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 …
Lecture – The History of Chocolate in the Hudson Valley with Peter G. Rose, culinary historian
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. …
Celebrating GivingTuesday 2022
The Jacob Leisler Institute Celebrates GivingTuesday, joining millions around the world participating in the global generosity movement on November 29, 2022. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. GivingTuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on November 29, 2022, and throughout the year. GivingTuesday was launched in 2012 as a simple idea: …
Fall 2022 Interns
Fall 2022 brings a new group of interns to the Jacob Leisler Institute. We are excited to welcome SUNY-Paltz students Carolyn Weinstein, who is pursuing degrees in history, geography, and political science, and Jake Casale, who is pursuing degrees in history and education. Michael Feeney, Packer Collegiate Institute senior, has agreed to continue volunteering during the Fall semester. It looks like we have a good team to begin the 2022–2023 academic year. …