Postcard Opening and Lecture
Join the Putnam County Historical Society this Saturday for an exhibition opening and lecture that puts historical postcards in the spotlight.
The evening begins with an opening reception for PCHS’s latest exhibition, Traveling the Hudson in the Wake of Robert Fulton: 1,000 Postcards of America’s First Working River,” featuring printed images of the river and its environs from New York Harbor to the headwaters north of Albany. A special section features images of parade float and river celebrations from the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration. The postcards date from the first third of the 20th century, with most from 1905 to 1911, and are drawn from a collection of some 4,000 cards compiled by Larry Demers, a former resident of Cold Spring. The exhibition curator, Dr. Trudie Grace, will be on hand to answer questions.
The evening continues with a lecture by Kate Johnson, Curator and Director of Collections for Historic Hudson Valley, author of The Hudson-Fulton Celebration: New York’s River Festival of 1909 and the Making of a Metropolis. This once-in-a-lifetime event lit up the Hudson Valley from New York City to Troy and attracted millions of visitors. Much of the documentation exists in postcard form, and she will discuss the related postcards in the exhibition.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Village of Cold Spring. The exhibition is funded by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities. Additional exhibition funds have been provided by Terry & Charles Polhemus, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Robert’s Total Hair Salon, and Mind, Inc.”
This special evening will take place at PCHS’s Foundry School Museum, 63 Chestnut Street. Admission for the lecture and opening reception is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space for is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or visit our website, www.pchs-fsm.org.
The evening begins with an opening reception for PCHS’s latest exhibition, Traveling the Hudson in the Wake of Robert Fulton: 1,000 Postcards of America’s First Working River,” featuring printed images of the river and its environs from New York Harbor to the headwaters north of Albany. A special section features images of parade float and river celebrations from the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration. The postcards date from the first third of the 20th century, with most from 1905 to 1911, and are drawn from a collection of some 4,000 cards compiled by Larry Demers, a former resident of Cold Spring. The exhibition curator, Dr. Trudie Grace, will be on hand to answer questions.
The evening continues with a lecture by Kate Johnson, Curator and Director of Collections for Historic Hudson Valley, author of The Hudson-Fulton Celebration: New York’s River Festival of 1909 and the Making of a Metropolis. This once-in-a-lifetime event lit up the Hudson Valley from New York City to Troy and attracted millions of visitors. Much of the documentation exists in postcard form, and she will discuss the related postcards in the exhibition.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Village of Cold Spring. The exhibition is funded by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities. Additional exhibition funds have been provided by Terry & Charles Polhemus, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., Robert’s Total Hair Salon, and Mind, Inc.”
This special evening will take place at PCHS’s Foundry School Museum, 63 Chestnut Street. Admission for the lecture and opening reception is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space for is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or visit our website, www.pchs-fsm.org.
posted by Putnam County Historical Society | Thursday, October 01, 2009
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