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Historic Huguenot Street, 81 Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY (2026)

05/29/2026

In just TWO WEEKS, the 5th annual "New Netherland Marketplace: Living History Event" will come to Historic Huguenot Street! The event will take place Saturday June 13th, 2026 10:00 am to 5:00 pm & Sunday June 14th, 2026 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (EDT).

Throughout this event, which features nearly 60 presenters, visitors will discover Lenape Delaware, Black, and European presenters sharing their craftsmanship and culture, and portraying life in mid-17th century New Netherland.

Members of the federally recognized Lenape Delaware communities, which currently reside in Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and Ontario, will be returning to their sacred homelands to portray the life of their ancestors and their economic relationship with the European settlers. Their camp will have ongoing open fire cooking, cordage making, bow shooting, flintknapping, arrow making, and hide tanning demonstrations throughout the weekend. Each day, representatives will offer a cultural stomp dance demonstration, in which visitor participation is encouraged. North American Dingos, also known as the Carolina dog, will be present and used to discuss Eastern Woodland hunting traditions and more.

Living historians portraying European merchants, performers, and craftspeople will offer demonstrations on woodworking, hearth cooking, tailoring, wampum making, spinning wool, and more. This year’s marketplace will include displays of camp gear and furs, clothing, wooden bowls, children’s toys, and other items for sale. Musicians will regularly perform to crowds and, just like years past, children and adults alike will line up to enjoy a classic Dutch folktale via a raree show, an exhibition of pictures and objects viewed through a small hole in a box. Scheduled programming will include demonstrations on 17th century martial arts and cutlass fighting, a quack show, and a portrayal of Adriaen van der Donck.

Members from the group "Inalienable Rights," the Living History arm of The Slave Dwelling Project, will present the lives and histories of some of the colony’s first enslaved people. Brick making demonstrations, open fire cooking, and dynamic presentations will provide evidence of the incredible contributions, skill, and traditions that the enslaved community brought to the early colony amidst the brutal conditions they faced daily.

And, New for 2026 will be serving lunch options made from locally sourced ingredients, hand-crafted to satisfy the whole family!

As in previous years, this event is free and open to the public.

For more information on this event, including more detailed descriptions of the event offerings, visit huguenotstreet.org/new-netherland-marketplace-2026.

“New Netherland Marketplace: Living History Event” has been developed in partnership with Caesar's Ford Theatre, Inc. and Wild Hudson Valley.

Historic Huguenot Street’s programs are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

05/28/2026

Your input is needed!

Beyond Green Travel is inviting Ulster County residents, business owners, community groups, and visitors to share their perspectives through this short survey. Your input will directly inform the development of Ulster County’s new Sustainable Tourism Strategic Plan – the first step in shaping a long-term framework to guide how tourism is planned and managed across the County.

This initial strategy will help ensure that tourism supports local communities and the economy while preserving what makes Ulster County a special place to live and visit for years to come.

There are two ways to participate:

Take the Community Survey which remains open through June 7:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSet0IRbqVTTij1S3f8thBdeQDzgJVz_MAl3c65X72O7FO0WNg/viewform

Take part in the:

Public Input Session at the Catskills Visitor Center, Rt. 28, Mt Tremper on Monday, June 1st from 6:30-8:30 PM.

https://participate.ulstercountyny.gov/sustainable-tourism

Please share! The hope is to hear from a broad cross-section of residents, visitors, and business owners/representatives whose input will make the plan that much stronger.

05/28/2026

Join HHS TONIGHT! Thursday, May 28 from 7pm to 8:30pm (EDT), for "Gerritt, James, Molly, and Hendrick: Reconstructing Enslaved Lives in Early New Paltz,” a virtual presentation with Ulster County Historian Eddie Moran.

This informative and interesting presentation explores the lives of Gerritt, James, Molly, and Hendrick—the earliest recorded individuals to have been enslaved by Jean and Jacob Hasbrouck—tracing the fragmentary records that document their presence in colonial New Paltz. Through close reading of these sources alongside carefully grounded historical context, the program reconstructs aspects of their lived experiences and considers the roles they played in shaping the community. In doing so, it invites a deeper reckoning with the human stories embedded within one of New Paltz’s most iconic historic sites.

This presentation will be presented entirely online via a link sent after registration.

Eddie Moran currently serves as the appointed Historian for Ulster County, NY. Eddie graduated with a B.A. in history from SUNY New Paltz in the Spring of 2020, and began work as a tour guide at Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz while still a student in 2017. He managed historical interpretation full-time at Historic Huguenot Street beginning in 2022, and was appointed Ulster County Historian in September 2024. He is a lifelong resident of the Wallkill River Valley.

