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Hudson River Maritime Museum
50 Rondout Landing, Kingston | 845-338-0071 | hrmm.org
Historical exhibits, collections, visiting heritage vessels, events, lectures, museum shop, docking, Kingston Home Port, Riverport Wooden Boat School. The 2019 exhibits are: “Rescuing the River,” boatbuilding, cement caves and kilns of Kingston, rowing. Winter hours: December-April, Thursday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular season hours: April-November, daily, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saugerties Lighthouse Conservancy
Lighthouse Drive, Saugerties
845-247-0656
saugertieslighthouse.com
Artifacts of the lighthouse and the commercial heyday of the Saugerties waterfront. Nature trail to lighthouse (check tides). Also a bed and breakfast (see Bed and Breakfast listings). Tour fee. Tours June-August, Sundays,
noon-3 p.m. Child, pet and group friendly.
Senate House State Historic Site
The Avalon Archives Museum of Rock & Roll
The Falcon Underground, 1348 Route 9W, Marlboro
845-236-7970
liveatthefalcon.com/avalon-archives
Founder, director and curator Ned Moran’s extraordinary displays of rare and obscure photos, posters, album covers, books and recordings are the primary visuals for this intimate space. All are welcome to tour
this vast, rotating collection. Open by appointment and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday, 5:30 p.m.-closing, Friday and Saturday, 4 p.m.-closing.
Free admission.
The Matthewis Persen House Museum and Cultural Heritage Center
74 John St. (corner of John and Crown Streets), Kingston
845-340-3040
ulstercountyny.gov/countyclerk/persen- house.html
Located within Kingston’s Stockade National Historic District at the intersection where there are pre-Revolutionary War stone houses on all four corners; its earliest portion dates from circa 1661. Accessible, child and
group friendly. Open May-August, Tuesday-Saturday; September-November, Saturday or by appointment.
The Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History
99-101 Broadway, Kingston
845-338-8131
rehercenter.org
Early 20th-century bakery highlighting the 19th- and 20th-century social and cultural history of the Rondout-West Strand Historic District. Currently undergoing restoration. Gallery open weekends May-October and for special programs and events. Reserve a tour online.
Town of Shandaken Historical Museum
26 Academy St., Pine Hill 845-254-4460
shandaken.us
The museum is a 1920s schoolhouse in historic Pine Hill with many and varied displays of historical tools and artifacts from the 1800s on. A 1900s schoolroom and kitchen, displays on the people and history of the 12 hamlets of Shandaken, library of books on the Catskills and genealogy files. Open Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or
by appointment.
Trolley Museum of New York
89 E. Strand (Rondout Landing), Kingston 845-331-3399
tmny.org
Trolley rides on original tracks along the historic Kingston waterfront to Kingston Point Park on the Hudson River. Visitors center and museum store. Open May-October, weekends and holidays, noon-5 p.m. Accessible, child, pet and group friendly. Free WiFi.
Ulster County Genealogical Society
Hurley Reformed Church 11 Main St., Hurley 845-246-8329 ucgsny.org
Research census, church records, naturalizations (1830-1925), cemetery records, printed histories and genealogies, maps, the New Netherlands Connections, wills, abstracts and major genealogical society publications. Accessible, child and group friendly. Free WiFi. January-November, second Saturdays,
third and fourth Mondays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment.
Volunteer Firemen’s Hall
and Museum
265 Fair St., Kingston
845-331-0866 kingstonvolunteerfiremensmuseum.wee- bly.com
A “little gem of a museum” housed in the 1857 Wiltwyck Fire House. Display of fire engines and firemanic artifacts. Open April-October, Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.; also open June-August, Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wawarsing Historical Society and Knife Museum
3 Irish Cape Road (at bridge), Napanoch 845-647-7792
theknifemuseum.com
Along with local historical items, the museum houses one of the largest collections of knives in the country, many from the
Hudson Valley. Guides available explaining the displays. Special knife sharpening events. Accessible, child, pet and group friendly. Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, Saturday,
11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild
36 Tinker St., Woodstock
845-679-2079
byrdcliffe.org
America’s second-oldest arts colony, Byrdcliffe is on the National Register of Historic Places. Year-round events, exhibitions and classes. Free self-guided walking tours.
296 Fair St., Kingston
845-338-2786
nysparks.com
Interpretation of the first
meeting place of the New
York State Senate and
home of local merchant,
Abraham Van Gaasbeek.
Museum featuring art,
objects and documents
of the 17th through 19th centuries. Picnic in park-like setting. Tours for groups and school programs year-round by appointment. Open mid-April to Oct. 31, Wednesday-Saturday,
10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays and Monday holidays, 1-5 p.m. and by appointment. Accessible, child and group friendly. Leashed pets permitted on grounds, open dawn to dusk.
Teddy Bear Museum at The Den of Marbletown
1 Basten Lane (corner of Route 209 and Tongore Road), Kingston
845-687-6441
thedenofmarbletown.com
Features approximately
2,000 bears and other
stuffed animals, including
dioramas that teach the
history of the teddy bear
and of local attractions.
All the handmade toys
and collectibles are from
the legendary German
company Steiff. Kids’ play space. Café
now open. Accessible first floor. Open year-round, Wednesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., subject to change.
The A.J. Snyder Estate/Century House Historical Society
668 Route 213, Rosendale
845-658-9900
centuryhouse.org
Tour the Widow Jane Mine, museum and carriage collection. Special events. Museum open May-September, Sundays 1-4 p.m. and by appointment.
American colonists met to ratify the New York Constitution here in 1777
Home to more than 2,000 Steiff teddy bears and stuffed animals
Woodstock Museum
13 Bach Road, Saugerties 845-246-0600 woodstockmuseum.org Explore Woodstock the town and festivals, artifacts, exhibits, film
Hosting 20th Annual Film Festival during Labor Day weekend
and guided tours by a
1960s historian. Camping
available. Solar energy
exhibits. Sister City Nimbin, Australia. Tour buses welcome. Open June-October, Saturday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m., weekdays by appointment.
Learn more about our Historic Sites and Museums at ulstercountyalive.com
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