Don’t Get Fleeced! Know Your Sheep Facts
With Sheep-to-Shawl coming to Philipsburg Manor, it’s the perfect time to brush up on some sheep trivia. Sheep smarts: Sheep are extremely intelligent animals. Their…
Irving Family Portraits Arrive at Historic Hudson Valley
From left, Alessandra Kingsford and Marion J. Kingsford present Historic Hudson Valley President Waddell W. Stillman with the portraits of William and Julia Irving. Historic…
Work Begins on Large Restoration Project at Philipsburg Manor
Visitors to Philipsburg Manor this summer may notice a flurry of activity taking place around the gristmill. The first stage of an ambitious multi-million-dollar project…
Dickens and Irving: A Tale of Two Christmas Tales
Washington Irving’s most memorable tales are indelibly associated with the American holiday of Halloween: who can deny the spooky power of “The Legend of Sleepy…
Philipsburg Manor’s Feline ‘Security Guards’
Visitors to Philipsburg Manor often delight at the turning of the water wheel at the gristmill, the crackling of the fire at a cooking demonstration, and the…
HHV Earns NEH Grant to Advance Irving’s Storytelling Legacy
Washington Irving was a lawyer, an adventurer, and an international diplomat, but he is most remembered as a writer and master storyteller. His tales Rip…
Truth or Myth? In Early America, People Slept Sitting Up
Museum interpreters at Historic Hudson Valley hear all kinds of myths from the visiting public about the past. From time to time, we’ll share some…
Spinning Yarns: How Colonial Americans Made Textiles from Wool
In colonial America, pre-made fabric was expensive and often not available at all. So creating textiles was a necessity for many 18th-century Americans and was…
Washington Irving’s Passport: From Spain to the Hudson Valley
Thanks to a recent gift, the passport issued to Washington Irving by Spanish officials in Madrid now has a place in Historic Hudson Valley’s Manuscript Collection.…
Words of Inspiration: Quotes from ‘A Christmas Carol’
“A Christmas Carol,’’ written by Charles Dickens in 1843, has become synonymous with the holiday season, and with good reason. This heartwarming story of repentance,…