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"In Her Words" Women's History Tour
Location
Historic Huguenot Street
81 Huguenot Street
New Paltz, NY 12561
County: Ulster
Region: Mid Hudson
Date(s)
- September 10, 2017, 2:00PM, 3:30 PM
Details
Event Type Historic Site Tour/History Description In honor of the centennial of the ratification of women’s suffrage in New York, Historic Huguenot Street has developed “In Her Words,” a women’s history tour, which was launched this past March and has been running once a month, and will continue to do so through October. Developed by HHS’ Public Programming department with the assistance of SUNY New Paltz intern Allee Surgeary, the tour will follow the lives and stories of six women who played a role in local history. Visitors will be guided through four historic buildings and have the opportunity to discover figures from the past through a combination of factual, historical information and cleverly composed monologues written and recorded by HHS staff and volunteers. Visitors will hear the stories of Manveht, a Munsee women who signed the 1677 Indian Deed; Catherine Blanchan (b. 1629), one of the original New Paltz Huguenot settlers; enslaved Africans Rachel and Dinah; Wyntje Hasbrouck, a colonial woman who managed her own estate; Cornelia Markle VanWagenen (1775 – 1819), a widow who ran her own business in the early 1800s; Julia “Aunt Judy” Jackson (ca. 1809 – 1898), a freed slave; Eliza Varick Silvernail Ackert (1830 – 1916), the first female editor of the original New Paltz Times; Progressive-era artist Julia McEntee Dillon (1834 – 1919); and Mary Jane Snyder Freer (1862 – 1931), the first New Paltz woman to vote in 1918. The September tour will take place on Sunday, September 10th at 2:00 PM. Pre-registration is required and is available at huguenotstreet.org/inherwords. General admission $15; 10% discount for seniors, children under 12, military families, and those who have donated $50 or more within the calendar year. Organization Hosting the Event Historic Huguenot Street Phone Number 8452551660Registration
$15 General Admission; $13.50 for seniors, students, active military members, veterans, and children under 13Additional Information
Event Duration (hours): 1.5
Family Friendly
Barrier Free or Wheelchar accessible? No