Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum

Lecture with author, Vincent D'Acquino

2012-01-05T13:56:00.004-05:00

Saturday, January 14th, 5 pm

Sybil Ludington: A Call to Arms
Lecture with renowned local author, Vincent Dacquino

2012 marks the 200th anniversary of Putnam County's separation from Dutchess County. Our bicentennial lecture series will kick off with a lecture by Vin Dacquino on the life of Sybil Ludington, a heroine from our own backyard, who earned a place in American History on a rainy night in 1777 when she rode 40 miles through enemy infested woods to summon her father's regiment to halt a British raid on Connecticut and New York. Though Paul Revere is the most celebrated revolutionary to sound the call to arms, Sybil Ludinton's ride was bolder and far more dangerous, and she was only sixteen years old. Learn more about this amazing woman who contributed so much to the history of Putnam County.

This event is $5 for the general public, $2 seniors and children, free to members. For more information, please call 845-265-4010 or email.

Annual Thanksgiving Candlelight Service & Dinner

2011-11-01T13:27:00.003-05:00

Saturday, November 20

Annual Thanksgiving Candlelight Service, 5 pm

Chapel of Our Lady Restoration, 45 Market Street, Cold Spring

Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, 6:15 pm

Tavern Restaurant, Highlands Country Club, Route 9d, just south of 403

Garrison

Please join us for our Annual Thanksgiving Candlelight Service & Dinner. The Candlelight Service will be held at the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration at 5 pm. This year, the Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations will be read by Peter Downey, Emerson Pugh, and Gwendolyn Bounds. Music will be provided by Elizabeth Ailes, and Lindy Labriola. The service will be presided over by Pastor Peggy Laemmel of the United Methodist Churches in Cold Spring and Garrison. This non-denominational service is free and open to the public.

Following the service at 6:15, this year's Thanksgiving Dinner will be held at the Tavern Restaurant, at the Highlands Country Club, Route 9d, just south of 403 in Garrison. Betty E. Green will be the recipient of the 2011 Elizabeth Todd Healy Volunteer Service Award for her many years of service and contribution to the Philipstown community. Tickets are $75 per person. RSVP to 845-265-4010 or email, kshier@pchs-fsm.org

Stereoviews and Photographs from the Collections of Mark Forlow and Joe Diebboll

2011-10-28T12:32:00.001-05:00

Stereoviews and Photographs from the Collections of Mark Forlow and Joe Diebboll

On sale and exhibition:

A handsome exhibition of more than two dozen photographs and stereoviews of local scenes in Cold Spring, Garrison, and surrounding areas. Many are enlarged rare images dating from the mid-19th to the early 20th century. They are drawn from the collections of Mark Forlow, long-time Cold Spring resident, and Joe Diebboll, owner of the Highland Studio, a fine art printmaking business in Cold Spring.

The prints are for sale in the museum store at various sizes, and prices. They make great gifts for the holidays and part of the proceeds benefit the historical society.

"Around Cold Spring", Book Signing and Lecture

2011-10-20T12:18:00.002-05:00

Lecture and Book Signing with PCHS Curator, Dr. Trudie A. Grace
Saturday, November 5, 5 pm

Join us for a lecture and book signing with our curator, Dr. Trudie Grace, author of Around Cold Spring, a new book from Arcadia Publishing’s popular “Images of America” series.

Around Cold Spring breaks new ground, featuring over 200 rare, vintage photographs from nineteen public and private collections. Organized by theme, the photographs document Hudson River activities, local businesses, social organizations and celebrations, civic and religious groups, rural landscapes, and local architecture. Each photograph is enriched by detailed, well-researched captions. Around Cold Spring is the only comprehensive history of Philipstown available.

Dr. Grace will discuss the process of compiling and publishing the book, from the inception of the idea, to image research and selection, to the sources for the historical captions. Dr. Grace will also sign copies of Around Cold Spring, which will be on sale with all proceeds benefitting the historical society.

Dr. Grace has been the curator of the Putnam County Historical Society for the past 10 years. She has worked extensively on the history of the village and its environs in the Hudson Highlands during that time. She received her Ph.D. in art history, specializing in the 19^th century and early 20^th century, at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York in 1984.

This event is free and open to the public. The Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum is located at 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring. RSVP to 845-265-4010 or office@pchs-fsm.org.

Lecture with Acclaimed Storyteller, Jonathan Kruk

2011-09-27T12:02:00.002-05:00

Saturday, October 1st, 5 pm

Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley

You’ve seen Jonathan Kruk perform, but did you ever wonder about the behind-the-scenes research that goes into crafting those terrific tales? Join the Putnam County Historical Society for a lecture with Kruk, and learn about the sources for his tales as presented in his newest book for grown-ups, Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley.

