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Join Dutchess County Historian Will Tatum as he continues presenting the American Revolution in real time, as events took place locally and around New York 250 years ago.

Part One: War and a Changing Nation By Nancy Bendiner Nancy is a longtime member of Historic Red Hook and a dedicated volunteer with its Collections Committee. In this two-part article, she explores letters, diaries, and journals preserved in Hist

By Ellen C. Phelan Ellen is a longtime Historic Red Hook member and Elmendorph Innkeeper. She helps welcome and support those who rent the Inn, and she recently made a surprising personal discovery connecting her to one of the Elmendorph’s original

How many women can we name from the American Revolution? Here are the obvious few: Martha Custis Washington, Abigail Adams, Betsy Ross, Molly Pitcher, and Sybil Ludington. Here in the Hudson Valley we think of Janet Livingston Montgomery of Clermont

This December, Historic Red Hook completed a major milestone: our new Historic Site Interpretive Plan for the Elmendorph Inn. An interpretive plan is the backbone of how a historic site shares its stories—guiding programming, exhibits, and communica