Researchers using the Institute’s collections provide new insights into how we manage our holdings. University of Michigan graduate student Jennifer Playstead(pictured above), who recently spent over a week daily exploring our collections for information on the Leisler family household and their involvement in day-to-day politics, is an example. We look forward to learning more as her work progresses. …
Lecture – “Hoe woest de werelt” [“How Savage the World”]: The Role of Women in Leisler’s Rebellion
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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Hudson Children’s Book Festival 2023
The Jacob Leisler Institute’s participation in the Hudson Children’s Book Festival on Saturday May 6, 2023 was a success. After being cancelled for several years due to the pandemic, this event, one of the largest children’s book festivals in the nation, brought enthusiastic parents and children to explore the rich diversity of children’s literature. It makes me proud to live in a community where families of all incomes, races, and creeds come together to support the world of ideas. We ran …
New Trustee – William F. Locke
William F. Locke, CFA, is the President and CEO of Adirondack Financial Services (AFS), headquartered in Utica, New York. Locke has more than 38 years of experience in investment advisory and trust management. Prior to AFS, Locke was the Senior Vice President and Market Manager for the Central New York Region at Fleet Investment Services. Locke holds an MBA from Babson School of Management and a BA from Bates College. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 1993 and has a …
New Trustee – Dr. Simon Middleton
The Board of Trustees of the Jacob Leisler Institute unanimously elected Dr. Simon Middleton as a Trustee on January 23, 2023. Dr. Middleton is a William E. Pullen Associate Professor of History at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia. He earned his Ph.D. from the City University of New York Graduate Centre in 1998 and taught at the University of East Anglia and the University of Sheffield, both in England, before joining the faculty at William and Mary in 2018. His publications …