falls Café. Reservations are strongly encouraged and can be made by calling the High Falls […]
Please join us for the opening of a new exhibition of artwork, artifacts, memorabilia, photographs, wood block prints and encaustics by printmaker and family historian Beverly Bennett. In the Shadow of Mohonk: A Collection of the Yeaple Family Art and Heirlooms tells the story of the long history of the Yeaple family in Ulster County, […]
EVENT CANCELED. Please check back incase we reschedule for later in the year. A Fundraiser to Die For! Welcome to our popular 1940's weekly radio show featuring music and comedy. As you dine, you'll uncover a web of mystery lurking behind the scenes. Secrets will be revealed and then a body falls. Come and experience […]
Over 1,000 women flew military aircraft in WWII as Women Air Force Service Pilots, or WASP. Author Margaret DiBenedetto is the daughter of WASP, Ruth Franckling Reynolds. Ruth grew up delivering milk to the residents of Woodstock and earned her pilot license in Kingston, becoming the first female commercial pilot in Ulster County. During her […]
Runaway ads were the first published slavery narratives—told by masters. In recent decades scholars have learned to read them closely for individuals’ stories as well as to aggregate them for the purposes of social history. In Defiance does both. Co-author and New Paltz Town Historian, Susan Stessin-Cohn, will discuss the research that went into writing […]
An old-time baseball game is old-time community fun. Step back in time and see how base ball was played 150 years ago when two local teams, the Kingston Guards and the Saugerties Vintage Base Ball Club, step up to the plate. Root for your home team or simply join in the fun. Vintage uniforms, 1800s […]
Marissa Marvelli is an independent historic preservation consultant based in Ulster County. In addition to conducting a wide range of cultural resource surveys and drafting National Register nominations, Marissa is frequently hired to consult on historic rehabilitation tax credit projects. In this talk, she will cover the financial benefits of listing significant individual properties and […]
Unleash your inner historian in our genealogy research workshop! UCHS Administrator, Cheyenne Cutter, will begin by advising research methods to uncover your family’s history. Gain valuable tips on using online resources, census records, and historical documents. Then we will discover how to dive deeper into your family history with Courtney Edwards by exploring genograms. Learn […]
Behind every artifact there is a human story that is essential for an accurate interpretation of its significance. Diaries, family correspondence, newspaper accounts, and previous historical research on an artifact’s period and place of origin help historians to understand the context behind its purpose and impact. The recent popularity of memoir adds yet another highly […]
Our 2:00 pm Annual Meeting is open to UCHS Members only. The 3:00 pm program, with speaker, Sanford Levy, is open to the public. Mr. Levy be speaking about three old friends from Kingston, NY, whose artwork he has studied and enjoyed over the years: Julia McEntee Dillon, Jervis McEntee and Joseph Tubby. These “friends” […]
