SOLD OUT This year's murder mystery event has sold out. We hope to host another in the future. If you are interested and would like us to contact you when another is scheduled, please email us. An Evening of History and Mystery The year is 1890 and you're invited to a Gilded Age party […]
Eager to know how much Grandma’s quilt is worth? Wondering if that wavy mirror in the hall really has any value, or if Mom’s locket is truly special? Now, you can find out! Join us for some serious fun at the Ulster County Historical Society’s Antiques Appraisal Day on Sunday, September 12 with Sanford Levy […]
Join us in welcoming the Elmendorph Handspinners Guild of Red Hook New York. Over the two days the guild will hold a quasi “Fleece to Shawl” competition. Donations will be support both UCHS and the Elmendorph Guild. On Saturday, Sept. 18 begins the competition between 5 individuals (a weaver, a plyer, and 3 spinners). The wool […]
SOLD OUT Join Katie Grove as she guides you through this ancient process of basketry. Katie has done several basket classes for UCHS over the past few years, always with great response. Space is limited so please make your reservations early. Workshop participants will work with longleaf pine needles to create a beautiful and classic basket coiled […]
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 […]
Murder Café cast of characters It's 1928 and local bootlegger Dutch Schultz is opening a new speakeasy at the Bevier House. He wants to give his girlfriend Lu Lu a place to sing but flapper Rose isn't having it. You'll dine, dance and gulp the best hooch anywhere until tempers flare, bullets rain and the law shows up. One […]
Whitehead House at Byrdcliffe Henry T Ford, Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild Board Historian, and Director Emeritus, will present a talk on the historic Byrdcliffe Art Colony. Mr. Ford will give a Powerpoint presentation discussing the social and creative impact of the Arts & Crafts Colony, founded by Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead and his wife Jane Byrd McCall, […]
Longtime baseball author and Ulster County Historical Society trustee Matthew Silverman will discuss baseball and ballplayers from the Hudson Valley who reached the big leagues. He will also discuss nearby Cooperstown's role in creating an idyllic image of baseball, its history, and its lore. Matthew Silverman, author of 15 books, mostly on baseball, has lived […]
Co-authors William B. Rhoads and Leslie Melvin present their new publication Elverhoj: the Arts and Crafts Colony at Milton-on-Hudson. Books will be available for purchase at this event. Elverhoj (Danish for “hill of the fairies,” pronounced “El-ver-hoy”) was an Arts and Crafts colony established in Milton on the picturesque west shore of the Hudson River […]
Step Up to the Plate and Take a Swing 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 the Binghamton Crickets take on the Kingston Guards. Vintage uniforms, 1800s rules (no gloves), and old-fashioned thrills for the whole family! Food and […]
