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2022-2023 Speaker Series
2022-2023 Speaker Series
Presentation begins at 7PM
Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar
Albany Rural Cemetery, incorporated in 1841, represents one of the earliest and grandest examples of the rural cemetery movement in America. The 467 acre parkland is a nature preserve, open-air art museum, architectural primer, history classroom and genealogy archive.
Lean more of its long history with John S. Pipkin, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus (Collins Fellow), Geography & Planning at U. Albany. Pipkin’s research interests include urban design, landscape history and public space. He is a member of Washington Park Conservancy and is on the Board of Albany Rural Cemetery.
This event is free and open to the public.
Presentation begins at 7PM
Registration suggested as seating is limited. Call 518-439-9314 or online at
March 8, 2023 Jack McEneny - The Irish in Albany
April 12, 2023 Mark Peckham - Steamboat Navigation on the Hudson
Sept. 14, 2022 Michael Barrett Hudson Mohawk Gateway - Silicon Valley of the 19th Century
Many scholars agree that the Capital District is one of several “birthplaces of the American industrial revolution.” Nineteenth Century entrepreneurs consciously used the cutting-edge technology of their day to transform the dominant rural-agrarian lifestyle into an infrastructure devoted to advancement of industrial enterprise.
Oct. 12, 2022 Ian Mumptom The Schuyler Museum- Coping with Life's Necessaries
The Schuyler family enjoyed many luxuries as part of their refined lifestyle, but what might their hygiene practices have looked like? How did their practices differ from or align with those of other residents of 18th century Albany?
Nov. 9, 2022 Ted Hilscher Barns of the Hudson Valley
The talk gave an introduction to identifying and understanding the barns and associated outbuilding of the Hudson Valley. The presentation included information on local barns still found in the town of Bethlehem.
November 30, 2022 Marilyn Sassi The Many Faces of American Folk Art
Marilyn explores the “golden age” of American folk art from 1830 to 1850. In folk art, the most common, workaday objects are decorated turning them into true artistic expressions.