Thursday June 29, 2023 6-7:30PM The Jacob Leisler Institute & Hudson Area Library are excited to announce our next lecture: “Hoe woest de werelt” [“How Savage the World”]: The Role of Women in Leisler’s Rebellion A live Power Point presentation by Dr. David William Voorhees, Thursday June 29, 2023 at 6:00 PM. Numerous instances of female violence are found in the records of the 1689-1691 New York uprising against King James II’s government popularly known as “Leisler’s …
2023 Ruth Piwonka Scholarship Award Winner Jonah Howard
The Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History (Hudson, NY) is pleased to announce it has selected Jonah Howard, a graduating senior from Chatham High School, Chatham, New York, as the 2023 recipient of the Ruth Piwonka Scholarship. Jonah demonstrated dedication to the study of history through his submitted essay supported by a strong letter of recommendation. Given the strength of his application, the board decided that Jonah was the candidate of choice for receiving the …
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