Please join the students in Geography 286: A People’s Geography of the Hudson Valley for a presentation on the various sites that they have investigated and written about for a soon-to-be-established online, historical-geographical guide to the Hudson Valley. All are welcome!
Being Black and Jewish
The Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History hosts “Being Black & Jewish.” This online program shines light on the experiences of three women living at the intersection of these identities in the Hudson Valley: Lacey Schwartz Delgado, Ahvegyil Skolnick, and Randi Zinn. Moderated by Reher Center board member Barry Mayo, this far-ranging Zoom panel conversation will explore their different histories, experiences, connections to their Black and Jewish identities, and so much more. Co-Sponsored by the Reher Center and Congregation Emanuel of the Hudson Valley.
Local History Presents: Great Houses of the Hudson Valley
A special presentation from The Poughkeepsie Public Library with Historian Shannon Butler where we will showcase some of the great houses of the Hudson Valley. We will examine homes that have stood the test of time, homes that are long gone, and homes that are no longer loved. We will also look at some of the influential people who called these places home.
“Painting with Sunlight:” Imagery of Poughkeepsie & Its People by S.L. Walker, Daguerrist
The Dutchess County Historical Society presents an event on photography, Poughkeepsie, and its people. Soon after the invention of the daguerreotype, Samuel Lyon Walker was one of America’s first practitioners of this new art. His love and devotion to his craft ran deep and he was continually experimenting, even to the detriment of his health. Known for his great artistic taste, his images were considered some of the finest ever made. Though mostly unknown today, he was devoted to recording and promoting nineteenth century Poughkeepsie and its people.
Kirk Moldoff is a medical illustrator and animator with a passion for industrial archaeology, local history and cast iron stoves. His research into the work and life of Poughkeepsie’s S.L. Walker stems from an interest in the 19th Century Hudson Valley as a nexus for art, innovation and invention.