Lecture:Freedom of Speech in New York: The John Peter Zenger Trial, by Albert M. RosenblattDate/Time:Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6PMLocation:Hudson Area Library, 51 N 5th Street, Hudson, NY 12534 The Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, in collaboration with the Hudson Area Library, hosts this in-person presentation with Professor Rosenblatt on the Zenger trial. The landmark 1735 trial of New York printer John Peter Zenger, which acquitted him for seditious libel …
Lecture – “Waterways, Footpaths & Wagon Ways: Hudson River Trade Prior to the Founding of Hudson” October 2, 2025 at 6PM
Lecture:Waterways, Footpaths & Wagon Ways: Hudson River Trade Prior to the Founding of Hudson, by Justin Wexler and David William VoorheesDate/Time:Thursday, October 2, at 6PMLocation:Hudson Area Library The Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, in collaboration with the Hudson Area Library, hosts this in-person presentation with Justin Wexler, a local researcher on indigenous peoples, and David William Voorhees, director of the Leisler Institute. They …
Student Intern Clementine Ho
Beginning on July 1, the Jacob Leisler Institute welcomed Clementine Ho as our second summer 2025 student intern. Clementine is a senior at Nightingale Bamford School in Manhattan. She is interested in the political and cultural dynamics of Europe with a particular focus on the evolution of fashion. …
Student Intern Ella Greene
The Jacob Leisler Institute welcomes Ella Greene as a student intern. Ms. Greene is a senior majoring in history at Oberlin College. We are delighted to have her join our team. …
Lecture – “The Enduring Impact of the Palatine Migration on Columbia County”, May 29, 2025 at 6PM
Join us on May 29th at 6 PM at the Hudson Area Library for the next lecture in the series. Lecture: The Enduring Impact of the Palatine Migration on Columbia County, by Thomas ShannonDate/Time: Thursday, October 10th, 6PMLocation: Hudson Area Library Program Description: All across Columbia and surrounding counties are traces of the 1709 Palatine Migration to New York. A variety of reasons contributed to a public memory murk that caused one writer to claim "that to study their history …
Institute Lecture Series 2025, in partnership with the Hudson Area Library
The Jacob Leisler Institute is excited to announce the guest lecturers for 2025, please find the details below. Peter Van Dyke Lecture Series Jacob Leisler Institute, in partnership with the Hudson Area Library 2025 Schedule: January 23, 2025 – Dr. BJ Lillis, Hench Post-Doctoral Fellow at the American Antiquarian Society, “A Layered Landscape: Indigenous Land and Colonial Property in the Hudson Valley,” in person. April 10, 2025 – Dr. Jennifer L. Anderson, Stony Brook University, …
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