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“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,…

While the blizzards and deep freezes this winter may be record-breakers, there’s nothing new about how Hudson Valley-dwellers choose to cope with all that snow…

Quick—how old is the Headless Horseman? If you answered “older than the United States,” you’d be right, since everyone’s favorite Hessian mercenary must have lost…

Asperger’s syndrome is a developmental disorder marked by difficulties with social interaction. So one wouldn’t expect to encounter an “Aspie” leading a public tour of…

The highly recognizable emblem known as the Jolly Roger that’s been associated with pirates for more than 300 years.  But where does this distinctive image…