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SUMMARY:'Riff Raff\,' Refugees and Nativism: A Century of Immigration Policy
DESCRIPTION:Immigration has defined American political life for decades — and today’s debates may feel unprecedented\, but they are not. From the Chinese Exclusion Act to the Immigration Act of 1924\, the United States has been here before: moments when anti-immigrant sentiment hardened into law\, when nativist arguments drowned out other voices\, and when the question of who belongs in America was answered with restriction rather than welcome. Dr. Vought traces the history of nativism and immigration legislation that forms the backdrop for our current moment — and shows us that the arguments we’re hearing today have deep\, instructive roots. A perfect opening to a UCHS season exploring who came to Ulster County\, why they came\, and what they built. \nAbout the Presenter \nDr. Hans P. Vought is Professor of History and Chair of the Social Sciences\, History\, and Education Department at SUNY Ulster\, where he has spent his career teaching American history\, immigration and ethnicity\, and the history of Native and African American communities. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Connecticut and is the author of The Bully Pulpit and the Melting Pot: American Presidents and the Immigrant\, 1897–1933 — a sweeping examination of how the nation’s chief executives have shaped\, restricted\, and responded to immigration across more than three decades of profound national change. \n \nClick Here to Reserve\nThis event is free\, but seating is limited—please reserve your spot in advance.We suggest a donation of $15 to support the Sunday Salon Series and the work of the Ulster County Historical Society. You can contribute online when you RSVP or donate at the event itself via cash\, check\, or credit card. \nThank you for supporting local history and community programming!
URL:https://ulstercountyhs.org/event/riff-raff-refugees-and-nativism-a-century-of-immigration-policy/
LOCATION:Bevier House Museum\, 2682 Route 209\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Salon Series
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SUMMARY:From Napoli to the Catskills: Southern Italian Labor and the Construction of the Ashokan Reservoir
DESCRIPTION:Immigrant labor built America — and nowhere is that story more visible\, or more local\, than the Ashokan Reservoir\, which still supplies roughly 40 percent of New York City’s drinking water more than a century after its construction. Join local historian Steven Caselli for a presentation and conversation about the Southern Italian laborers who built it — who they were\, where they came from\, how they worked\, and how they navigated a new culture while holding onto the one they brought with them. We’ll also reckon with what was lost: the towns purchased\, demolished\, and flooded to make way for the reservoir\, and the communities forever changed by its creation. Traditional Italian cookies will be served\, and an optional guided walking tour of the reservoir follows the discussion. \nAbout the Presenter\nSteven Caselli is a Kingston-based historian\, podcaster\, and public history student at SUNY Empire State\, best known as the host of the Empire State History podcast\, which explores the colonial and 19th-century history of the Hudson Valley and New York State. His work focuses on bringing historic sites to life through immersive and interactive experiences. He also conducts oral history research on Italian-American food traditions and cultural identity as part of his master’s thesis — work he regularly shares on Radio Kingston’s Tutto Italiano. This program reflects his deepest interests: the people behind the history\, and the cultures they carried with them. \n \nClick Here to Reserve\nThis event is free\, but seating is limited—please reserve your spot in advance.We suggest a donation of $15 to support the Sunday Salon Series and the work of the Ulster County Historical Society. You can contribute online when you RSVP or donate at the event itself via cash\, check\, or credit card. \nThank you for supporting local history and community programming!
URL:https://ulstercountyhs.org/event/from-napoli-to-the-catskills-southern-italian-labor-and-the-construction-of-the-ashokan-reservoir/
LOCATION:Bevier House Museum\, 2682 Route 209\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Sunday Salon Series
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SUMMARY:From Refugees to Patentees: The Migration Path of New Paltz's Founding French Families
DESCRIPTION:They are names carved into the landscape of the Hudson Valley — DuBois\, Bevier\, Crispell\, Hasbrouck — familiar to us as founders\, landholders\, and pillars of colonial life. But before they were patentees\, they were refugees. Driven from their homelands by war\, religious persecution\, and political upheaval in seventeenth-century Europe\, the French-speaking Walloon and Huguenot families who settled Hurley and New Paltz traveled a long and harrowing road before they arrived here. Ulster County Historian Eddie Moran retraces their migration paths across Europe and colonial North America — examining the displacement\, resilience\, and adaptation that brought them to a land already long inhabited\, adding their chapter to Ulster County’s deep story of arrival and belonging. You’ll never read a historic marker the same way again. \n \nEddie Moran is the appointed Historian for Ulster County\, NY. A lifelong resident of the Wallkill River Valley\, he began his career as a tour guide at Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz while still a student at SUNY New Paltz\, where he earned his B.A. in History in 2020. He managed historical interpretation full-time at Historic Huguenot Street beginning in 2022 before being appointed Ulster County Historian in September 2024. He brings a rare personal dimension to this subject: he is himself a descendant of New Paltz’s founding French colonizers — which is to say\, a descendant of the very refugees whose journey he will trace. \nClick Here to Reserve\nThis event is free\, but seating is limited—please reserve your spot in advance.We suggest a donation of $15 to support the Sunday Salon Series and the work of the Ulster County Historical Society. You can contribute online when you RSVP or donate at the event itself via cash\, check\, or credit card. \nThank you for supporting local history and community programming!
URL:https://ulstercountyhs.org/event/from-refugees-to-patentees-the-migration-path-of-new-paltzs-founding-french-families/
LOCATION:Ulster County Historical Society\, 2682 State Route 209\, Kingston\, NY\, 12401
CATEGORIES:Sunday Salon Series
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