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Local History Lunch with Bill Jeffway: Local African Americans’ Evolving Path to Freedom - From Slavery to the Civil War to World War One
September 30, 2020 –
Join us at the Red Hook Rec Park Pavilion, for Local African Americans’ Evolving Path to Freedom: From Slavery to the Civil War to World War One with Bill Jeffway, Executive Director of Dutchess County Historical Society. Take home bagged lunches will be distributed at the end of the event. Registration is required. Masks and social distancing required. Register online here.
Bill Jeffway will examine the growth and establishment of local enslaved and free Black rural populations in the first two centuries of settlement, and look at how the Civil War and World War One in some ways advanced, but in other ways pushed back on the advancement of the pursuit of equal treatment and freedom.
Bill will offer practical advice on online resources available for further study of African American history, such as the Dutchess County Ancient Documents archive, the DCHS Walter Patrice African Heritage online Library, and the Library at the A.J. Williams-Myers African Roots Center in Kingston.
Bill Jeffway is the Executive Director of the Dutchess County Historical Society, a co-founder of the Milan Historical Society, and former municipal historian for the Town of Milan. In his three years at the County Historical Society, he has helped the organization put a greater emphasis on lesser-told stories of veterans, women and African Americans.
Bill is involved with Bard College’s Public History Workgroup. Under the leadership of Bard Professor Myra Armstead, the group was responsible for the Gilsonfest exhibition at Historic Red Hook examining the life of Montgomery Place gardener Alexander Gilson and is in an exploratory & discovery phase in 2020.
Bill serves in a research and leadership capacity with the Poughkeepsie-based Celebrating the African Spirit. Under the leadership of Carmen McGill, the group is dedicated to improving public understanding of the contributions of those of African descent with a focus on public space and memorialization.
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL. TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY.
Learn to speak Spanish! Our popular Spanish Language Class restarts 6-7pm Wednesday September 30th and continues weekly 6-7pm Wednesdays for 8 weeks online via Zoom with the last class on Nov. 18th. Become acquainted with Spanish through weekly classes. The program is free and open to the public.
Registration required for Zoom meeting link, space is limited. Please include your email address when registering. Please email Renee, at programcoordinator@redhooklibrary.org to reserve your spot.
Join our friendly group of fiber enthusiasts in the Children's Learning Garden for weekly knitting, crocheting, spinning, quilting, and crafting together!
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL. TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY.
Learn to speak Spanish! Our popular Spanish Language Class restarts 6-7pm Wednesday September 30th and continues weekly 6-7pm Wednesdays for 8 weeks online via Zoom with the last class on Nov. 18th. Become acquainted with Spanish through weekly classes. The program is free and open to the public.
Registration required for Zoom meeting link, space is limited. Please include your email address when registering. Please email Renee, at programcoordinator@redhooklibrary.org to reserve your spot.
The Anti-Racism Reading Group is an ongoing forum where we will be having honest, non-judgmental conversations about what we’re reading & learning about race, racism and antiracism. We will discuss how we might apply these lessons to how we live and what we advocate for in our community.
Read any book that directly addresses racism and/or antiracism. Don’t know where to start? Consider any of the titles suggested on this blog post Opens in new tab. Thanks to a generous donation from a local patron, multiple copies are available for many of the titles.
Email Amy at amy@redhooklibrary.org if you’re interested in participating in this virtual group.
Join our friendly group of fiber enthusiasts in the Children's Learning Garden for weekly knitting, crocheting, spinning, quilting, and crafting together!
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL. TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY.
Learn to speak Spanish! Our popular Spanish Language Class restarts 6-7pm Wednesday September 30th and continues weekly 6-7pm Wednesdays for 8 weeks online via Zoom with the last class on Nov. 18th. Become acquainted with Spanish through weekly classes. The program is free and open to the public.
Registration required for Zoom meeting link, space is limited. Please include your email address when registering. Please email Renee, at programcoordinator@redhooklibrary.org to reserve your spot.
Create some fun galaxy bookmarks at the Red Hook Rec Park Pavilion (Linden Ave./Fruit Bud Lane). Add some handmade style and mystery to your book reading.
These bookmarks also make great gifts for the booklovers in your life. No painting experience necessary. All materials will be provided. Masks and social distancing required.
Join our friendly group of fiber enthusiasts in the Children's Learning Garden for weekly knitting, crocheting, spinning, quilting, and crafting together!
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL. TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY.
Learn to speak Spanish! Our popular Spanish Language Class restarts 6-7pm Wednesday September 30th and continues weekly 6-7pm Wednesdays for 8 weeks online via Zoom with the last class on Nov. 18th. Become acquainted with Spanish through weekly classes. The program is free and open to the public.
Registration required for Zoom meeting link, space is limited. Please include your email address when registering. Please email Renee, at programcoordinator@redhooklibrary.org to reserve your spot.
Effective Communication Strategies - Virtual Program by Alzheimer’s Association (via Zoom)
October 22, 2020 –
Join us for Effective Communication Strategies, a virtual program by the Alzheimer’s Association on Zoom, 6-7PM, Thursday, Oct. 22nd.
Individuals living with dementia often experience changes in behavior that can be confusing to friends and family. For caregivers, learning to decode messages through attitude, tone of voice, facial expressions and body language can help both parties to connect and communicate in meaningful ways.
This program will help explain the communication changes that take place in a person with dementia and identify strategies to connect and communicate at each stage of the disease.
RSVP here with email info for link to Zoom meeting invite.
Virtual Evening Book Group: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
October 26, 2020 –
The Monday Evening Book Group's October Meeting selection will be: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. The discussion of has been postponed one week until Monday October 26th at 7pm via Zoom.
If you would like the link to join the discussion, or have any questions, contact Paul at assistant@redhooklibrary.org
Join our friendly group of fiber enthusiasts in the Children's Learning Garden for weekly knitting, crocheting, spinning, quilting, and crafting together!
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL. TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, PLEASE CALL THE LIBRARY.
Learn to speak Spanish! Our popular Spanish Language Class restarts 6-7pm Wednesday September 30th and continues weekly 6-7pm Wednesdays for 8 weeks online via Zoom with the last class on Nov. 18th. Become acquainted with Spanish through weekly classes. The program is free and open to the public.
Registration required for Zoom meeting link, space is limited. Please include your email address when registering. Please email Renee, at programcoordinator@redhooklibrary.org to reserve your spot.
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