BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HIstorical Society of Woodstock - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for HIstorical Society of Woodstock REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T170000 DTSTAMP:20260815T001414Z CREATED:20260810T153244Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260815T001414Z UID:3535-1787497200-1787504400@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org SUMMARY:The Lincoln Funeral Train Through the Hudson Valley and the Transformation of Abraham Lincoln DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, August 23\, 3:00 p.m.\nHistorical Society of Woodstock\, 20 Comeau Dr.\, Woodstock NY 12498\nthe Historical Society of Woodstock \na talk by Woodstock Town Historian Richard Heppner on the Lincoln funeral train through the Hudson Valley.\nAdmission: Free\nIn 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. In doing so\, he will also examine the seeds of transformation that were sewn during that fateful journey from Washington to Springfield\, Illinois; a transformation that elevated the slain President’s legacy far beyond what it was in life and secured for the 16th president the honored place he forever holds in the collective memory of our nation. \n  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Richard Heppner has served as Woodstock Town Historian since 2021 and\, in addition to his many talks on local history\, has written extensively on the history of Woodstock and our region. His most recent book\, Woodstock – From World War to Cultures Wars was the recipient of the Bronze Medal from the Indies Book of the Year Award in Popular Culture. In addition\, he is the author of Woodstock’s Infamous Murder Trial exploring racial injustice in upstate New York. \n \n \n \n \n \n The Historical Society of Woodstock is located at 20 Comeau Drive in Woodstock. For those who are able\, parking is also available in the Lower Comeau parking lot where you can take the path up to the Society at the end of the lot. \n. URL:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/event/the-lincoln-funeral-train-through-the-hudson-valley-and-the-transformation-of-abraham-lincoln/ CATEGORIES:2026,2026 events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Lincoln-Funeral-Train.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260905T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261108T170000 DTSTAMP:20260821T151231Z CREATED:20260821T150226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T151231Z UID:3550-1788613200-1794157200@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org SUMMARY:Rosella Hartman and The Animal Sculptors of Woodstock DESCRIPTION:Signs of the Times\nDates: Saturdays & Sundays Sep 5 through Nov 8\, 1–5 p.m. \nOpening reception Saturday Sat\, Sept 5\, 3–5 p.m. talk by curator Bruce Weber at 4 p.m.) \nGallery Talks: Sun\, Sep 20\, 1:00 p.m. Sun\, Oct 25\, 2:30 p.m. \nLocation: Historical Society of Woodstock \n20 Comeau Dr.\, Woodstock NY 12498 \nAdmission: Free \nThe Historical Society of Woodstock is pleased to announce its new 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 one of the most beloved artists of the famous art colony. \nThe exhibition also touches on the work of the Woodstock sculptors Grace Mott Johnson (1882-1967)\, Hunt Diederich (1884-1953)\, Carl Walters (1881-1955)\, John B. Flannagan (1895-1942)\, and Hartman’s husband Paul Fiene (1899-1949)\, who joined her as part of an outstanding group of twentieth century American artists who were devoted to depicting animal subjects. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosella Hartman and the Animal Sculptors of Woodstock features approximately forty paintings\, drawings\, watercolors\, lithographs\, drypoints and etchings from the course of Hartman’s successful career.\, and a small group of sculpture. The exhibition is curated by the art historian and board member Bruce Weber and is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog with an essay by Dr. Weber\, who during the course of organizing the exhibition associated with the artist’s great niece Suzi Van Ness\, who generously donated a group of more than twenty stellar works by Hartman to the collection of the Historical Society of Woodstock. The exhibition has been sponsored by Sharon Fletcher\, whose former husband Tom Fletcher was a close friend of Hartman\, who played a role in inspiring him to open an art gallery in Woodstock that operated from 1992 to 2019 and specialized in the art of the colony. \nThere will be an opening reception on Saturday\, September 5 at 3:00 p.m. and gallery talks by curator Bruce Weber on Sunday September 20 at 1:00 p.m. and Sunday October 25 at 2:30 p.m. On Saturday October 3rd at 2:30 p.m. Katherne Rangoon Doyle will be presenting the lecture “John B. Flannagan\, Sculptor of the Maverick Horse\,” and signing copies of John B. Flannagan: A Salvation in Stone\, the first book to be published on this pioneering American sculptor\, who was a regular visitor to Woodstock\, and created the magnificent wooden sculpture of the Maverick horse\, which resides in the Maverick Concert Hall. Admission to all events and the exhibit is free. \n\n(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.) \nThe 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. URL:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/event/rosella-hartman-and-the-animal-sculptors-of-woodstock/ CATEGORIES:2025 events,2026,Exhibit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Rosella-Hartman，-5／25／26-89.