Kruk will explain the research behind the stories he performs and present information gleaned from countless hours spent in regional libraries and archives including the Putnam County Historical Society. Of particular note is a Philipstown tale of a headless ghost that may have influenced Washington Irving’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow, perhaps learned via his Cold Spring friend, Gouvenour Kemble. Guests will also learn about historical tales of other Hudson Valley ghosts, such as mischevious imps on Storm King mountain and the ghost of Major Andre’s search for redemption.

A native of Katonah, Kruk holds a Master’s degree in education and has been a professional children's storyteller for over two decades. His recordings have earned Parent's Choice Silver and N.A.P.P.A honors awards and he was presented with a citizens medal by the National Sons of the American Revolution. Kruk presents at schools, historic sites, libraries and other venues. His new book, Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley, published by The History Press, will be available for sale and signing.

This event is geared towards adults but is also appropriate for children ages 9 and up. The Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School is located at 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring. Free for the general public. Space is limited, RSVP to 845-265-4010 or office@pchs-fsm.org.

General Israel Putnam Trailblazer Award

2011-09-14T11:30:00.001-05:00

PCHS will honor Russel Wright with the General Israel Putnam Trailblazer Award. Iconic modern designer, Russel Wright (1904-1976) is best known for his popular home furnishings and tableware, most notably the American Modern dinnerware he created in the mid-20th-century. Wright made good design affordable, saying frequently, “good design is for everyone.” In 1942, he and his wife, Mary, acquired 75 acres of rugged land in Garrison, which had been devastated by years of quarrying and logging. They named the property Manitoga, from Algonquin words meaning “place of great spirit”. In 1957, Wright designed and built Dragon Rock, his home, plus his connecting studio, into the quarry rim, expressing his vision of “living in harmony with nature.” The house was completed in 1962 and Wright lived there with his daughter, Ann, and later with his life partner, Joe Chapman. Manitoga is a National Historic Landmark and a charter member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios.

Historic Family of Putnam County Award

2011-09-14T11:28:00.000-05:00

The 2011 PCHS Gala will honor the Hamilton Fish family, whose history in the Highlands dates back 150 years, with the Historic Family of Putnam County Award. The first Hamilton Fish (1808–1893) served as governor of New York, United States senator, and secretary of state during the Ulysses S. Grant administration. Descendants include Stuyvesant Fish (1851–1923) president of the Illinois Central Railroad; nephew Hamilton Fish Kean (1862–1941), United States senator from New Jersey; and great-grandnephew Thomas Kean (b. 1935), former governor of New Jersey. Several Fish descendants have served in Congress, including Julia and Hamilton’s son and grandson, each of whom represented Garrison. Great-great grandson Hamilton “Ham” Fish (b. 1951) will accept the award on behalf of the Fish family.

The Art of Living in the Hudson Highlands

2011-08-04T11:55:00.002-05:00

Our Annual Gala Celebration

Sunday, September 25, 5 pm

The Garrison, Snake Hill Road and Route 9, Garrison, NY

Please join us for our Annual Gala Celebration which will honor Russel Wright with the General Israel Putnam Trailblazer Award and the Fish Family with the Historic Family of Putnam County Award. Tickets for this event are $250 per person, or become a member of our Benefit Committee at 2 tickets for $1,000 or a table of 10 for $3,000. Tickets can be purchased by calling 845-265-4010 or email.

Civil War Encampment & Demonstration

2011-08-04T11:51:00.002-05:00

Saturday, August 13, 5 to 7 pm

Join the Putnam County Historical Society for a look into the life of a Civil War Soldier. Company A of the 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, the “Duryee Zouaves”, one of the oldest and most respected Civil War living history organizations, will be on hand to discuss Civil War encampments, the history of the 5th New York, and demonstrate some of the weaponry used during the war.Also, the first 50 people will recieve a free GO-GO Ice Pop.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 845-265-4010 or email. The Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museumis located at 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring.

Farming in the Hudson Valley: Past and Present

2011-07-11T15:15:00.003-05:00

Special Event, Farming in the Hudson Valley: Past and Present
Saturday, July 30, 5 to 7 pm

Join Frances F. Dunwell and the Putnam County Historical Society for a discussion of farming in the Hudson Valley, past and present.

Dunwell is the Hudson River Estuary Coordinator for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, as well as the author of two well-known books about the Hudson River. She will moderate a discussion with several farmers from the Cold Spring Farmers' Market, including Whitecliff Vineyards, Willow Ridge Farms, and Four Winds Farm.

Guests will enjoy wine from Whitecliff Vineyards and appetizers created by Fresh Company and Fork & Glass, Inc using locally grown produce from the Cold Spring Farmers' Market.

