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February 2022
“Deeper than the Skin,” a virtual performance and discussion on race with musicians Greg Greenway & Reggie Harris
Born three days apart, ancestry flowing through the same portal of history in Richmond, VA, Reggie Harris and Greg Greenway are on a pilgrimage together - one that began three decades ago. The racial divisions that are the reality of America started them in two different worlds, but the amazing bonds of music, respect, admiration,…
Find out more »“Faces of the Global Refuge: Huguenot Stories from the Early American Northeast,” a virtual presentation with Dr. Owen Stanwood
During the late-1600s hundreds of Huguenot refugees moved to New England and New York, fleeing persecution in their native France. Aside from being important players in local societies, these Huguenots also served to attach the region to a much larger world, through their connections to family members and former neighbors in the British Isles, the…
Find out more »March 2022
Suffrage and its Limits: The Unfinished Agenda of Women’s Rights in New York
The New York State and national women’s suffrage victories, recently celebrated in 2017 and 2020 centennials, had been expected by their supporters to result in gender equality and political power for women. In fact, although women -- including African Americans, though not Native Americans and Asians -- won the vote in New York, suffrage did not…
Find out more »April 2022
Springtime Medicines: A Nature Walk With Ethnoecologist Justin Wexler
On this walk, we will explore the many plant medicines of springtime, a season of purification for the indigenous peoples of the Northeast. Join ethnoecologist Justin Wexler of Wild Hudson Valley on one of our seasonal walks. We will explore the outdoors and learn about the local environment and Indigenous Hudson Valley life of five…
Find out more »May 2022
New Netherland Marketplace, 1645: A Living History Event
Historic Huguenot Street invites you to a mid-17th century marketplace, where you’ll discover Indigenous and Dutch reenactors sharing their craftsmanship and culture, and portraying life in 1645 New Netherland. Living historians portraying Dutch merchants, traders, and craftspeople will be offering demonstrations on leather and wood working, hearth cooking, tailoring, wampum making, musket firing, and more. The…
Find out more »June 2022
Birds! A Nature Walk With Ethnoecologist Justin Wexler
By early June, our migrant and resident birds are very busy nesting and raising their broods. Join us for a bird walk with an emphasis on indigenous bird folklore and names, and learn how much our bird life has changed over the past five centuries. Check-in is at the DuBois Fort Visitor Center. The program…
Find out more »“Women Composers of the Baroque: Strozzi, Jacquet de la Guerre, Bon” concert in the Crispell Memorial French Church
This concert presents early Baroque era secular song by Barbara Strozzi, music of the French “High Baroque” by Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, and the late Baroque chamber music of Anna Bon di Venezia. Strozzi (1619 – 1677), a renowned Venetian composer and singer, prolifically published music in her own name and was admired for…
Find out more »Family Day: Free Admission
Free Admission Family Day is back and, this year, coincides with the New Paltz Community’s on site Juneteenth Celebration! Join our neighbors in a celebration of freedom and family with live music performances, presentations, a community potluck, and more. (A complete program description will be available in the Spring of 2022.) HHS is excited to…
Find out more »July 2023
“Boos & Brews” Haunted Huguenot Street Site Tour
Every Friday evening in July, HHS will be offering walking tours of the National Historic Landmark District that focus on the eerie and unexplained occurrences in New Paltz history. Join us at the DuBois Fort Visitor Center at 7:30 PM for a glass of locally-made hard cider or craft beer. Then, follow your guide for…
Find out more »“Summer Woods Walk” with Wild Hudson Valley’s Justin Wexler
Join ethnoecologist Justin Wexler for one or more of this year's seasonal explorations of the Nyquist-Harcourt Wildlife Sanctuary. On these walks, we explore the natural world through the lens of Northeastern native languages, history and folklore. By early July, a number of native shrub species bear large harvests of edible fruit. We will learn all…
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