New Paltz Historical Society

Today at 7:00pm: -> The New Paltz Historical Society presents " Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal " An award winning documentary film. Introduced by Stephen Blauweiss and Lynn Woods, co-producers and co-directors... Click the below link to Register in advance for this FREE Zoom presentation: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZIocO2spjkvGdDvDEjvBYU59ZnfmqEPO Join us for this Special Screening Urban renewal left lasting scars, but many Americans are unaware of how their city came to be pocked and fragmented by parking lots, expressways, Brutalist buildings, and crime-plagued high-rise public housing projects. This 69-minute documentary film by Stephen Blauweiss and Lynn Woods, entitled Lost Rondout: A Story of Urban Removal, chronicles how a federally funded 1960s urban renewal project devastated the waterfront district of Kingston, New York, a microcosm of the urban disruption that occurred all over America.

Coming up April 7th, RSVP to get the zoom link! Blauweiss Media

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Coming up next Wednesday! https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEvdu6gqTotHNy_SDB5yMHDv_mkLo_Ql

Today at 7:00pm, Hidden Heritage with special family descendants! Born into slavery as the illegitimate child of Jane, the bi-racial slave of David Johnston, James Murphy was condemned to a life of secrecy during an age when being of African descent meant a life of persecution and discrimination. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAlc-uupzoqHNDR3ltl5bomb2BCFRzaT... Join us on today, Tuesday, February 23 to hear the true identity of this local early 19th-century minister. HIDDEN HERITAGE, Presented by Susan Stessin-Cohn

Coming up next week, be sure to register! https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAlc-uupzoqHNDR3ltl5bomb2BCFRzaT

Join Susan for an eye opening presentation with special guests, descendants of Rev. Murphey https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAlc-uupzoqHNDR3ltl5bomb2BCFRzaT

Hidden Heritage The Life of the Reverend James Murphey An Illustrated Talk via Zoom Presented by New Paltz Historical Society Co-President Susan Stessin-Cohn and Elting Memorial Library Feb. 23, 2021 - 7:00 PM Eastern Time... Born into slavery as the illegitimate child of Jane, the bi-racial slave of David Johnston, of the town of Washington (Milbrook) in Dutchess County, James Murphey was condemned to a life of secrecy during an age when being of African descent meant a life of persecution and discrimination. Join us on Tuesday, February 23rd to hear the true identity of this local early 19th century minister. You Must Register in Advance to Attend Click here to Register https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAlc-uupzoqHNDR3ltl5bomb2BCFRzaT

If you missed our talk with Bill Merchant, you can find it below.....

"Immigrants and the D&H Canal." An Illustrated Talk The New Paltz Historical Society Invites You to this Zoom presentation.... When: Jan 6, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) You Must Register in Advance to Attend Click on the link below to Register https://us02web.zoom.us//tZAtdOyuqDoiHte6qz5r6k17-toeg--5w After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Register today, and join us Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 7:00 pm with the The Food Historian https://us02web.zoom.us//tZMoceqqqD0qHdCO4reYQXU4KKs-WmKeJ

Part 2 "In Defiance" tomorrow, a presentation with Susan Stessin-Cohn and discussion with Albert Cook Register here: docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeedsq93kowqeSM85HrHC9iXs/viewform

Register by clicking here, Susan's will present her second talk in this series, In Defiance: Runaways From Slavery in New York’s Hudson River Valley 1735-1831. docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeedsq93kowqeSM85HrHC9iXs/viewform