The Jacob Leisler Institute & Hudson Area Library are excited to announce the first collaborative lecture of 2023: The History of Chocolate in the Hudson Valley with Peter G. Rose, culinary historian. Saturday February 11, 2023 at 1pm at the Hudson Area Library. …
Virtual Lecture Series – Purchase of Manhattan
The Hudson Area Library and the Jacob Leisler Institute present: “Imagination Aided by the Painter’s Brush”: The Creation of the Purchase of Manhattan, 1844–1909 by Stephen McErleane.Thursday, October 22, 6-7:30pm. Though it is now known as a fundamental piece of the early history of the city, it was not until 217 years after the event that New Yorkers first learned of the now infamous 1626 purchase of the island of Manhattan by the Dutch from the Indians for twenty-four dollars. …
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Opening Reception
Everyone is invited to the opening reception of 'The History of the Census in Hudson' exhibition curated by the Hudson Area Library and the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, for a shared viewing and conversation with refreshments. The History of the Census in HudsonHudson Area Library51 N 5th St., Hudson, NY.Thursday, February 6, 6-7:30pm …
2020 Lecture Series
On January 9, Dr. David W. Voorhees delivered the first lecture of the 2020 series in the Hudson Area Library's History Room. His topic, colonial census enumerations in what is now Columbia County, brought out many interested local residents. The next lecture, given by New Netherland Institute Director Stephen McErleane, will be on Thursday, April 9. …
A standing-room only crowd for the latest in the Lecture Series
Thank You to Travis Bowman for an illuminating lecture, to Tina Lesem for organizing it, to the Hudson Area Library for hosting, and to everyone in the standing-room only crowd for attending. …
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Lecture : Slavery and Dutch – Palatine Farmers
Thursday, September 12, 6:00pm As part of our on-going lecture series, the Leisler Institute, in conjunction with the Gotham Center, and the Hudson Area Library History Room, present, Slavery and Dutch - Palatine Farmers: How did middle class farmers in Colonial New York interact with slavery? In New York State slavery existed for 200 years and recent interest and research, particularly focused on the Hudson Valley area, confronts this reprehensible fact. This lecture is an opportunity to …
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