Historic Backgrounds for Video Conferences
Whether it’s meeting with your coworkers and classmates, spending happy hour with your friends, or checking in with family, video conferencing has become an integral…
Tinsmithing at Home
Replicate the art of colonial tinsmithing with some ordinary objects found in your home. Historic Hudson Valley’s Rob Yasinsac shows you how with some moral…
Historic Hudson Valley at Home
Historic Hudson Valley wants to bring some of the history from our National Historic Landmarks into your home! We’ve gathered some of our educational materials—excellent…
How Washington Irving Introduced Americans to Santa Claus
December 6 may be known as St. Nicholas Day, but it’s also the publication date of Washington Irving’s first book, A History of New York,…
Silver and Sentiment: WHI Fellow Cynthia Smith on Charlotte Irving’s Bouquet Holder
Lately, decluttering has become a popular cultural trend with tidying experts such as Marie Kondo advocating reorganization as a means to “spark joy.” Although living…
Blaze is Wicked Instagram and Twitter Sweepstakes Official Rules
IMPORTANT: Please read these Official Rules before entering the Blaze is Wicked sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”), presented by Historic Hudson Valley and Wicked LLC (“Sponsor(s)”). By…
How to Make Reservations During the Members-Only Presale
All visitors, including all members other than Premiere, Premiere PLUS, Henry Hudson Society, and Pocantico Society, are required to make advance reservations to Blaze, Horseman’s…
Mad Dogs in the Archives: Finding Sound Medical Advice in 18th-Century Home Remedies
by Rivka Salhanick One of the treasures in the library of Historic Hudson Valley is the manuscript receipt book of Anne Stevenson Van Cortlandt (1774-1821),…
People Not Property: Stories of Slavery in the Colonial North
Historic Hudson Valley’s groundbreaking interactive documentary website reveals the history of Northern slavery through the stories of enslaved individuals at Philipsburg Manor and beyond. Discover…
HHV Introduces Interactive Documentary Resource Focused on Northern Colonial Slavery
Interactive documentary presents HHV’s newest phase of sharing the stories and lives of enslaved people. Dina, Sampson, Abigal, Charles. Sam, Caesar, Venture and Massey. The…