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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
