Our guest speaker, Myles Putman, will revisit a timely transportation topic with an illustrated presentation, using a number of case studies, from “projects in your neighborhood” a hundred years ago to the West Shore “corridor of conflict”. The talk will describe the physical and technological changes in road systems since the late 1880’s, also highlighting […]
This collaborative project between UCHS and Ellenville Public Library & Museum will be on display at the Bevier House Museum through the month of September. There will be a celebratory reception on September 17th, 2017 after the Geoffery Miller lecture.
Join Ulster County HS in their first historic house tour. The house tour will be the largest fundraising event the organization has undertaken in recent years. Planning began in 2017 and several generous homeowners will be participating in this distinguished line up properties. All buildings are located between Kripplebush, Stone Ridge, High Falls and Hurley. […]
Join us in celebrating the rich history of artists in Ulster County. We know much about the Hudson River School of art, but the movement that began in the early 20th century with art colonies forming in our area are still hidden in a mist of conjecture and hearsay. For May – July, UCHS presents […]
As we continue with the celebration of art history in Ulster County, we invite you to the presentation on Cragsmoor and its mountainous refuge of artists. Hatti Grifo, recently retired Cragsmoor Library Director, will present this PowerPoint program. Cragsmoor is a tiny hamlet in the lower Shawangunk ridge just outside the village of Ellenville, where […]
Ulster County Historical Society will hold a Historic Preservation Expo on March 30, 2019. The event is designed as a community information program in response to inquiries we have received in the last year concerning resources for historic preservation. The expo will include trades people, craftspeople, and designers. Additionally, commissioners from Marbletown preservation commission will […]
After Woodstock's Byrdcliffe, Elverhoj was Ulster County's second important Arts & Crafts colony. Established by two Danish-American silversmiths, Anders H. Andersen and Johannes Morton, Elverhoj (Danish for “hill of the fairies”) was known for jewelry and silverware designed and made by individual artists, but also for etchings and paintings by Ralph Pearson and James Scott. […]
This year’s Garden Tour is sponsored by the Rondout Valley Business Association and Ulster County Historical Society. A must-attend event for gardeners of all levels and interests! Our aim each year is to feature different gardens that show a range of ideas and approaches to designing and landscaping a yard. Some may have a mix of […]
No county was more strategically located during the American Revolution than Ulster. Among the oldest counties in the state, during the colonial period Ulster extended south from Kingston to Newburgh and west to the current Pennsylvania border. Ulster, threatened by the Iroquois and Kingston, was raided by the British, but no sustained effort was made […]
Learn to grow your own cut flower garden with Lily Bruder-Zal of Vanishing Point Flower Farm in Highland, NY. Lily has given several floral arranging workshops at UCHS over the years where each participant went home with a beautiful arrangement of their own making! At this program, participants will receive a case of annual and […]