This event is $10 per person and can be purchased here. Space is limited: to RSVP, call the museum, 845-265-4010 or email. The Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museumis located at 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring.

PCHS Annual Lawn Party

2011-06-14T12:31:00.001-05:00

A Picturesque Pastoral: PCHS Annual Lawn Party
Saturday, July 9 · 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Glynwood Farm, Route 301, Cold Spring, NY

Join us for a charming respite in an elegant country estate, set against a bucolic backdrop of rolling hills & grazing sheep. Artisanal hors d'oeuvres and long, cool libations will be served, and tempting blue-ribbon-worthy offerings will be on hand. So bring your piggy-bank!

Tickets are $50 per person ($60 at the door). Dress in your best country whites. Lawn-friendly shoes are suggested. RSVP by July 1st to office@pchs-fsm.org or call 845-265-4010.

Opening Reception

2011-06-14T12:25:00.002-05:00

Philipstown Potpourri: Fine Art, Photographs,
and Favorite Artifacts From The Collection

Opening Reception: Saturday, June 25, 6:00-8:00 pm

Also on view:
Stereoviews and Photographs from the Collections of Mark Forlow and Joe Diebboll, our inaugural “Collectors Corner” exhibition. The “Collectors Corner” will change periodically, and feature significant materials from local private collections.

This event is free for members and donors. RSVP to office@pchs-fsm.org or call 845-265-4010.

Lecture with David Steinberg

2011-04-21T11:36:00.002-05:00

Hiking the Road to Ruins
Saturday, May 14, 5 pm

Join the Putnam County Historical Society for a presentation with David Steinberg, author of Hiking the Road to Ruins. Steinberg will discuss twenty-two day hikes (and sometimes campouts) to old iron mines, deserted buildings, historic military leftovers and other things abandoned and available for visit by intrepid hikers. Many of the ruins are located right here in our backyard.

David Steinberg is is a life-long resident of the New York City area and has been a paid leader of hikes for fifteen years. From 1985 to 1996, he was a staff photographer and photo-feature writer for The Queens Courier, a weekly newspaper.

This event is free and open to the public. To RSVP, call the museum, 845-265-4010 or email. The Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum is located at 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring.

PCHS Annual Meeting and Lecture with Rita Shaheen

2011-02-24T15:28:00.002-05:00

PCHS Annual Meeting
Saturday, April 2, 4 pm

A Heritage Park at Scenic Hudson's West Point Foundry Preserve
Saturday, April 2, 5 pm

Please join us for the Annual Members meeting of the Putnam County Historical Society. Learn more about our exhibitions, events, and programming while meeting some of our new board of trustees.

Immediately following the meeting, join us for “A Heritage Park at Scenic Hudson’s West Point Foundry Preserve.” Rita Shaheen, Director of Parks at Scenic Hudson, will present the organization’s future plans for the West Point Foundry Preserve, a national register historic site located right in the Village of Cold Spring. Please join us to learn more about how this heritage park will interpret the sites industrial and environmental history. Models, detailed site plans, interpretive text, and sketches evoke an interactive historical experience.

There is no charge for these events. To RSVP, call 845-265-4010 or email, kshier@pchs-fsm.org.

Lecture with Stephen P. Rice

2011-02-24T15:19:00.002-05:00

Imagining the "Highlands of the Hudson" in Nineteenth-Century America
Lecture with Stephen P. Rice
Saturday, March 26, 5 pm

Join PCHS for a lecture that examines how people in the nineteenth-century depicted the Highlands of the Hudson in the verbal and visual arts, ranging from poems and works of fiction to paintings and popular illustrations. It shows that through the century there were three main ways that people imagined this dramatic stretch of the Hudson River: as a magical realm of legend, as a natural scene of beauty aided in part by the hand of man, and as a historical setting of national importance.

This lecture is free and open to the public; and is sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities, Speakers in the Humanities program. To RSVP, please call 845-265-4010 or email, kshier@pchs-fsm.org.

Hello, Dolly! Screening and mini-exhibition

2011-02-15T12:46:00.002-05:00

Winter giving you cabin fever? Join us for pizza and a movie. The Putnam County Historical Society proudly presents "Hello, Dolly!", filmed right here in historic Philipstown. Before the screening, view a mini-exhibition and presentation of photographs by Robert Beckhard, taken during the production.

Hello, Dolly! starring Barbara Streisand, Walter Matthau, and Michael Crawford is set in turn-of-the-century Yonkers, where an ambitious young widow with a penchant for matchmaking has an idea for the perfect match--tight-fisted, local merchant Horace Vandergelder and--herself! The run time for this celebrated musical is 148 minutes.

Free for the general public. Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or email kshier@pchs-fsm.org by February 23rd.

Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie

2010-12-09T13:06:00.002-05:00

Saturday, January 8, 5 pm
Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie
Lecture with Dr. Harvey Flad, Professor of Geography, Vassar College

Join PCHS for a lecture about the growth, decline and revitalization of Poughkeepsie, New York, a city that closely parallels many others in the Hudson Valley. Flad will tell the story of Poughkeepsie's transformation over the past three centuries- from an agricultural market town, to a small city with a diversified economy centered on Main Street, to an urban region dependent on the success of one corporation- and how this transformation has affected the lives and landscapes of its inhabitants.

Lecture is $5 for the general public, free to members and donors. RSVP to office@pchs-fsm.org or call 845-265-4010. The Putnam County Historical Society is located at 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring.

Jean Saunders History Contest Viewing & Awards Reception

2010-12-09T13:03:00.002-05:00

Jean Saunders History Contest Awards Ceremony & Reception
Wednesday, December 15, 6:30 pm

The Putnam County Historical Society announces public viewing of the Jean Saunders History Contest for Philipstown 7th graders. The projects will be in the museum galleries Wednesday, December 8 to Wednesday, December 15. This year we received 24 projects on local history from 39 students in both Haldane and Garrison. Student, family, and friends are invited to the Awards Ceremony on December 15, 6:30pm for pizza, refreshments, project viewing, and awards.

Lecture with Nautical Archaeologist, Art Cohn on Dec. 4

2010-11-21T11:27:00.001-05:00

Saturday, Dec. 4
5 to 7 pm

Over the last two decades, the interconnected waterways of the Hudson River Valley and Lake Champlain regions have produced an extraordinary body of historical information resulting from the treasure trove of shipwrecks which have fallen from the surface to the lake, river, and canal bottoms below. The refinement of underwater survey technology and the advancement of nautical archaeology have produced a treasure trove of new historical information, unlocking the secrets of once-invisible, submerged cultural resources.

Join PCHS for What Lies Beneath: Shipwrecks of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River, an illustrated lecture with Art Cohn, co-founder and director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at Basin Harbor Vermont. He will outline the significant chapters of the region’s history through what is currently known about the collection of shipwrecks in Lake Champlain. Several hundred wooden ships have been studied, including Native American vessels, French and British war ships from the 1750s, Revolutionary War ships, War of 1812 ships, and ships of commerce up until 1920. Some ships are mostly intact, some with masts still standing, because they've been in fresh water. Cohn will also present the newly emerging story of shipwrecks in the Hudson River.

A professional diver and nautical archaeologist, Cohn has served as coordinator of the State of Vermont’s Underwater Historic Preserve Program since 1985. He led the 10-year Lake Survey project, which systematically mapped the Lake Champlain’s lake floor, finding more than 70 previously undiscovered shipwrecks. He was a 2000 and 2001 delegate a United States delegate to the United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conference on the protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Paris. He is on the adjunct faculty of the University of Vermont and the Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M University. Cohn is the author of many publications, including his latest, Lake Champlain’s Sailing Canal Boats: An Illustrated Journey from Burlington Bay to the Hudson River.

The lecture will be held at the Putnam County Historical Society, 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring. This event is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or office@pchs-fsm.org.

52nd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner and Candlelight Service

2010-10-28T12:46:00.003-05:00

Sunday, Nov. 21, 1 pm
5nd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
The Gipsy Trail Club, Carmel, NY

Please join PCHS for a traditional feast at honoring Janet Rust with the Elizabeth Todd Healy Volunteer Service Award. We thank her for many years of service and contributions to the Putnam County community. Tickets are $75 per person or $750 for a table of 10. RSVP by Nov. 17 to 845-265-4010 or email kshier@pchs-fsm.org.

4:30 pm
Candlelight Thanksgiving Service
Mekeel's Corners Chapel, Southeast Corner of Routes 301 and 9, Cold Spring, NY

Members and Friends are Cordially Invited to the 52nd Annual Candlelight Thanksgiving Service. The Candlelight Service will be presided over by Rabbi Michael Rothbaum, Philipstown Reform Synagogue.Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamations will be read by: William Hicks, PCHS-FSM Trustee, Janet Rust, recipient of the Elizabeth Todd Healy Award for Volunteer Services, and Leslie Jacobson, Past-President, PCHS-FSM. There is no charge for the service.

Lecture and Book signing on Nov. 13

2010-10-28T12:33:00.003-05:00

Nov. 13, 5 pm
"A Family Place", lecture with Leila Philip

Please join PCHS for a lecture and book signing with distinguished author Leila Philip. Philip will read from her award-winning memoir A Family Place: A Hudson Valley Farm, Three Centuries, Five Wars, One Family, talk about how she conducted research for this book which covers almost three centuries of one family’s continuous tenure on a farm in Columbia County and show a selection of archival photographs which illustrate some of the colorful Hudson Valley past she uncovered, complete with renegade aunts, Civil War heroes, manor lords and tenant farmers.

