The anniversary of the ratification for women’s voting rights in New York State will be honored in 2017. In the spring of 2015, Ellenville Public Library & Museum and Ulster County Historical Society joined forces to develop a year- long celebration honoring Ulster County’s women’s history. There will be two events surrounding this celebration. The […]
Patti has been doing basket workshops with UCHS for the past several years, and no one ever walks away unhappy with their project! This year Patti is offering a Two Pie Basket, made of splint and reed with colored decoration. The class begins at 10am and we are generally done by 3pm. Beverages and snacks […]
Library users. Dr. Erica Obey. The Curse of the Braddock Brides is the first in a series of historical mystery/romances inspired by the great houses of the Hudson Valley. “Lord Hardcastle, a single man with a title and a drafty castle, may be in need of a wife, but that doesn’t mean American heiress Libba […]
Explore the culinary treasures hidden in local wild foods. Learn to identify, harvest, and prepare these ancient foods so you can easily incorporate them into you daily meals. Using basic sensory skills, we will survey the plants in the surrounding landscape of the Bevier House Museum. Inside we will prep and taste a few of […]
UCHS is hosting the Ulster Garden Club Flower Show at the Bevier House Museum. This juried show will be open for public viewing from 10am-1pm. Members of the UC Garden Club have created beautiful arrangements for this show. Free to all. No reservations necessary.
Event has been postponed until further notice. Jonathan suffered a fire in his workshop in May.
As far back as 12,000 years ago, Native American tribes thrived here in Ulster County – and thanks to ongoing archeological digs, we are still learning about their lives. Guiding college students through these important excavations is SUNY New Paltz professor Joseph E. Diamond, Ph.D., who will deliver a lecture on their findings for The […]
Ellen Gruber Garvey joins us through the Humanities NY Public Speaker Program When women and girls first rode bicycles in large numbers in the 1890s, they celebrated their new freedom to move around in the world. Susan B. Anthony said she stood and rejoiced, “every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the […]
Emily Rockwell Crane Chadbourne (1871–1964) was the daughter of Richard Teller Crane and Mary Prentice Crane. Emily, well-known for art collection and philanthropy, sat on the board of governors for the Art Institute of Chicago, was a fellow in perpetuity of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and former president of the […]
An arrangement of flowers can brighten up any room in the house – and also improve your mood. But purchasing a bouquet of flowers from your local florist can be costly. Have you considered arranging flowers from your own garden? It’s easier than you might think. A floral arranging workshop will be offered with instructor […]