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T150000 DTSTAMP:20260911T181134Z CREATED:20260911T180456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T181134Z UID:3594-1789909200-1789916400@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org SUMMARY:Gallery Talk on Rosella Hartman by Curator Bruce Weber DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 20\, 2026 \,1:00pm-3:00pm\nPrice \nFree \nDescription \nCurator 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 one of the most beloved artists of the famous art colony. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosella Hartman and the Animal Sculptors of Woodstock features approximately forty paintings\, drawings\, watercolors\, lithographs\, drypoints and etchings from the course of Hartman’s successful career.\, and a small group of sculpture. The exhibition is curated by the art historian and board member Bruce Weber and is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog with an essay by Dr. Weber\, who during the course of organizing the exhibition associated with the artist’s great niece Suzi Van Ness\, who generously donated a group of more than twenty stellar works by Hartman to the collection of the Historical Society of Woodstock. The exhibition has been sponsored by Sharon Fletcher\, whose former husband Tom Fletcher was a close friend of Hartman\, who played a role in inspiring him to open an art gallery in Woodstock that operated from 1992 to 2019 and specialized in the art of the colony. \nThere will be an opening reception on Saturday\, September 5 at 3:00 p.m. and gallery talks by curator Bruce Weber on Sunday September 20 at 1:00 p.m. and Sunday October 25 at 2:30 p.m. On Saturday October 3rd at 2:30 p.m. Katherne Rangoon Doyle will be presenting the lecture “John B. Flannagan\, Sculptor of the Maverick Horse\,” and signing copies of John B. Flannagan: A Salvation in Stone\, the first book to be published on this pioneering American sculptor\, who was a regular visitor to Woodstock\, and created the magnificent wooden sculpture of the Maverick horse\, which resides in the Maverick Concert Hall. Admission to all events and the exhibit is free. \n\n(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.) \nThe 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. URL:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/event/gallery-talk-on-rosella-hartman-by-curator-bruce-weber/ CATEGORIES:2026,2026 events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Rosella-Hartman-feature-e1789150269698.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T170000 DTSTAMP:20260921T182343Z CREATED:20260921T182249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T182343Z UID:3606-1791037800-1791046800@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org SUMMARY:THE MAVERICK HORSE DESCRIPTION:Art Historian Katherine Rangoon Doyle to Speak on John B. Flannagan\, Sculptor of the Maverick Horse\n  \nDate: Saturday\, October 3\, 2:30 p.m.\nLocation: Historical Society of Woodstock\, 20 Comeau Dr.\, Woodstock NY 12498\nAdmission: Free\n  \nOn Saturday October 3 at 2:30 p.m.\, the Historical Society of Woodstock will present a talk by art historian Katherine Rangoon Doyle on sculptor John B. Flannagan\, sculptor of the statue of the horse at the Maverick Concert Hall in Woodstock. Admission to the event is free. \nJohn B. Flannagan (1895-1942) worked in the 1920s and 1930s using direct carving\, a demanding method in which a sculptor cuts directly into stone or wood without first making a model. His animal sculptures were his best-known works\, and he won praise during his lifetime and for decades after his death in 1942. Yet\, says Rangoon Doyle\, his name is now disappearing from the art historical record. Despite this\, he was one of the most important early 20th-century American direct carvers\, a group of artists who rejected older academic traditions that relied on preliminary models\, assistants\, or bronze casting specialists. Direct carvers sought a closer relationship with their materials. For Flannagan\, the stone itself was central to the meaning of the work. He conceived of stone as a repository for shared memory. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Rangoon Doyle is an art historian specializing in twentieth-century art. After graduating from Hamilton College with a degree in Comparative Literature\, she began a career in publishing\, later also deciding to pursue a doctorate in Art History. At Harry N. Abrams\, she found herself compiling textbook revisions for a survey of modern art. Flannagan had been eliminated from the selection of artists\, but her curiosity was piqued and she chose to make him the subject of her dissertation. After receiving her PhD in 2004\, Rangoon Doyle continued to work on Flannagan\, and her biography\, John B. Flannagan: A Salvation in Stone\, is the culmination of her further research. She is also a long-time instructor\, teaching classes in drawing and art history—twentieth-century art\, Mesoamerican art\, and Art History Survey\, among others. \n​ \n\n(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.) \nThe 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. URL:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/event/the-maverick-horse/ CATEGORIES:2026,2026 events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Doyle-feature.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261009T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261010T150000 DTSTAMP:20260924T120929Z CREATED:20260924T120922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T120929Z UID:3635-1791536400-1791644400@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org SUMMARY:End Of Season Yard Sale Fundraiser DESCRIPTION:We’re cleaning out our shed! The Historical Society of Woodstock is pleased to announce our end of season yard sale\, a fundraiser for the HSW. We have household items\, vintage clothing\, small furniture\, toys\, games\, art and much more\, all generously donated by members of the Woodstock community. All proceeds benefit the Historical Society of Woodstock. \nThe sale will take place at the Historical Society of Woodstock’s Eames House\, located at 20 Comeau Drive in Woodstock\, on Friday and Saturday October 9 and 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Admission is free. \nFor more information\, call (845) 679-2256\, email info@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org\, or visit www.historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   \n\n(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.) \nThe 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. URL:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/event/end-of-season-yard-sale-fundraiser-2/ CATEGORIES:2025 events,2026 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/October-2026-b-fundraising-grapic.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261011T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261011T130000 DTSTAMP:20260924T131040Z CREATED:20260924T115929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T131040Z UID:3627-1791720000-1791723600@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org SUMMARY:The Quarry Fox And Catskill Creatures Book Talk And Signing DESCRIPTION:Admission: Free\nOn Sunday\, October 11\, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.\, Leslie T. Sharpe\, author of The Quarry Fox\, and Nancy Furstinger\, author of Catskill Creatures\, will talk about the wild animals of the Catskills\, take questions\, and sign books at the Historical Society of Woodstock\, 20 Comeau Drive\, Woodstock. Admission to the event is free. For more information\, email info@historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org or visit www.historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org. \nIn The Quarry Fox\, Leslie T. Sharpe chronicles the seasons and the vibrant wildlife of a landscape she cherishes\, offering her keen insights in an engaging narrative that celebrates the splendor of the natural world. Heir to John Burroughs\, who tramped through these mountains more than a hundred years before her\, Sharpe revisits the meadows\, creeks\, and bobcat dens and invites us to come along for the trek. \nWith Catskill Creatures\, Nancy Furstinger spotlights fifteen species of wildlife with intriguing facts and dramatic illustrations. Through the pages of her book\, meet the fascinating creatures who crawl\, walk\, run\, swim\, slither\, hop\, and fly through your backyard. Both titles are published by The Golden Notebook Press. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Leslie T. Sharpe is a former Vice President of the New York City Bird Alliance and a naturalist living in the Great Western Catskills. Her book won a Gold Medal from the Independent Book Publishers Book Award for excellence. \nNancy Furstinger has written over 100 children’s books. \n\n(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.) \nThe 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. URL:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/event/the-quarry-fox-and-catskill-creatures-book-talk-and-signing/ CATEGORIES:2026,2026 events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://historicalsocietyofwoodstock.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The-Quarry-Fox-Covefea.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR