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This Wednesday, Justin will be presenting in the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Follow the River Lecture Series! Join us in person or virtually for for his presentation "Bitter Farewell: The Esopus Indian Experience in the American Revolution".
Program Topic: The three decades between 1755 and 1785 were a time of major upheaval for the native peoples of the Hudson Valley, culminating in a war that forced them out of their ancestral homeland. This presentation tells the dramatic story of the Esopus Indians and their neighbors during this turbulent period by weaving together an array of archival sources and little-known oral history.
Presenter: This lecture is presented by ethnoecologist Justin Wexler, a researcher of Hudson Valley indigenous culture, language, and history for over twenty years.
Details: March 8th, at 7pm, in-person at HRMM's Wooden Boat School or virtually on Zoom. Tickets are $7, FREE for HRMM members.
Register here:
https://hrmm.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/hrmm/event.jsp?event=5945
We’ve led so many fun guided walks these past few weeks, and we’re excited for the line up this next month! But we just can’t hide our excitement (or Anna’s belly), we’re happy to share that we’re expecting a new baby boy this April! We’re continuing with lots of programming till the end of March, and then we’ll be taking a family break in April to welcome our new baby.
Be sure to catch us at one of these upcoming events (full details on our website, link below):
February 9, Rensselaerville NY: Place of the Lake: Documenting Five Centuries of Indigenous History in the Helderbergs Rensselaerville Library
February 11, Acra NY: Winter In The Woods Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia and Greene Counties
March 4, Rensselaerville: Winter Starlore Huyck Preserve Rensselaerville Public Library
March 8, Kingston NY: Bitter Farewell: The Esopus Indian Experience in the American Revolution Hudson River Maritime Museum
March 11, New Paltz: Sights and Sounds of Late Winter Historic Huguenot Street
March 12, Acra NY: Maple Sugaring, from Past to Present
https://www.wildhudsonvalley.com/event-calendar-hikes-workshops
my 8th GGM was Margaretta Hardenbroek DeVries Phillipse. She had a lot of ships along with my 8th GGF Cornelius Melyen. I would love to see some history about my people. thank you!
Merry Christmas to all (AKA Hudson River Lightkeeper)
To Hudson River Maritime Museum volunteers.
This is a early Christmas gift to you.
From Timothy.
Thanks to the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston for hosting our Annual Watershed Conference session last week, focused on the Hudson River Flood Resilience Network! The Hudson River Maritime Museum has a new exhibit on the science and history of climate change, and how it has affected and will continue to affect the Hudson River Valley. It includes materials inside the museum, as well as just-installed exterior exhibits.
The Hudson River Maritime Museum is located right on the tidal Rondout Creek, and is itself vulnerable to flooding and sea level rise. The barn was designed for resilience, with elevated electric outlets and concrete flooring. It was a perfect venue to talk about climate change and flood risk.
You can visit the museum Wednesday through Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm, or check out the exterior exhibit features any time.
Explore the Hudson River after dark by searchlight aboard the 100% solar-powered boat built by the Hudson River Maritime Museum. During the lantern cruise, listen to legends and lore of the Hudson River from the pages of Washington Irving or straight from newspaper headlines of centuries past, including the tale of the serpent of the Hudson River, the terrible crime of William Salisbury, and Rondout's barge graveyard. The last lantern cruise is Monday, Oct. 31.
Book online:
https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/hrmm/items/257180/calendar/2022/10/?flow=197822&full-items=yes
Cast your votes in The Gussies 2022 Electric Boat Awards to help select the world’s best electric boats!
Check out the Solaris Sal 44 from Hudson River Maritime Museum in the Commercial Passenger Vessels in Operation category!
You can vote until Monday, November 7th, 2022 at
www.plugboats.com
So happy to have joined our partners yesterday on the river to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act!
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Sloop Clearwater / Riverkeeper / Clarkson University, Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries / NYS Department of Environmental Conservation / Hudson River Maritime Museum
If you're someone who loves waterfronts and history.. we've got the spot for you!
