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Postcard detail of Lower Broadway, Rondout, circa 1914.

“Rondout Revisited” exhibit & slideshows at Kingston’s Persen House this Saturday

The Matthewis Persen House, one of four Colonial stone buildings occupying the crossroads of John and Crown Streets in Uptown Kingston, is one of Uptown’s most-visited historic sites. Owned and partially restored by…

Photo of Opus 40 by Dion Ogust.

Opus 40 celebrates monolith’s 50th anniversary this Saturday

The nine-ton monolith at the heart of Opus 40 is more than the centerpiece of Harvey Fite’s massive work in stone, according to Tad Richards, Fite’s stepson and current artistic director of the…

Photo of farm field in Dutchess County by Dion Ogust.

Delve into our communal past during New York Heritage Weekend

Special events & deals throughout the region to unlock the mysteries of history Along with “staycations,” “heritage tourism” is a marketing concept that has gotten amplified buzz in these past few years, ever…

The Gardiner Cupcake Festival will be held at Wright’s farm this Saturday (Photo by Clever Cupcakes)

Kids Almanac: Get a job, fly a kite & make way for Pet Palooza, Cupcake Festival & Phools

When I saw Fa-Mulan, the title of Cocoon Theatre’s latest production, the first thing I thought of was Mulan of Disney fame. I wasn’t alone; Ada Graham-Lowengard, 12-year-old homeschooler and local actor playing…

Since its founding in 1798 by Peter P. Fraleigh – after he was kicked out of Rhinebeck (reason unknown!) – five generations of Fraleighs have called Rose Hill Farm, in Red Hook, home. Here the family and a friend pose for the camera sometime around World War I. Operated today by Dave and Karen Fraleigh, the farm is a favorite of “pick your own” apple and fruit lovers up and down the Hudson Valley.

Apple Blossom Festival marks kickoff of Red Hook’s bicentennial

This year is Red Hook’s bicentennial. When local officials conduct a commemorative opening ceremony at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, rather than the usual conventional notion of progress, many residents will cherish…

Watercolor of the Benjamin Ten Broeck house by Nancy Campbell.

Flatbush hamlet is focus of Saugerties Historic House Tour this Saturday

Ever wonder how your own history is intertwined with the places around you? One way to find out is to go on the fourth annual Saugerties Historic House Tour this Saturday, May 12…

Courtesy of www.kirkbridebuildings.com.

Website preserves history of Kirkbride asylums like now-closed Hudson River Psychiatric

With its soaring towers, slate mansard roof, arched entranceways and Gothic windows set in polychrome high brick walls, the massive Hudson River Psychiatric Center, located on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River in…

D & H Canal Museum in High Falls.

Canal Museum opens; High Falls Flea Market resumes Sunday with antiques appraisal

One of the reliable signs that the warm weather has returned to the mid-Hudson is the reemergence of the popular Sunday Flea Market in downtown High Falls. Since High Falls hasn’t actually got…

Louis Remy Mignot (1831-1870), Fishkill Mountain, Highland Grove .

Artworks by Louis Rémy Mignot at Cedar Grove in Catskill

The new season’s underway up at Cedar Grove, the Thomas Cole home in Catskill that has become a treasure-trove of the Valley’s academic art world. More than just a museum of one celebrated…

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Hurley Founders’ Day this Saturday

The Hurley Heritage Society celebrates Founders’ Day on Main Street in the Village of Hurley on Saturday, May 5. Marc Fried will be the keynote lecturer, with “A Look Back in Time” as…

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