$8 General Access

$5 Discounted Access (For seniors students, active military personnel and their families, and veterans)

Free Access for HHS members

This program will be recorded, access to which will be shared with all registrants the following day.

For more information and to register visit: huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/5/28/26/gerritt-james-molly-and-hendrick

Gerritt, James, Molly, and Hendrick are the focus of the 2026 Witness Stone Project collaboration between Historic Huguenot Street, the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center, and the Ulster County Historian. This year, the project welcomes students from Kingston High School as they engage with this research through field trips and in-classroom work. Their culminating art project will bridge connections between the history of slavery, an analysis of archival documents, and their own experiences as local youth.

Commemorative memorial markers honoring Gerritt, James, Molly, and Hendrick will be installed in front of the Jacob (Jean) Hasbrouck House and unveiled at the Juneteenth Jubilee hosted by the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center at Historic Huguenot Street on Friday, June 19th.

Historic Huguenot Street’s programs are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

05/27/2026

Join us for the FINAL CONCERT in the three-part series, "Revolution on the Hudson," performed by Linda Russell & Companie in the Crispell Memorial French Church THIS SUNDAY, May 31st from 4pm to 5pm (EDT)!

The Hudson River played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War. Through 18th century music and songs, this program brings that history of spies, forts, and battles along the river to life; including the story of General Rochambeau and his French troops uniting with Washington's forces to form the ‘grand march’ that led to Yorktown … and victory!

$15 General Admission

$10 Discounted Admission (for HHS members, seniors, students, active military personnel and their families, veterans, and children under 18)

$7 Youth Admission (for youth 13-17 years of age)

Free Admission (for children under the age of 13)

Meet the Musicians:

Linda Russell explores history through music. Having served for many years as a balladeer for the National Park Service at Federal Hall on Wall Street, the site of Washington’s inauguration, Ms. Russell now takes her music to historic sites, schools, and festivals throughout the country. New York appearances have included Lincoln Center and the Carnegie Hall Folk Festival.

Christa Patton, historical harpist and early wind specialist, has performed throughout the Americas, Europe, and Japan with many of today’s premier early music ensembles, including Piffaro the Renaissance Band, Early Music New York, Boston Camerata, The King’s Noyse, Folger Consort, Newberry Consort, Apollo’s Fire, and Parthenia.

For more information and to register visit: huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/2026/5/31/revolution-on-the-hudson

This program is supported by the Ulster County Clerk’s Office and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

05/27/2026

We’re OPEN this !

Beginning today, Historic Huguenot Street will be open Wednesdays - Sundays for guided tours through the end of October. The Visitor Center and Museum Shop will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (except for a staff lunch break from 1:15 pm to 1:45 pm). Guided tours last approximately one-hour, and bring visitors through the replica Esopus Munsee wigwam, the reconstructed 1717 French Church, and the early 18th-century Jacob (Jean) Hasbrouck House.

Online registration is available on our website, up to two weeks in advance for future dates: huguenotstreet.org/visit

05/27/2026

Today, Wednesday, 5/27 and Friday, 5/29, there will be no 10:30 am or 12 pm tours because of school groups being onsite. We apologize for any inconvenience.

05/26/2026

Join us THIS SATURDAY, May 30th from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (EDT) for our first run of "The Pursuit of Happiness: The Revolution Along Huguenot Street," a guided tour featuring the Daniel Hasbrouck House!

People of all backgrounds in Ulster County—Africans, Europeans, and the indigenous Esopus—participated in the American Revolution as patriots and loyalists, for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Explore the historic Daniel Hasbrouck House, built in 1721, while learning how the war shaped Black patriots, Dutch loyalists, and other local revolutionaries.

To personalize this 250-year-old story, visitors will be given 'profile cards' - booklets containing the name and information about a local person from that era: such as a free Black man, a Huguenot descendant, or a working-class woman. Guests will follow their individual's story, and others, through the historic Daniel Hasbrouck House, learning the varied motives for joining one side or another over the course of the war in the pursuit of their own happiness.

$17.76 General Admission

$13 Discounted Admission for HHS members, seniors, students, and children under 13

Free for veterans, active military personnel and their families, and children under 7

For more information and to register visit: .huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/2026/5/30/pursuit-of-happiness

This program is supported by the Ulster County Clerk’s Office and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

05/26/2026

As we near the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, we revisit the names of a few brave men who served in the Ulster County militia. These men are named in a fascinating document included in the New Paltz Historic Documents Project (www.NewPaltzHistory.org), the Muster Roll of Col. Johannes Jansen’s regiment, Ulster County.

