Dr. Firth Haring Fabend informed the Jacob Leisler Institute on February 18 that she was resigning as president of the Institute’s board of trustees, remaining until the nominating committee found a replacement. Dr. Fabend had been the founding president of the Leisler Institute board since its inception in 2014, and her hard work and dedication helped put the Institute on the firm foundation it has today. Her wisdom and experience guided the Institute through territories we were unfamiliar with …
Ruth Piwonka
It is with deep sorrow that we report the passing on August 2, 2021, of Jacob Leisler Institute founding trustee, trustee emeritus, and former treasurer Ruth Piwonka. In addition to the Jacob Leisler Institute, Ruth served as executive director of the Columbia County Historical Society, executive director of the Columbia Land Conservancy, and was on the board of many historical organizations including the Friends of Lindenwald and Historic Cherry Hill. For many years she was the town …
Jacob Hill Park joins the Institute
The Jacob Leisler Institute welcomes Jacob Hill Park to our team. Mr. Park is a student at Columbia-Greene Community College. Over the past several months he has been aiding in the cataloging of the Institute’s growing books, manuscripts, and print and map collections, and more recently in assisting in other capacities. He is proving to be a most valuable asset to our organization. …
Lecture – The Mohicans’ Incorporation into the Iroquois League, 1671-1675
Thursday, June 24 6-7:30pm Evan Haefeli, historian of colonial North America and the Atlantic world at Texas A&M University, will deliver our June local history talk at the Hudson Area Library library. This talk derives from one of Dr. Haefeli’s current research projects on the history of the Iroquois Confederacy’s relations with its Indigenous neighbors to the east and south, especially the people of the Hudson Valley. The incorporation of the Mohicans into the Iroquois League has …
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Ruth Piwonka Recognized
On April 29 Ruth Piwonka received a certificate as Jacob Leisler Institute Trustee Emeritus, presented by Institute Director David William Voorhees on behalf of the Board of Trustees, in recognition of her many years of dedicated service. The physical presentation of the certificate had been delayed since the Annual Board Meeting in August 2020 due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. Thank you Ruth for all your years of service and continuing support. …
Coping with Life’s Necessaries
Thursday, April 29, 6-7:30pm The Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History and the Hudson Area Library present Coping with Life’s Necessaries by Ian Mumpton.Closely intertwined with Jacob Leisler through marriage and as bitter opponents in 1689s, the Schuyler family enjoyed many luxuries as part of their refined lifestyle. What did their hygiene practices look like? Learn more about the changing practices of this aristocratic, 18th century colonial Dutch family …