While tensions brew between North and South during the 1850s, an idea brews in the mind of an Ulster County farmer. His idea is simple yet grand: establish a must-see destination at a remarkable lake high atop the Shawangunk Mountains. Visitors to Mohonk Lake saw a very different place during the Civil War. Robi Josephson, […]
Discovery Day - Auction Evaluation Event To Benefit The Ulster County Historical Society Please join the members of Schwenke Auctioneers & Appraisers and UCHS for an historical treasure hunt! Schwenke Auctioneers and Apppraisers are seeking items with potential historical significance or substantial value, including collections and entire estates. Our auction experts will be available by […]
with Patti Brousseau. $55 per basket for General Public participants $45 per basket for UCHS members Reservations strongly requested please contact by email or phone to save your space.
Members meeting begins at 2:30pm, refreshments and film presentation, "Lost Rondout" by Lynn Woods to follow at 3pm.
Join us for Lynn Woods presentation of her new film, "Lost Rondout." Excerpts from this documentary will be shown, depicting the history of the Rondout creek and it's contribution to the unique story of Ulster County cultural and economic development. Ms. Woods invites your questions and discussion after the viewing. Light refreshments will be served […]
“Conservations on History” traces the saga of Abraham Lincoln and The Civil War, to commemorate the 151st anniversary this week of Lincoln’s assassination. This educational program includes a lecture and discussion by official Gettysburg tour guide John McTague and a talk by Rosario Agostaro, Superintendent of Schools RVCSD about Lincoln’s cabinet, the onset of his […]
This lecture kicks off a season of Ulster County Historical Society lectures and events with the theme of "Celebrating Women in History," to commemorate the 2017 centennial of woman suffrage in New York State. Centuries before the 19th Amendment allowed the American female the right to vote in 1920, women of the Six Nation Iroquois […]
Discovering and understanding the lives of slaves living in Ulster County in the 18th and 19thcenturies has always been a challenge. There are few written records and those that exist are found deep within archives and other obscure sources. Anne Gordon has undertaken just such a search uncovering copious amounts of information on the early life of […]
Excerpt from the introduction of Mr. Heppner’s book “Women of the Catskills”; “As a child, I heard their names frequently – names that connected me across time and distance to relatives that went before. It wasn’t until much later that it finally dawned on me that the names I often heard discussed at family gatherings […]
Who was the author of New York State’s historic Constitution, signed in Kingston? And why should we know more about him? The enlightening answers will be found in this lecture to be delivered by Dr. Ray Raymond. In this lecture, Dr. Raymond will examine how the brilliant John Jay was initially home-schooled before enrolling at […]