After the event, Leila Philip will be on hand to sign copies of her book. All proceeds of books sold at the event will be donated to the historical society's eduaction and outreach programs.

This event is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or office@pchs-fsm.org.

WPFP HIke on October 23

2010-10-14T12:44:00.001-05:00

Hike the West Point Foundry Preserve with Archaeologist Arron Kottlensky
Saturday, October 23, 4 pm

Join PCHS for a hike of Scenic Hudson's West Point Foundry Preserve with archaeologist Arron Kotlensky, who worked on the site as a graduate student for Michigan Technological. The foundry operated in Cold Spring from 1818 through 1911, and was a pacesetter in America's Industrial Revolution. Best known for supplying the United States government with ordnance, including the Parrott gun during the Civil War, the foundry also produced some of the nation's first steam engines, locomotives, and ironclad ships. The tour will focus on the operation of the foundry, the relationship between the foundry and the surrounding landscape, and what eight seasons of archaeology revealed about the history of this nationally-significant site.

The hike will meet at the Putnam County Historical Society, 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring. Long pants, sleeves, sturdy sneakers, and a hiking stick are recommended. This tour is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or office@pchs-fsm.org.

October Young Associates Event Postponed

2010-09-22T13:14:00.003-05:00

The October 9 Young Associates event has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts with the holiday weekend.

"Making a Living - How They Built It."
Saturday, October 9
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Please join us for a panel discussion with some of the town's most innovative and long-standing entrepreneurs, moderated by our trustee and Wall Street Journal writer, Gwendolyn (aka Wendy) Bounds. Learn about the challenges and joys of running a successful business in a small town - with some war stories thrown in. Featured panelists include: Teri Barr, Hudson Valley Outfitters; Charlie Polhemus, Polhemus Construction; Cathryn Fadde, Cathryn's Tuscan Grill and Steve Burke, co-founder Smart Systems USA Solar, Plumbing & Electrical.

RSVP by October 6 to Kara Shier at kshier@pchs-fsm.org or call 845-265-4010. The Putnam County Historical Society is located at 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring, NY.

Annual PCHS Gala, September 25

2010-08-12T13:53:00.001-05:00

PCHS Gala Celebration of Life in the Hudson Highlands
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Cocktails at 6 pm, Dinner at 7 pm

The PCHS Annual Gala will be held this year at the Highlands Country Club, south of Route 403 on Route 9D. The Polhemus Family will be honored with the Historic Families of Putnam County Award, and Don Nice will receive the General Israel Putnam Trailblazer Award. Tickets for the event are $250 per individual or $3,000 for a table of ten. To become a member of the Benefit Committee, and receive acknowledgement in the Gala Program, tickets for two are $1,000. RSVP by September 10 to (845)265-4010, ext. 10.

Lecture with Col. Ty Seidule on August 7

2010-08-04T14:17:00.002-05:00

Gentlemen Warriors or Traitorous Scoundrels? West Point's Memory of Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Generals
Saturday, August 7, 5 pm

West Point educated the most famous and effective Confederate generals of the Civil War including Robert E. Lee. Yet Lee and his fellow Confederates resigned their commissions and fought against the United States Army. Join former PCHS board member Leslie Jacobson for a lecture with Colonel Ty Seidule about how the Military Academy has remembered her Confederate sons. He will explore how some of the most iconic West Point buildings, monuments, and paintings represent efforts by faculty and alumni to banish or include the Confederates.

Colonel Ty Seidule is a Professor of History at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, where he serves as the Chief of International History. Before arriving at the Military Academy, Colonel Seidule commanded an armor training battalion. During his twenty-six year army career, he has served in armor and infantry units in Europe and the United States. During the first Gulf War, he commanded a cavalry troop in the 82nd Airborne Division. Colonel Seidule received a B.A. from Washington and Lee University and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.

The Putnam County Historical Society is located at 63 Chestnut Street. This lecture is free to members, and $5 for the general public. Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or visit our website, www.pchs-fsm.org.

Opening Reception for Making A Living: Businesses in Philipstown and Beyond, 1850-1970

2010-07-20T13:51:00.003-05:00

Saturday, July 31
5-7 pm

Join PCHS-FSM for the Opening Reception of our new exhibition, Making a Living: Businesses in Philipstown and Beyond, 1850-1970. This reception is free to all members and donors. RSVP to office@pchs-fsm.org or call 845-265-4010.

