HIstorical Society of Woodstock

“It Was Fifty Years Ago Today” 1970's Woodstock Through the Lens
2025-09-20 13:00 - 2025-11-02 17:00 (America/New_York)
Opening In September
“It Was Fifty Years Ago Today”– 1970’s Woodstock Through the Lens –
A Photographic Essayby Karyn (Provenzano) Bevet
HSW is pleased to announce, beginning in September, a new exhibit looking back at Woodstock as it moved through the post-festival years.
The exhibit, “It Was Fifty Years Ago Today,” will kick-off with an opening reception on
Friday September 19th from 6:30 – 8:30.

Photographer and HSW Board member Karyn (Provenzano) Bevet arrived in Woodstock in 1969. This exhibition of her photographs chronicles her experiences – and the people she met along the way – during Woodstock’s rock and rolling decade of change.

End of Season Yard Sale Fundraiser
2025-09-26 09:00 - 2025-09-27 15:00
Dates: Friday, September 26 & Saturday, September 27
Times: 9 AM to 3 PM
Location: Historical Society of Woodstock, 20 Comeau Dr., Woodstock NY 12498
Admission: Free

The Historical Society of Woodstock is pleased to announce its end of season yard sale, a fundraiser for the HSW. Community members have generously gone into attics, barns, and cellars and have donated wonderful items to the sale. Vi
ntage items, jewelry, furniture, artwork, household, and more are featured. All proceeds benefit the Historical Society of Woodstock.
The sale will take place at the Historical Society of Woodstock’s Eames House, located at 20 Comeau Drive in Woodstock, on Friday and Saturday September 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Admission is free.
The event will also include a bake sale, an assortment of tasty baked goods from Woodstock’s best kitchens.

Wine Tasting Fundraiser for Research and Archives Building
2025-10-04 16:00 - 19:00 | Historical Society of Woodstock, 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, 12498, United States
(Tickets at the door still available)
Come Celebrate with Us
Historical Society of Woodstock
Wine Tasting Fundraiser
20 Comeau Drive
Woodstock NY

Music by Abby Newton and Selma Kaplan
Featuring wine specialist Nathaniel Livings-Miller

Advance tickets $65.00 each (see booking below)
Advance tickets also available on weekends 1-5 PM at Historical Society museum
$75.00 at the door
20 Comeau Drive Woodstock NY
For further info email info@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org

Exhibit Talk and Discussion for: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today
2025-10-12 15:00 - 16:00
1970’s Woodstock Through the Lens – Sunday October 12

This coming Sunday – October 12 – join Karyn Bevet, curator of HSW’s Fall exhibit, It Was Fifty Years Ago Today – 1970’s Woodstock Through the Lens, in a discussion about the exhibit and Woodstock’s rock and rolling decade of change.
Karyn will be joined in discussion by Town Historian, Richard Heppner. Bring your memories to share.
The talk will begin at 3:00 p.m. and admission is free.
The Historical Society is located at 20 Comeau Drive in Woodstock.

(Note: Due to limited parking, if able, please park in the Lower Comeau parking lot and take the path at the end of the lot to the Historical Society. Accessible parking is available at the museum.)

Tribute to Happy Traum
2025-10-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Colony, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY, 12409, United States
Come pay tribute to Happy Traum and show support to the Woodstock Historical Society on Thursday, Oct 30th!

at Colony
22 Rock City RoadWoodstock, NY 12498
Tickets $20.00 in Advance$25.00 at the Door(Plus Service Fee)

BUY TICKET

This great evening of music will feature:
John Sebastian
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
Cindy Cashdollar
Scott Petito
Leslie Ritter
Ed Sanders (The Fugs)
Michael Veitch
Brian Hollander
Eugene Ruffolo
Tony Trischka
Marc Black
and Adam Traum on guitar

This Tribute to Happy Traum will also be a benefit to help outfit the important new Archive building at the Woodstock Historical Society, which will help preserve the valuable historical records and relics (on such themes as the History of Music and Music Performance in Woodstock)

Head Back to a Different Time - Debut of Video "Vanishing Village"
2025-11-01 15:00 - 17:00
The Historical Society of Woodstock is pleased to present the debut of the short video Vanishing Village, narrated by Lewis Arlt and co-produced by Janine Fallon Mower and Richard Heppner.
Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 3 p.m., at the Historical Society’s Eames Museum at 20 Comeau Drive in Woodstock, N.Y.
The suggested donation for the event is $20.00 per person (which will include a copy of Will Rose’s book The Vanishing Village).

(Note: Due to limited parking, if able, please park in the Lower Comeau parking lot and take the path at the end of the lot to the Historical Society. Accessible parking is available at the museum.)
