Upcoming Events
HMVA events are usually held on the third Saturday of the month.
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Maggie MacDowell Lecture Series
Saturday, March 16, 2024, 11AM
Performing Arts Center Woodland Pond, 100 Woodland Pond Circle New Paltz NY 12561
Contextualizing Enslavement at the William Brandow House
Join Greene County Historian Jonathan Palmer for a discussion of the legacy of Slavery at the William Brandow House in Athens, New York. This unique site, now preserved as part of a public nature preserve, presents a unique opportunity for historians to interpret the complex decline of chattel slavery in New York State thanks to a preserved trove of family papers associated directly with this house and the Brandow family. An examination of these documents and their context will shed light on the difficulties of uncovering painful legacies and the importance of interpreting these legacies at public historic sites.
Everyone is invited to attend this free presentation.
Jonathan Palmer is the fifth Greene County Historian and has served in that role since 2021. He is a native of Athens, New York with a background in Archives and Information Science. He is currently employed as the Ulster County Archivist through the Ulster County Clerk's Office in their Records Management Unit.
SAVE THE DATE: April 20, 2024, Tour in New Jersey, hosted by Carla Cielo.
2024 Event Schedule
Saturday | Location | Host |
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January 2024 | No Meeting | |
February 17, 2024 | Annual Meeting and Election, Elmendorph Inn, Red Hook NY | |
March 16, 2024 | Maggie MacDowell Memorial Lecture, Woodland Pond, New Paltz | Rob Sweeney |
April 20, 2024 | Tour in New Jersey | Carla Cielo |
May 18, 2024 | Tour in Germantown area, with board meeting | Emily Majer |
June 14, 2024 | Tour in Saugerties | Rob Sweeney |
July 20, 2024 | Mohawk Valley Tour | Judy St Leger |
August 17, 2024 | Tour in Greene County | tentative |
September 21, 2024 | Tour in Ghent, Columbia County, with board meeting | Emily Majer |
October 19, 2024 | Tour in Albany or Rensselaaer County | Wally Wheeler |
November 16, 2024 | Tour of New World Dutch Barns in Dutchess County | Bob Hedges |
December 14, 2024 | Holiday Dinner and board meeting | Rob Sweeney and Eddie Catuzzo |
January 2025 | No Meeting | |
February 15, 2025 | Annual Meeting and Election, Elmendorph Inn, Red Hook NY |