The muster roll dated April 26, 1782 includes names, ages, occupations, and physical descriptions of soldiers serving under Col. Jansen. Familiar Ulster County surnames like Terwilliger, Hoornbeck, Van Keuren, and “Rosa” are seen. Indeed, many of the listed men were born in Ulster County and Mid-Hudson Valley towns like Shawangunk, Rochester, Montgomery, Fishkill, and Peekskill. Others were born farther afield in New York City, Long Island, “Jersey,” or “Merriland.” A few men had been born in Ireland, like James Jackson, a 42-year-old blacksmith described as “Brown,” and John Weir (?), a 26-year-old weaver. Farmer John George Upright, 53, and laborer George Upright, 23, perhaps father and son, were both born in Germany.

Two Black men are listed in the muster roll: Isaac Schoonmaker and Antony (Anthony) Devoe. General George Washington initially banned the recruitment of Black (both free and enslaved) soldiers, but he soon relented after the need for recruits increased and the British began offering freedom to enslaved men if they joined their forces. Historians estimate that Black soldiers comprised 10-15% of the Continental Army. Isaac, a laborer, was born in Fishkill. He was 20 years old and 5’6” tall. Anthony, an 18-year-old laborer, was born in Newburgh. He was 5’9”. Anthony’s name appears again in another surviving document certifying he was mustered to serve until January 1, 1783 in Capt. David Ostrander’s company of Jansen’s regiment.

Images: Muster roll for Jansen’s regiment with details and muster to service for Anthony Devoe. Both from the HHS Archives, Cornelius T. Jansen Family Papers. https://bit.ly/4nsABxK

Dozens more documents related to the Revolutionary War may be browsed here https://bit.ly/4l7KCPD.

https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16694coll153/id/4398/rec/1

05/22/2026

Join HHS for "Gerritt, James, Molly, and Hendrick: Reconstructing Enslaved Lives in Early New Paltz,” a virtual presentation with Ulster County Historian Eddie Moran, on Thursday, May 28 from 7pm to 8:30pm (EDT).

This presentation explores the lives of Gerritt, James, Molly, and Hendrick—the earliest recorded individuals to have been enslaved by Jean and Jacob Hasbrouck—tracing the fragmentary records that document their presence in colonial New Paltz. Through close reading of these sources alongside carefully grounded historical context, the program reconstructs aspects of their lived experiences and considers the roles they played in shaping the community. In doing so, it invites a deeper reckoning with the human stories embedded within one of New Paltz’s most iconic historic sites.

This presentation will be presented entirely online via a link sent after registration.

Eddie Moran currently serves as the appointed Historian for Ulster County, NY. Eddie graduated with a B.A. in history from SUNY New Paltz in the Spring of 2020, and began work as a tour guide at Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz while still a student in 2017. He managed historical interpretation full-time at Historic Huguenot Street beginning in 2022, and was appointed Ulster County Historian in September 2024. He is a lifelong resident of the Wallkill River Valley.

$8 General Access

$5 Discounted Access (For seniors students, active military personnel and their families, and veterans)

Free Access for HHS members

This program will be recorded, access to which will be shared with all registrants the following day.

Gerritt, James, Molly, and Hendrick are the focus of the 2026 Witness Stone Project collaboration between Historic Huguenot Street, the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center, and the Ulster County Historian. This year, the project welcomes students from Kingston High School as they engage with this research through field trips and in-classroom work. Their culminating art project will bridge connections between the history of slavery, an analysis of archival documents, and their own experiences as local youth.

Commemorative memorial markers honoring Gerritt, James, Molly, and Hendrick will be installed in front of the Jacob (Jean) Hasbrouck House and unveiled at the Juneteenth Jubilee hosted by the Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis Center at Historic Huguenot Street on Friday, June 19th.

For more information and to register visit: huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/5/28/26/gerritt-james-molly-and-hendrick

Historic Huguenot Street’s programs are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

05/21/2026

TONIGHT! Thursday, May 21 from 7pm to 8:00pm (EDT), join HHS for “Esopus and Calvinists in the Northeast Woodlands,” a virtual presentation with Dr. Stephen Staggs.

In this presentation Dr. Stephen T. Staggs will explore the dynamic relationships that developed between the Esopus and Calvinist European peoples living in the Northeast Woodlands in the period up to 1750. He will show that Calvinists relied on their Indigenous neighbors, and that Native Americans secured their survival by unconsciously living out the gospel.

This program will be presented entirely online via a link provided after registration.

Stephen T. Staggs holds a PhD and graduate certificate in Ethnohistory from Western Michigan University. His research focuses on the impact of the interactions and interrelations between Indigenous, African, and European peoples in early modern Europe, colonial North America, and the Atlantic World. His recently published book is Calvinists & Indians in the Northeastern Woodlands (Amsterdam University Press, 2023).

$8 General Access

$5 Discounted Access

This program will be recorded, access to which will be shared with all registrants the following day.

For more information, and to register, visit huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/2026/5/21/esopus-and-calvinists

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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