An exhibit “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Community” in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday
July 11 through August 23, 1–5 p.m.
Historical Society of Woodstock
Presents
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of community
An exhibit in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday
Opening reception
riday, July 10, 6–8 p.m.
Curators’ Talk:
Saturday, July 11, 3–5 p.m.
Admission: Free
In celebration of our nation’s 250th birthday, the Historical Society of Woodstock is pleased to announce a new exhibit, “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Community” open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. from July 11 through August 23. To kick off the exhibit, an opening reception is scheduled is for Friday evening July 10 from 6:00–8:00 p.m., and a talk with curators Deborah Heppner, Karen King, JoAnn Margolis, and Janine Mower will be presented on Saturday July 11 at 4:00 p.m. Admission to all events and the exhibit is free.
The new exhibit traces the story of Woodstock’s journey during the Revolutionary period from the wilderness years to its creation as a town in 1787, and its early years as a new town in a new nation.
The exhibit is supported in part by the Ulster County Rev250 Sponsorship Fund.
The Historical Society of Woodstock is located at 20 Comeau Drive. For more information on the Historical Society of Woodstock and Woodstock history, visit www.historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org.
The Historical Society of Woodstock was founded in 1929 by a group of artists, writers, academics, and local citizens. In addition to the exhibition space, which is located at the historic Eames House on Comeau Drive in the center of Woodstock, the Historical Society has an extensive archive consisting of paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, textiles, photographs, books, manuscripts, correspondence, documents, film/sound recordings, and antique tools. The archive serves as a resource for a wide range of exhibitions, public programming, and research.