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Hudson’s Landing: The Dutch Worldview

How depictions of history are influenced by personal and by national biases in storytelling By Bill Jeffway A version of…

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1609

Hudson's arrival depicted in public places: historically, a purely European perspective By Bill Jeffway As you know, the September 1609…

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History in Public Places: Hyde Park Post Office

President Franklin D. Roosevelt was impressed by the murals that his Rhinebeck, artist neighbor, Olin Dows, had created for the…

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Rediscovering Caroline

Federal Point, Florida Above: Three Oaks, Federal Point, Florida, from the St. John River. Edwin Smith Hubbard in his sailboat,…

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History in Public Places: Rhinebeck Post Office

September 2020. There has been a growing community discussion about the depiction of enslaved individuals in the Olin Dows murals…

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Our Public History: Murals & Paintings

Local issues How are others handling the issue? Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York…

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Our Public History: Statues & Monuments

The combined forces of a global pandemic, public discussions about race and social justice in a democracy as open, free…

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Our Public History: Public Holidays

By Bill Jeffway A version of this article was published in the Northern and Southern Dutchess News/ Beacon Free Press…

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Rediscovering Caroline: Becoming An Artist

The Becoming an Artist Chapter of the Exhibition starts here. Please scroll down. This chapter covers the period of Caroline's…

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