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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…

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…

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…

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.…

“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,…

Beloved by generations of readers, Washington Irving’s “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” ranks among the classics of American literature. Although it is one of Irving’s shortest…

Philipsburg Manor’s water-powered gristmill produces flour from wheat and, during CORNucopia at Philipsburg Manor over Labor Day weekend, it grinds corn into meal. The resulting cornmeal has…

At Philipsburg Manor, the story of slavery in the colonial north is given not only a full interpretive treatment, but a face: 23 of them, to…

When the Tappan Zee Bridge was revealed as the “cover girl” for the 2016 federal budget last year, the New York Times responded with barely-concealed surprise and amusement.…

Sheep aren’t the only fluffy, four-legged stars of Historic Hudson Valley’s Sheep-to-Shawl festival at Philipsburg Manor. Sure, they bear the wool that will be sheared, spun, dyed,…