May 9th – Tour the local history museum, talk about Olive’s history, and participate in an activity. Location: Olive Free Library, 4033 NY-28A, West Shokan. Link to Sign Up
May 16th – Readings from “Tales a Grandmother Told” and “Sarah of Overlook Mtn.” Presented by the Historical Society of Woodstock. Location: West Hurley Public Library Link to Sign Up
May 30th – Tour of Post Office Exhibit and Dutch Room Scavenger Hunt. Bring your own lunch and eat on the lawn. Note: if you are unable to make this session, let us know. We can schedule another if June if there is interest. Location: Hurley Heritage Society, 52 Main St, Hurley Link to Sign Up
We will explore Eleanor Roosevelt’s life and the people who surrounded her as she grew to become what President Truman called ‘The First Lady of the World’. In four sessions, we’ll look at an overview of her life including: her formative years, family life, education, marriage, motherhood, emerging political interests, her years in Albany and Washington, and then her support of the United Nations and beyond. We’ll look at changing gender roles and ER’s place in those changes. We’ll also include an intro to Val-Kill, Eleanor’s residence in Dutchess County that she considered her retreat and her home. No prior reading or knowledge of Eleanor is required to enjoy this class. Presenter: Dan Strickland
grid-based approach where each square in the grid represents a knot or a color change in the design