Funding for this exhibition has been provided by; The Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, The M&T Charitable Fund, and Josh Maddocks and Garrison Tree.

Rain Date: Lawn Party Postponed until Sunday, July 11

2010-06-15T12:01:00.007-05:00

Annual Lawn Party

Moved to the Rain Date: Sunday July, 11

5 to 7 pm

Pleasures and Treasures! Join us once again, dressed in summery white for cool libations and epicurean delights! You'll find astonishing historical offerings! A spirited auction! A Celebrity appearance and more!

This event will be held at the historic dock house, on the river's edge at Garrison Landing, now the home of William Burback, and Peter Hofmann, MD. Tickets for this event are $50 each ($60 at the door). Please RSVP, to the museum by July 2nd.

Saving Storm King: Con Ed vs. the Hudson River

2010-01-08T13:58:00.007-05:00

Saturday, January 23, 5 pm
Young Associates Event
Hosted by Joe Meisel & Felice Ramella
Sponsored by Old Stone Kitchens & Country Flooring

Join us for an event with John Ansley, leader of Marist's Enviornment History Project, about the gripping history of the activism right here in our backyard. For 25 years local, regional and national activists fought Con Edison over its plans to change Cold Spring's landmark Storm King Mountain into a hydro-electric plant.

This event is "pay what you wish". All contributions to support PCHS are tax deductible and greatly appreciated. To RSVP, please call 845-265-4010 or email, office@pchs-fsm.org.

Saturday, December 12, 5 pm

2009-12-01T16:15:00.002-05:00

Join PCHS for a Quadricentennial finale. Enjoy cocktails, the historic theatrical adventures of Jonathan Kruk as Henry Hudson & Robert Fulton, and a last-chance viewing of the Quadricentennial exhbitions.

Space is limited; please reserve at 845-265-4010 or email, office@pchs-fsm.org. Free for members and donors; $5 per person for the general public. Located at 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring.

Thanksgiving Service and Dinner

2009-10-22T13:03:00.002-05:00

51st Annual Thanksgiving Candlelight Service and Dinner
Sunday, November 22, 5 pm

Join PCHS-FSM for our fifty-first Annual Thanksgiving Candlelight Service and Dinner. The service will be held at the Chapel of Our Lady Restoration at 5 pm, and will be presided over by the Rev. Leslie Mott, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown. Proclamations will be read by John Pielmeier, Elliott Sumers and Zach Landtroop.

Immediately following the service at 6:15, dinner will be held at the Tavern Restaurant at the Highlands Country Club. Jim and Lori Ely will be honored with the Elizabeth Todd Healy Volunteer Service Award for their many years of service to the Philipstown Community.

Tickets for the dinner are $75 per person or $700 for a table of ten. There is no charge for the service and all are welcome. To RSVP, please call 845-265-4010 or email, office@pchs-fsm.org. The Chapel of Our Lady Restoration is located on Market Street in Cold Spring, directly across from the train station. The Tavern Restaurant, is located at the intersection on Routes 9d and 403 in Garrison.

Postcard Opening and Lecture

2009-10-01T12:27:00.002-05:00

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.

Final Walking Tour dates

2009-09-18T13:14:00.002-05:00

September 27, 2pm: Final regularly scheduled walking tour

October 18, 2pm: Fall Finale Walking Tour with Elizabeth Muller and Jody Sayler

October 25, 2 pm: Walking Tour "Community Meeting"

A Gala Celebration of Family and Place

2009-08-19T12:36:00.002-05:00

Saturday, September 26, 6 pm
A Gala Celebration of Family and Place

Join the Board of Trustees of the Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum, and Chairs, the honorable George & Libby Pataki for a grand salute to the preservation of our land in the Hudson Valley, and to the river that flows through it. The gala will celebrate seven generations of the Osborn Family and honor John Cronin with our first General Israel Putnam Trailblazer Award. This event will be held at the historic Bird & Bottle Inn in Garrison, NY. For more information, or to buy tickets, please call 845-265-4010 or email.

Land Use in the Hudson Valley

2009-08-19T12:30:00.002-05:00

Saturday, September 12, 5 pm
Land Use in the Hudson Valley

Join PCHS for a exciting and educational lecture with Patricia Hauser, the new Putnam County Historian. She will be discussing land use in the Hudson Valley and its impact on the environment, from the time of Henry Hudson, up to present day. This is part of our Quadricentennial Lecture Series. For more information, or to reserve a space, please call 845-265-4010 or email.

