Hello Members, Friends and Supporters of the New Paltz Historical Society,
Welcome to the New Paltz Historical Society’s sixth Newsletter. Another week has gone by, and here we are on Fluzelday, April 73rd, but who’s counting?
Newsletter #6, May 11, 2020
* This week we return with another rebus! Seems like you all enjoyed the first one, so here you go! The new Rebus Challenge can be viewed by clicking here. You just click on it to open it, and then print it out. The Rebus was created by Diane Gleichenhaus, Linda Tantillo, and Marny Janson. The theme of the puzzle: Waterways and Land Formations in Ulster County.
This week, we have a prize for the first entry with all, or the most, correct answers.
The winner will receive a beautiful, and functional, custom hand-made, personal protection face mask, from the nimble fingers of our Co-President, Susan Stessin.
Once you’ve figured out the rebus puzzles, email your answers to us at: nphistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
** The New Paltz Historical Society is pleased to continue our series of videos presenting the unique history of Kingston, NY. This series of lectures, hosted by the Senate House State Historic Site, in Kingston. “Kingston’s Buried Treasures” ran from 2012 through 2016, and featured the forgotten, yet vital people of Kingston, and the events that took place in New York’s first capital, one of America’s most unique communities. With inspirational tales of meteoric rise, and cautionary woes of equally spectacular falls, Kingston’s history tells more than just the story of a city - its arguably the story of a nation. Through war and peace, boom and bust, Kingston’s place in our state and our national lore has few rivals. Take a look back at 365 years of this extraordinary city- Kingston, New York. One of our past (and favorite) speakers, Paul O'Neill, Commissioner of Jurors for Ulster County, facilitated this series. We will be including a link to a different “Kingston’s Buried Treasures” lecture every week in our Newsletter.
This week’s lecture is titled Alton B. Parker: The American Presidency’s Gentleman Candidate presented by John Wadlin.
Click https://youtu.be/XHzkxSBRm_s to begin viewing. This talk took place at the Senate House on Oct. 19, 2012. (Note: the audio begins at about 1 minute 25 seconds, and the total time of the video is 1 hour and 7 minutes.)
*** This week, we are also including a link to the Historian Spotlight: Ulster County’s Ken Hasbrouck (https://newyorkalmanack.com/2020/04/historian-spotlight-ulster-countys-ken-hasbrouck/), which we think you will find both interesting and informative. Ken Hasbrouck was a direct descendant of the French Huguenots who settled New Paltz in 1678, and he had an important influence on Ulster County local history, serving as County Historian, Town of Gardiner Historian and as a founder and president of the Huguenot Historical Society.
**** Work is continuing on our website and Facebook page. (Thank you Webmaster and Social Media Guru, Ashley Biagini!)
So click on the link and check it our website: https://sites.google.com/view/newpaltzhistoricalsociety/home.
Your comments and suggestions are always welcome!
***** Last week we posted some jig-saw puzzles for your enjoyment, so there was no contest/quiz winners. It was more like an open book test, so you were all winners. Next week we will post the answers to The Rebus Challenge, and the first entry with all, or the most, correct answers will win the custom face mask (see photo/description above). The Rebus Challenge is an attachment to the header of this email. Click on it to open and print it, and then get started solving it.
****** As you know by now, we had to cancel our presentation scheduled for May 6, and we do not know yet what developments June will bring. We will keep you posted. Rest assured, any decisions we make will be based New York State Policy, sound medical advice, social distancing issues, the Town, County and State guidelines, and Community Center policy and room capacity. Everyone’s health and safety is our main concern. The New Paltz Historical Society fully intends to continue our program of lectures and events as soon as it is safe to begin meeting again, and we will inform you of any changes through these Newsletters.
******* As always, if you have any questions, suggestions or comments, drop us a line at: nphistoricalsociety@gmail.com, we hope that you are enjoying our Newsletter.
Stay safe, stay home!
Marny, Diane, Dolly, Susan, Ashley and Jack
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