by Bill Merchant, Historian, Delaware and Hudson Canal Historical Society The Hudson River was integral to the development of the… Read more The D&H Canal and the Hudson River

By Aaron Robinson, Historic Site Manager, Senate House State Historic Site September is here, marking the last days of summer… Read more The Birth of the New York State Senate in Kingston

by Sara Wassberg-Johnson, Hudson River Maritime Museum The Fourth of July is the celebration of the Declaration of Independence, when… Read more Mary Powell and the Fourth of July

  by Courtney McNamara, D&H Canal Society Below is an excerpt from a booklet written by Julia McEntee Dillon (1834… Read more Gardens of Yesteryear

by Troy Ellen Dixon The critical contributions of Black women to the suffrage movement in the face of the racism… Read more Black Suffragists: Standing Up to White Supremacy

“…both the small boats on the old canal, and the large boats on the new canal, substitute women and girls… Read more Women Worked on the D&H Canal

In the summer of 1881, the Kingston Daily Freeman ran a series of articles about what became known as “glee… Read more Mary Powell vs. Thomas Cornell Glee Clubs

The History Alliance of Kingston (HAK) is pleased to announce its first event of 2021! HAK will introduce to the… Read more History Alliance of Kingston: Our New Project

It was an idea kicking around in Henry’s mind for a few years. (There’d been a version of it at… Read more History Alliance of Kingston: The Origin Story