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The Jacob Leisler Institute will be among the 43 exhibitors at the Tenth Annual Hudson Children's Book Festival on Saturday, May 5. "The Hudson Children’s Book Festival, established in 2009, is held each year in the historic city of Hudson, NY, and strives to create, sustain, and nurture a culture of literacy in partnership with our community and schools. This free, public event fosters a love of reading as families meet and greet world-class creators of books for children of all ages." The …

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For this second presentation in the Jacob Leisler Institute lecture series, Dr. William A. Starna will speak on "American Indians in the Mid-Hudson Valley." Dr. Starna is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the State University of New York College at Oneonta. He has held lecture, visiting, and adjunct appointments at the State University on New York at Albany, Binghamton University, and Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario). …

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The inaugural lecture of the Jacob Leisler Institute Lecture series, co-hosted by the Hudson Area Library and the Gotham History Center, took place on February 22. The Institute thanks Brenda Shufelt and Emily Chameides of the Hudson Area Library, Andrea Mosterman of the Gotham History Center, and Tina Lesem of the Leisler Institute for their help in bringing this effort to fruition, and filmmaker Dan Udell for producing this video. …

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In conjunction with the opening artist's reception on Saturday, December 2, at 46 Green Street, and Hudson's famed Winter Walk, the Jacob Leisler Institute, at the rear of the 46 Green Street Studios, will be open to the public from 4:00 to 6:00. Stop by Studio 9, say hello, and visit the Institute's new adjoining archival space. …

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At the 2017 Annual Jacob Leisler Institute Trustees’ Board Meeting, held at the Institute office in Hudson, New York, on August 26, the Trustees elected Charles Zabriskie Jr. as the Institute’s first Trustee Emeritus. The Board is recognizing Mr. Zabriskie, who recently stepped down as a Trustee, for his outstanding contributions to the Institute. He will continue to participate in Institute activities when possible. The Minutes of the Institute's Third Annual Meeting are available upon request …

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