Tag Archives: Greenport Historical Society

Saturday – 3/21/15

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7:34 am

Went to gym alone. Karen is mending her ankle.

After breakfast spent time working on a mock up of a website for the Greenport Historical Society. ghs.markorton.com. They haven’t asked for one but I will propose it to them as my contribution. Continue reading

Thursday – 3/19/15

The living room will go away shortly. Displaced by DOG

The living room will go away shortly. Displaced by DOG

Went to gym at 7:30 am. Hope to get this into a routine. More work on tennis exercises.

Returned and worked on UTM and library projects. Talked with Jan about UTM plans for an hour. He remains concerned that David and Seth don’t really grasp the situation and opportunity they are in.

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Warren St Hudson NY at dusk looking up town

Hudson and Its People: immigration in 19th & 20th centuries by Sally Naramore

Warren St Hudson NY at dusk looking up townThe Greenport Historical Society hosted a lecture by Sally Naramore on Wednesday evening 4/18/2013 at the Greenport Town Hall. Her presentation which included visuals not included here, focused on immigration to Hudson in the 19th and 20th centuries.

If you know Hudson, especially the churches, you should be able to follow her descriptions of where people settled within Hudson. Ms. Naramore is the Department Chair and Teach of Social Studies at Hudson High School. She was Executive Director of the Columbia County Historical Society from 1983-1990 (biographical information from the historical society’s flyer). Continue reading