People Not Property Helps Teachers Tackle the Hard History of Slavery
New Training Videos Ready to Roll “Teacher Talks,” four new training videos, are available to help educators incorporate the wealth of information available in HHV’s…
Historic Hudson Valley Receives Accolades for People Not Property, Contributes to ArtsWestchester Exhibition, and Bella Meyer Visits Union Church
More Kudos for “People Not Property” The Anthem Awards, a new initiative that “amplifies the voices that spark global change,” honored HHV’s documentary People Not…
Significant Collection Related to Washington Irving Joins Our Collection
The Gift of a Lifetime Nick Robinson “met” Washington Irving in 1971, coming face to face with the acclaimed 19th-century author during a lunch break…
Restoring a 19th-Century Bandbox and Preserving Washington Irving’s Uniforms
Detail of newly restored bandbox Safeguarding History: Oh, the Places We Went! Long before suitcases had retractable handles, polycarbonate shells, and built-in phone chargers, they…
A New York Manumission Story from Our Manuscript Collection
Transcribing letters from two centuries ago is much like archaeology; the reader carefully sifts through words eagerly anticipating what treasures might await. Often these little…
Letters From Our Collection: A Revealing a Portrait of Sender and Recipient
I sometimes wonder what a stranger could learn about me by scrolling through my email inbox. What do the messages from companies and organizations, friends…
Connecting With the Written Past at Historic Hudson Valley
Woman writing. Daniel Maclise (Irish,1806-1870). Great Britain, mid-19th century. Pencil on paper. Victoria & Albert Museum, Forster Bequest (F.88:97). During the past two years, as…
How Peggy Rockefeller Helped Bring Chagall’s Windows to Union Church
Margaret “Peggy” Rockefeller, date unknown. Courtesy of the Rockefeller Archive Center, David Rockefeller Photograph Collection. While her mother-in-law Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and her brother-in-law Nelson…
Collection Highlight: Catherine Van Cortlandt’s Mourning Miniature
Mourning miniature (front). Attributed to John Ramage (1748-1802). New York, c. 1791-1794. Watercolor on ivory, gold, seed pearls, silk, human hair and other materials. Historic…
Transforming Philipsburg Manor Grounds Through Eradication of Invasive Plant Species
In 2017, Historic Hudson Valley began the important work of eradicating invasive plants at Philipsburg Manor and restoring our 25-acre site with native plants. We…