Jeff McKinney

Local History Talk: The Proprietors and their Lasting Influence on the City of Hudson by Carl G. Whitbeck, Jr.

The Hudson Area Library History Room, as part of its Local History Speaker Series, presents The Proprietors and their Lasting Influence on the City of Hudson by Carl G. Whitbeck, Jr.

Mr. Whitbeck, a local resident whose family has deep roots in the area, will offer a fascinating presentation on the Proprietors, the founders of Hudson, NY. They were a group of Quaker merchants from Nantucket Island and Providence, Rhode Island who sought to find a fertile land in which to establish a commercial settlement.

DATE/TIME:
Thursday, January 26 at 6:00 pm

LOCATION:
Hudson Area Association Library
51 N. 5th ST
Hudson, NY 12534
The event will be held in the library’s Community Room.

MORE:
The event is free and open to the public.
For more info, visit HudsonAreaLibrary.org by clicking here.
Tel: 518-828-1792

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Estate Sale in Chatham, January 14 & 15

1-4 One of my fellow Beach & Bartolo Realtors has a client who is holding an estate sale this Saturday and Sunday, at their home in Chatham. It looks like some interesting items for sale including furniture (indoor and outdoor), artwork, housewares, and more.

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DETAILS:
Saturday, January 14, 2017 – 9am to 4pm
Sunday, January 15, 2017 – 9am to 3pm

LOCATION:
51 Longview Dr.
Chatham, NY 12037

To see more items, click here for the Estate Sale page.

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Exhibit Opening: People of the Civil Rights Era Seen in Photographs by Jim Peppler, December 18

pepplerphoto — image from hudsonarealibrary.org

This Saturday, the Hudson Area Library will host the opening reception for an exhibit titled, “People of the Civil Rights Era Seen in Photographs by Jim Peppler”. This exhibit features the photography of Peppler, during his time reporting for The Southern Courier, a non-profit Civil Rights newspaper serving Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia from 1965 -1968.

“Peppler will be speaking on his experiences photographing the protests and vigils of the Civil Rights Movement in the South; the everyday life of the people who were fighting for their fundamental rights; and the tragic, yet still inspiring, funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

There will be time for questions and a reception will follow.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, January 14, 2017 – 6:00pm – 7:30pm

LOCATION:
Hudson Area Association Library
51 N. 5th ST
Hudson, NY 12534
The event will be held in the library’s Community Room.

MORE:
The event is free and open to the public.
For more info, visit HudsonAreaLibrary.org by clicking here.
Tel: 518-828-1792

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Mid-Winter Bald Eagle Survey at Schodack Island State Park, January 14

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Join a nationwide citizen science tradition, as well as bird experts and enthusiasts from the Audubon Society of the Capital Region to conduct a survey of bald eagles overwintering at and around Schodack Island State Park.

Meet at the Riverview Pavilion at 10am and enjoy free coffee and donuts before the day’s activity. This is an outdoor event so dress warmly.

DATE/TIME:
Saturday, January 14, 2017 10:00 AM

LOCATION:
1 Schodack Island Way
Schodack Landing, NY 12156

MORE:
Visit Schodack Island State Park, by clicking here.
(518) 732-0187

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Block Party: Legos in the Library Tuesday January 10

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The New Lebanon Library is hosting it’s monthly Lego Club today! The library will provide the Legos, so all kids need to bring is their imagination. After each build, kids will have a chance to check out each other’s creations and the library will display the completed construction sets.