Martha Washington Woman of History Awardees Named
Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site will present two Martha Washington Woman of History Awards. The 2014 Martha Washington Woman of History Award recipient is author/historian Mary Sudman...
View ArticleNew Book: Hudson River Steamboat Catastrophes
Beginning in the mid-1800s, steamboats carried people between New York City and the Albany area on the Hudson River. Romantic images lull us into believing it was a quiet means of travel, but a crowded...
View ArticleSwords in Their Hands:George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy
A new book by Dave Richards, Swords in Their Hands: George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy (Pisgah Press, 2014) is being hailed as the first book-length account of a plot that can be described...
View ArticleNew Exhibit Showcases Newburgh Manufacturing
Sunday, June 22nd, marks the opening of a new exhibit by the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands entitled “Made in Newburgh”. The exhibit, which shares its title with the theme of this...
View ArticleA Walking Tour Of Newburgh’s East End Historic District
On Sunday, July 20th at 1:00 P.M., a walking tour through Newburgh’s East End Historic District will start from the Captain David Crawford House, the headquarters of the Historical Society of Newburgh...
View ArticleA Monticello Merchant, And A Founder Of The NY Times
He was the Supervisor of the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County, a member of the New York State Assembly, a State Senator, member of Congress, and New York’s first Superintendent of Banking, as well...
View ArticleWashington’s Headquarters:The Death of Jonathan Hasbrouck
There are many stories circulating about Newburgh’s Colonel Jonathan Hasbrouck (better known today as Washington’s Headquarters). Some are believed true, such as Tryntje Hasbrouck sitting in “sullen...
View ArticleIrish Heritage Festival In Newburgh On Sunday
The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands will continue its popular Heritage Series this year with an afternoon to enjoy the story of local Irish-Americans on Sunday, September 21st. The...
View ArticleNewburgh And Highlands Historical Marking 130 Years
The Annual Meeting of the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and Highlands will take place on Sunday, October 19th starting at 3:00 P.M. at their headquarters, the 1830 Captain David Crawford House in...
View ArticleManufacturing Subject of ‘Made in Newburgh’ Lecture
On November 9, 2014, the Friends of the State Historic Sites of the Hudson Highlands will host a talk on Newburgh’s manufacturing history at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site. Industrial...
View ArticleCandlelight Tour Celebrates Newburgh Architecture
The Newburgh Historical Society’s annual Candlelight Tour will take place this year on Sunday, December 14th. The self-guided tour takes place between 12 noon and 5 pm and includes over a dozen...
View ArticleScholarships, Rewards For Hudson Highlands Students
The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands has announced that a $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to college bound high school seniors or college students from the Hudson Highlands...
View ArticleAndrew Jackson Downing At Newburgh’s Crawford House
The Newburgh Historical Society invites the public to celebrate 200 years of Newburgh’s favorite son, Andrew Jackson Downing, as it kicks off its 2015 season on Sunday, April 12th, between 1 and 5 pm....
View Article‘Kalmar Nyckel’ Sailing Into Newburgh
Kalmar Nyckel will sail up the Hudson River into Newburgh for the first time in its history this July 24-26, for a weekend of day sails, guided deck tours, and more. Kalmar Nyckel is a recreation of...
View ArticleAmerica’s Oldest Eastern Cottonwood Cut Down Near Newburgh
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has cut down the Balmville Tree, a historic and unusually large Eastern Cottonwood tree that has been growing since before 1699 in Balmville, a...
View ArticleJohanna Yaun: Trends in Heritage Tourism
Heritage tourism is a new name for an old concept. As an archaeology student in Greece, I remember seeing Lord Byron’s name carved on the Temple of Poseidon. His mark among the hundreds of forgotten...
View ArticleThe State of Orange County’s History Community
There’s a crisis in historical societies and historic house museums across the nation. Membership dues and visitation are in decline. The costs of maintaining buildings and collections is exhausting...
View ArticleNewburgh’s Tower of Victory Needs Restoration
Jonathan Hasbrouck III will forever be known as the Hasbrouck who lost the “Old-Headquarters” home (Washington’s Headquarters in 1782-1783) in Newburgh by foreclosure. The State of New York took...
View ArticleForum Examines ‘Monumental Newburgh’ Sunday
The Newburgh Historical Society will welcome members and guests on Sunday, April 3, for an opening day that will include a slide presentation entitled “Monumental Newburgh.” Starting at 2 pm, a panel...
View ArticleThe Motorcyclepedia Museum In Newburgh
At first glance, the inside of the Motorcyclepedia Museum in Newburgh, Orange County resembles a large warehouse of movie poster memorabilia as faces of Steve McQueen, James Garner, Peter Fonda and...
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