The American Revolution in the Hudson Highlands

2009-07-14T14:28:00.002-05:00

Saturday, August 1, 5 pm
The American Revolution in the Hudson Highlands

Join PCHS for a great lecture with Dr. Colonel Jim Johnson, Miltary Historian of the Hudson River Valley Heritage Area, and the Executive Director of the Hudson River Valley Institute. Dr. Johnson will be discussing the encampments at West Point and Constitution Island, as well as the Fishkill Depot. This event is part of our Quadricentennial Lecture Series and will be hosted by Dar Williams. For more information, or to reserve a space, please call 845-265-4010 or email.

PCHS-FSM Lawn Party

2009-06-24T12:37:00.003-05:00

Saturday, July 18, 5 to 7 pm
Annual Lawn Party

Join us in the perfect setting for mid-summer cocktails at "Camp Elizabeth", the home of Elizabeth & Joe Regele. Enjoy some spirited bidding on a high cultured treasure from Jaymark Jewelers, and a one-of-a-kind work of art from Ramon Lascano. Tickets are $50 each and $60 at the door. Please RSVP to the museum by July 10, 845-265-4010.

Quadricentennial Lecture

2009-06-24T12:29:00.005-05:00

Saturday, July 11, 5 pm
Quadricentennial Lecture- Bannerman's Island

Ever wonder about the castle in the middle of the Hudson, located between Cornwall and Beacon? Join PCHS for a lecture with Wes and Barbara Gottlock, authors, and volunteer coordinators at Bannerman's Island. Learn about the legacy of the Bannerman family, the unique castle, and the island as it is now. The Gottlocks will also be signing copies of their book Bannerman's Castle.

This lecture is $5 to the public, and free for members and donors. Space is limited; and reservations are strongly suggested, 845-265-4010.

2009-05-26T12:30:00.003-05:00

Saturday, June 27, 5 pm
Young Associate Event- Mandeville: The Historic Home of the Highlands

Join us for cocktails outside this near 300-year old home (HQ of Generals Putnam and Washington during the Revolution) and enjoy tours of its grounds and interior. It is an outstanding example of 18th Century home architecture, and this visit is a peek at this rare and unique place. This event is hosted by Melanie and Damian Lisotta and Gordon and Zanne Stewart. Tickets are $35 per person or $50 per couple; Young Associates members are free. Please call 845-265-4010 to RSVP.

Who Was George Pope Morris

2009-05-26T12:23:00.003-05:00

Saturday, June 6, 5 pm
Who Was George Pope Morris? with our curator, Trudie A. Grace

Join Honorary Trustees Charlotte Eaton and Minette Gunther to learn more about the remarkable Cold Spring resident for whom Morris Avenue was named. A pioneering 19th-century journalist and publisher, Morris was a prominent taste-maker in New York and throughout the country. Admission is free for members and donors, and $5 for the general public. Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or email.

Quadracentennial Walking Tour

2009-03-13T12:38:00.003-05:00

Saturday, May 2, 5 pm
Quadricentennial Walking Tour

The tour will begin with a reception at the Chancery building of the Chapel of Our Lady Resoration. Attendees will get a first look at this new building and the exhibition on the chapel's history. The tour will then explore the effect that the Hudson River has had on the growth of Cold Spring through it's industrial background with the West Point Foundry.

Reservations are strongly suggested; please call 845-265-4010 or email, office@pchs-fsm.org.

Members Opening Reception

2009-03-13T12:33:00.002-05:00

Saturday, April 18, 5-7 pm
Members Opening Reception for George Pope Morris: Defining American Culture.

This exhibition explores how Morris's publications, including The New-York Mirror, featured writings and artworks that helped catapult the Hudson Valley region into the popular culture of that time. It will open to the public on Sunday, April 19.

Annual Meeting and Lecture

2009-03-04T15:06:00.004-05:00

Saturday, April 4, 4 pm
Annual Meeting

Learn more about PCHS. Formal induction of new board members. Meeting will be followed by the fourth of our Quadricentennial lectures American Indians in the Time of Henry Hudson at 5 pm. This lecture is free and open to the public; and is sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities, Speakers in the Humanities program.

Reservations are strongly suggested; please call 845-265-4010 or email, office@pchs-fsm.org.

Plantation on the Hudson Lecture

2009-02-25T14:48:00.002-05:00

Saturday, March 7, 5 pm

Plantation on the Hudson: Interpreting Slavery in the Hudson River Valley, with Michael A. Lord, Associate Director, Philipsburg Manor, Tarrytown

Join host Leslie Jacobson for a lecture about enslavement in the Hudson River Valley. Historian Michael A. Lord will discuss how Philipsburg Manor created and implemented a new interpretative plan that introduces visitors to the issue of enslavement in the north. Using a select group of enslaved individuals, Lord's conversation will trace the development of slavery in New York, everyday life for those enslaved in the Hudson River valley, resistance to the institution, emancipation, and why this most-American of stories continues to be relevant.

