Captain’s Orders: Captain Lawrence Brewing Company at the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze
At Historic Hudson Valley, we certainly appreciate taking something simple and turning it into an art—for example, taking a carved pumpkin and turning it into…
A Colonial Drugstore: Philipsburg Manor’s Herb Garden
In colonial America, it was common for enslaved men and women in rural areas to keep a provisioning garden to grow vegetables they most wanted…
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Washington Irving
You know The Legend of Sleepy Hollow from the countless movies, cartoons and other adaptations. The tale of Rip Van Winkle is thoroughly ingrained in American culture. But how…
Who Really Invented Christmas: Washington Irving or Charles Dickens?
There’s a new movie in the theaters, just in time for the holidays. The Man Who Invented Christmas, starring Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey fame, is a rollicking period…
Jim Keyes, the Music Man of ‘Christmas Carol’
You might expect a show with “Christmas Carol’’ in its name to feature music of some kind. Historic Hudson Valley’s presentation of Dickens’s ‘Christmas Carol,’ coming to…
Great Gardens in the Hudson Valley
There’s a reason why the Hudson Valley inspired Andrew Jackson Downing—one of America’s founding fathers of landscape design. In a time of Industrialism, he advocated…
Spend the Day in Croton-on-Hudson
Just 35 miles from midtown Manhattan, Croton-on-Hudson is an idyllic retreat sitting at the confluence of the Croton and Hudson Rivers. But don’t mistake the…
Sunnyside’s Living Piece of History: A Sycamore Bicentennial Tree
When most people think of a historic site, they think in terms of its significant buildings. But sometimes that place is also home to a…
Six Surprising Places to See Art in the Hudson Valley
Discovering art doesn’t necessarily mean trekking into the city to visit a major museum. There are plenty of hidden gems all over the Hudson Valley,…
Honoring the Memory of David Rockefeller Sr.; June 12, 1915 – March 20, 2017
David Rockefeller Sr. died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of March 20, 2017, at his home in Pocantico Hills. He was 101. David…