Previous Programs

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The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad and the War for its Control

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DATE: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

TIME: Presentation begins at 7 pm.

PLACE: Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar

 

Free and open to the public. Registration is needed for seating purposes. Call 518-439-9314

 

Jill Knapp speaks about The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad and the War for its Control. This is the exciting story of the railroad (later the D&H, now part of the Helderberg Hudson Rail Trail) and the 1869 struggle between conflicting boards of directors which soon spread to violence on the railroad line itself

 

Author and historian Jill Knapp Ph.D. investigates many topics in Hudson Valley history. Her book The Time for Redemption explores the Van Rensselaer patroonship and the Anti-Rent movement.

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The Hudson Valley: The First 250 Million Years 

 

DATE: Tuesday September 24, 2024

TIME: Presentation begins at 7 pm.

PLACE: Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar

 

Free and open to the public. Registration is needed for seating purposes. Call 518-439-9314

 

David Levine is the author of The Hudson Valley: the First 250 Million Years: A Mostly Chronological and Occasionally Personal History. Levine, a resident of Albany, will share his work highlighting entertaining stories from his book. Copies of the book will be available for sale.

 

From the dinosaurs and the glaciers to the first native peoples and the first European settlers, from Dutch and English Colonial rule to American Revolution, from slave society to the Civil War, from the robber barons and bootleggers to the war heroes and the happy rise of craft beer pubs, the Hudson Valley has quite a story to tell. The Hudson Valley: The First 250 Million Years chronicles the Valley’s rich and fascinating history and charms. Often funny, sometimes personal, always entertaining, this collection of essays offers a unique look at the Hudson Valley’s most important and interesting people, places, and events. 

  

David Levine is a freelance writer and editor. “The Hudson Valley” is his seventh book; he is also the author, co-author or ghostwriter of six sports books, including Life on the Rim (Macmillan) and In the Land of Giants (Little, Brown). He is a regular contributor to the Albany Times Union; his articles have appeared in the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, American Heritage, US News & World Report, Smithsonian and dozens of other publications; and his work has been selected for two editions of Best Sports Stories. He lives in Albany, NY.