Visit the Hudson River Maritime Museum for some beautiful views, history of the Hudson River and visitors can also view exhibits on the steamboat Mary Powell, ferries, Hudson River Day Line, tugboats, ice boats, river industries and ecology, and lighthouses.
Learn more with the link below!
https://www.hudsonrivervalley.com/sites/Hudson-River-Maritime-Museum-/details
In August, the Hudson River Flood Resilience Network met at Basilica Hudson in the City of Hudson. The Hudson River Flood Resilience Network convenes municipal leaders from riverfront communities to work together on current and future flood risks. The Network is supported by the Hudson River Estuary Program with municipal partners, Hudson River Watershed Alliance, NY Sea Grant, Consensus Building Institute, and Scenic Hudson.
At our meeting in Hudson, we discussed flooding issues and needs, opportunities for Climate Smart Communities technical assistance, and took a walking tour of the City of Hudson's waterfront. The tour included Waterfront Wednesdays, a weekly community celebration right on the Hudson River, along with plans for managing future flooding and sea level rise.
We also kicked off a strategic roadmap process for the Hudson River Flood Resilience Network, which will identify current opportunities and needs to set the direction for the next stage of our work. This process is facilitated by River Network, a nationwide capacity-building organization with focus on
climate resilient communities and strong organizations and leaders.
Want to learn more about the Hudson River Flood Resilience Network, and share your input on the strategic roadmap? Come to the Hudson River Watershed Alliance's Annual Watershed Conference: Climate Change Impacts on Water in the Hudson Valley. Our session on Wednesday, October 26 at the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston will focus on the Hudson River Flood Resilience Network.
Registration and more information here:
https://hudsonwatershed.org/annual-watershed-conference-2022/
Hannah Mico from River Network will present a sample Strategic Roadmap for feedback from the Network, based on information gathered to date. Participants can expect a highly engaging session with small breakouts, interactive session materials, and active decision-making. The session will also include a tour of the City of Kingston's wastewater treatment plant and flood adaptation actions taken there.
While this session is focused on the Hudson River Flood Resilience Network, it is open for anyone to attend to learn about their work and process that can inspire other networks.
The Annual Watershed Conference is made possible thanks to our generous sponsors. Sponsors fund conference proceedings and support individuals and groups in need of financial assistance. Each year, the conference shares key information and actions with over 120 people from across the region.
Help keep the conference accessible to stakeholders across the region - learn more about sponsorship opportunities here:https://hudsonwatershed.org/wp-content/uploads/2022-HRWA-Conference-Sponsorship-Opportunities.pdf
For more information on the Annual Watershed Conference:
https://hudsonwatershed.org/annual-watershed-conference-2022/
Huge thanks to our 2022 conference sponsors to date!
Watershed Sponsors:
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program/New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC)
JSA Sustainable Wealth Management
New York State Water Resources Institute at Cornell University
River Sponsors:
Hudson River Maritime Museum
Hudson Valley Regional Council
Creek Sponsors:
Capital District Regional Planning Commission
Delaware Engineering DPC
Pace University
Stream Sponsor:
Gordon & Svenson LLP
Brook Sponsors:
CEA Engineers
Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak
Common Ground Consulting, LLC
Wallkill River Watershed Alliance
Philip DeGaetano
At the Hudson River Maritime Museum for the 2022 Kingston Boat Builder’s Challenge, with the winning boat in progress behind me!
Hudson River Maritime Museum Boat Tour: Lantern Cruise
Various dates throughout October
Kingston, NY: Climb aboard a lantern-lit, solar-powered tour boat for a special after-dark program with the Hudson River Maritime Museum. Explore the Hudson River by searchlight and listen to legends and lore from the pages of Washington Irving or straight from newspaper headlines of centuries past. Ghost stories are sure to stir up feelings of fear, so be advised - this program is not intended for children under the age of 10.
Event details and tickets can be found at:
https://hauntedhistorytrail.com/events/hudson-river-maritime-museum-boat-tour-lantern-cruise-1.
(With Ulster County Tourism, NY)