Space is limited; reservations are strongly suggested. Please call 845-265-4010 or email. This lecture is free for members and donors, $5 per person for the public.

Putnam County recieves Preserve America grant

2009-02-17T12:33:00.003-05:00

Putnam County was recently awarded a federal Preserve America matching grant to foster heritage tourism in Cold Spring. Timed to coincide with the Quadricentennial of Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage up the Hudson River, the grant will be implemented in partnership with the Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum (PCHS–FSM). A series of programs, exhibitions, and public outreach initiatives will engage the community in our local history and to draw tourists to our local heritage sites.

Preserve America is a White House initiative developed in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce. Preserve America goals are to share knowledge about our nation’s past, to strengthen regional identities and local pride, to increase local participation in preserving our country’s irreplaceable cultural and natural heritage assets and to support economic vitality in local communities. In 2004 County Legislator Vincent Tamagna secured a Preserve America Community designation for Putnam. The county was one of the first eight communities in the country to receive this designation. This heritage tourism grant is the third Preserve America grant the county has received; in 2007, funds were secured for the development of an interpretative plan for Scenic Hudson’s West Point Foundry Preserve; in 2008, funds were secured for the restoration of the Grove.

“I am thrilled that another preservation project in Putnam County has been considered historically significant to qualify for the very competitive Preserve America funding. We have the opportunity to protect and share our historical heritage during the Quadricentennial celebration as well as bolstering our local economy with the financial support tourists and visitors will bring to our community,” said Putnam County Legislator Vincent Tamagna. The grant, which totals $82,125, is dependent in part on PCHS raising matching funds, which will be an important part of PCHS’s development efforts in 2009. Grant and matching funds will allow for an exciting slate of projects in 2009, including a Quadricentennial Lecture Series, a monthly program that takes an in-depth look at various aspects of Henry Hudson’s legacy, and a major exhibition about the 19th Century newspaperman, editor, poet and songwriter, George Pope Morris, co-organized with the Boston Athenaeum. To make a donation, please call 845-265-4010 or visit the PCHS website at www.pchs-fsm.org.

Dutch Colonial Lecture

2009-01-27T12:52:00.003-05:00

Saturday, February 7, 5pm

Dutch Colonial Influence on the American Kitchen, illustrated through the art of the 17^th century Dutch Masters, with food historian Ms. Peter G. Rose.

Join host Lynda Vrooman for this lusciously illustrated slide-talk, in honor of the Vrooman family Dutch colonial heritage. Enjoy light refreshments and learn about the foodways brought to America by the Dutch more than three centuries ago. All guests will receive three free Dutch recipes from Ms. Rose’s cookbooks.

Free for members and donors, and $5 per person for the public. The Putnam County Historical Society is located at 63 Chestnut Street in Cold Spring, www.pchs-fsm.org, 845-265-4010.

This lecture is provided by the New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities program.

Young Associates Event

2009-01-20T13:04:00.008-05:00

Saturday, February 28, 5 pm
Young Associates Event: Making Historical Movies
Hosted by Chrissy & Mark Driscoll and Carol & Noel O'Reilly

Please join us for a night of film and discussion with four local filmmakers; Steve Ives, Ivy Meeropol, Dan Miller, and Steve Sterling. They will be showing pieces of their work, and be led in a discussion by moderator, Wendy Bounds on where they find their ideas, how they get their movies made, and why they love the film business. This event will take place at the Historical Society and is sponsored by Olde Stone Kitchens & Country Flooring. Tickets are $35 per person, $50 per couple. Please call 845-265-4010 for tickets and more information.

Quadricentennial Lecture Series

2008-12-16T12:46:00.003-05:00

On January 10, we will kick off a year-long lecture series that examines the legacy of Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage on the Half Moon. Join us for an early evening lecture with wine, cheese, and stimulating conversation.

Saturday, January 10, 5pm
Vanishing Characters: "The Last of the Mohicans" and the (Re)Creation of Race and Culture in Colonial New York, with Christian Crouch, Assistant Professor of History at Bard College.

Saturday, February 7, 5pm
Dutch Colonial Influence on the American Kitchen, illustrated through the art of the 17th century Dutch Masters with Ms. Peter G. Rose, Food Historian, sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities.

Saturday, March 7, 5pm
Plantation on the Hudson: Interpreting Slavery in the Hudson River Valley, with Michael A. Lord, Associate Director, Philipsburg Manor.

Saturday, April 4, 5pm
American Indians in the Time of Henry Hudson, with Laurence M. Hauptmann, Professor of History, SUNY New Paltz, sponsored by the New York Council for Humanities

Free for members and donors. Reservations are suggested: 265-4010 or office@pchs-fsm.org.