2026 events
Events
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Come Thrift With Us – April 17&18
Historical Society of Woodstock presentsAnnual Yard Sale Dates: Friday, April 17 & Saturday, April 19 Times: 9 AM to 3 PM Location: Historical Society of Woodstock, 20 Comeau Dr., Woodstock NY 12498 Admission: Free Come Thrift with us!!!! The Historical Society of Woodstock, located at 20 Comeau Drive in Woodstock, will be having its annual […]
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An Interview With Geddy Sveikauskas
Sussman-Blythe Community Room Woodstock Public Library, 10 Dixon Ave, Woodstock, NY, United StatesOn Sunday, May 10 at 3:00 p.m. in the Sussman-Blythe Community Room at the Woodstock Public Library, 10 Dixon Ave., Woodstock, the Historical Society of Woodstock will present pioneering local journalist and newspaper editor Geddy Sveikauskas interviewed by town historian Richard Heppner. Geddy Sveikauskas founded the Woodstock Times as a bi-weekly in 1972. Shortly after […]
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Talk And Book Signing
By John P. Murphy
On Woodstock Artists During The New DealThe Historical Society of Woodstock will host a talk and book signing by author and art historian John P. Murphy of Vassar College on “A New Deal for Woodstock Artists,” about the role of Woodstock artists in New Deal art. He will also be signing copies of his book New Deal Art: Culture and Crisis […]
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Glenn Kreisberg –
On Esoterica America At 250 YearsHistorical Society of Woodstock Presents Glenn Kreisberg Speaking on Esoterica America at 250 Years Admission: Free The Historical Society of Woodstock is pleased to present a talk by author Glenn Kreisberg on “Esoterica America at 250 Years.” This will take place on Sunday, June 14 at 3:00 pm at the Historical Society’s Eames House Museum […]
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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 […]
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Calico Rebellion
Tinker Street Cinema 132 Tinker St, Woodstock, NY, United StatesHistorical Society of Woodstock Presents FILM Calico Rebellion The Anti-Rent War & the Second American Revolution Directed by Victoria Kupchinetsky Q & A with filmmakers and special guests Tinker Street Cinema Sunday, July 19, 2 pmDoors open 1:30pm In the lush woods of New York’s Catskill Mountains, a mythical memory lives on. Of a time when […]
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The Lincoln Funeral Train Through the Hudson Valley and the Transformation of Abraham Lincoln
In April of 1865, the Lincoln funeral train moved up the east coast, through the Hudson Valley, and into history. Offering an account of how the news of the assassination was greeted locally as well as detailed descriptions of the train as it traveled up the Hudson River, historian Richard Heppner will explore the ceremonies and emotions that awaited the train's passing on both sides of the Hudson.
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Gallery Talk on Rosella Hartman
by Curator Bruce WeberSunday, September 20, 2026 ,1:00pm-3:00pm Price Free Description Curator Bruce Weber will give a gallery talk about the Historical Society of Woodstock's current exhibition Rosella Hartman and the Animal Sculptors of Woodstock. The exhibition celebrates the life and career of Rosella Hartman (1894-1993), who, for almost seventy years, made her home in Woodstock, New York, where she became […]