The Hudson-Fulton Celebration
Lecture Schedule
Kate has developed several lectures on the topic of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration. Depending on your group’s interest, she can emphasize “New York City as Metropolis” or can give Hudson River cities and towns more attention.



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  • Saturday, March 28      Lecture as part of “400 Years: Life on the Hudson River,” symposium sponsored by The Great Estates Symposium. Held at the Henry K. Wallace Center, FDR Presidential Library and Home of FDR National Historical Site, Route 9, Hyde Park, NY. All day event from 8:30 to 4:30. For information about the symposium, (845) 889-8851.

  • Thursday, May 21       Lecture sponsored by the Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. Held at the Wainwright Ballroom, Down Town Association, 60 Pine Street, Manhattan. 7:00 pm.  More information.                    
  • Tuesday, May 26        Lecture and book signing.  Public event hosted by the Taconic Postcard Club at the Yorktown Community & Cultural Center,  Nutrition Room - 1st floor,  1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY.  Contact information:  Yorktown Museum   914-962-2970   http://www.yorktownmuseum.org/TaconicPostcard.html

  • Sunday, May 31          Lecture and book signing. Sponsored by Historic Hudson Valley. Held at Philipsburg Manor, Route 9, Sleepy Hollow, NY. 2:00 pm. For more information, www.hudsonvalley.org 
  • Tuesday, June 23        Lecture at The University Club, New York, NY. Members only - not open to the public.  

  • Wednesday, July 8    Lecture at the Nyack Public Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack NY 10960.  7:00 pm.   http://nyacklibrary.org/   

  • Thursday, July 23    Lecture as part of Historic Hudson Valley's Teacher Institute.  Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, NY.  Open only to enrolled teachers.  For more information: http://www.hudsonvalley.org/

  • Sunday, August 9    Lecture and book signing at River Day, special event at Historic Hudson Valley's Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, NY.  Lectures at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM  For more information: www.hudsonvalley.org

  • Tuesday, August 18    Lecture and book signing at the Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd St., New York, NY 10029.  6:30 pm.  http://www.mcny.org/                      

  • Friday, September 25    Lecture as part of Troy Night Out activities. Rensselaer County Historical Society, 57 Second Street, Troy, NY.  Time to be announced. For more information: www.rchsonline.org
  •  Saturday, October 3    Lecture at  the Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum, 63 Chestnut Street, Cold Spring, NY  10516.  5:00 pm. For information: http://www.pchs-fsm.org/ 
  • Saturday, November 14    Sip and Sign for the Holidays:  book event featuring Hudson Valley authors.  Millbrook Vineyards & Winery, Millbrook, New York.  1 to 4 pm. 
  • Sunday, November 15    Lecture.  Hudson River Heritage.  The Beekman Arms, Rhinebeck, NY.  2:00 pm.
  • Wednesday, May 19, 2010    On-Water Education Program, Southstreet Seaport, New York, NY.  Information to follow.

        

           

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