Jacob Leisler Institute
The Jacob Leisler Institute and the Hudson Area Library will present their second collaborative lecture of 2024, a talk by Dr. Owen Stanwood, Professor of History at Boston College, who explores European fantasies about the American interior in the Age of Leisler. …
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The Jacob Leisler Institute welcomes Marie Rasner as our new administrative associate. Ms. Rasner graduated with a J.D. from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. She brings to the Institute diverse experiences in law, in staffing and serving on nonprofit boards and, for many years in business, as founder, president and partner of Elijah Slocum, Fine Cabinetry & Collections. Since moving to Hudson, she has served on the board of such local nonprofits as the Hudson Area Library. …
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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. …
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 …
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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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 …
