The Hudson Area Library is pleased to announce two newly-launched oral history online archives: the Hudson Area Library Oral History Project (HAL OHP), an open collection of interviews collected locally over the past decade, and the Black Legacy Association of Columbia County Oral History Project (BLACC) collection from the 1980s. The archiving of these collections…
Category: Attractions
Inaugural Winter Exhibition Opens at Olana
Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape,Frederic Church’s Historic Art Expedition Shines NewLight on Contemporary Climate Challenges The Olana Partnership, in collaboration with the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, presents Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape, the first winter exhibition at Olana State Historic Site. The exhibition, shown primarily…
Three and a Half Hours: Kinderhook
Inspired by a recent New York Times article, “36 Hours: Barcelona”, I decided to write about this past weekend’s experience and the (approximately) three and a half hours I spent in Kinderhook. (Granted, not consecutive three-and-a-half hours. I mean, let’s not go crazy…) I’m always looking for a good reason to visit Kinderhook, beyond yet…
Lindenwald – Martin Van Buren’s Home and Life – As Told by TheKinderhookers
Written by TheKinderhookers Okay so imagine this: you come off your five day coke binge waking up in Niverville of all places and you open your now cracked phone to see what day it is and some drag queen named Trixie has added you as an author to her WORDPRESS site because apparently you woke…
Koweek Family Donates Urban Renewal Planning Papers to Hudson Area Library
The Hudson Area Library is proud to announce that the Koweek family has donated the Arthur Koweek Urban Renewal Papers to the library’s History Room. Arthur Koweek chaired the Hudson City Planning Commission during the urban renewal project of 1971-1973. With Hudson again in a debate about housing and business development, much can be learned…
Boat and Lighthouse Summer Tours are Here for a Limited Time only!
Tours are available only from July to October of this year, which departs from Athens and Hudson. The schedules are: Departs from Athens Riverfront Park – every 2nd SaturdayJuly 9, August 13, Sept 10 and Oct 8Times: 10:00 am, 11:30 am and 1:00 pm Departs from Hudson Riverfront Park – every 4th SaturdayJuly 23, August…
Hellbent at PCB
Emcee, Eli Rose of Hellbent, at PCB I never know what to expect at events. I’m just happy to leave the house nowadays. I put on my brand new, memory-foam Skechers, for a “fancy” evening out (that’s where I’m at, post-pandemic, and post-50). I was light and bouncy, and ready for middle-aged fun! It’s a…
Celebrating the Queen Bee on Mother’s Day
Written by Trixie’s List writer, Romeo Barkley On Mother’s Day weekend we celebrated the great Queen bee of them all, the queen Honeybee! Through The Workshop Experience , Sha-Na lead a class on tending to Honey bees holistically. We started the class understanding the practices of biodynamic farming. Biodynamic farming is a holistic, ecological and…
Winter Walk – New Events Added!
In addition to the list of events to take place during Winter Walk, Saturday, Dec. 4th 5-8pm, Hudson Hall just announced the following: Winter Walk Kick-OffThe evening begins with a tribute to the resiliency of our community and to our friend, Vincent Mulford. Mulford, who passed away this October, was a longtime resident and pioneering antiques dealer in Hudson,…
Hudson Area Library Launches NEW History Room Website and Online Shop
Learn about the History of Hudson and Give the Gift of Hudson’s History! Locals, transplants, and visitors alike are all fascinated with the history of Hudson. With the planning of the city by a group of merchants and whalers from their homes in Rhode Island and Massachusetts; the seedy stories of Diamond Street brothels, Legs…