Historic Hudson Valley: The American Revolution

The class involves visits to various historic sites related to the American Revolution in he Hudson Valley River area. The class will improve and increase teachers’ knowledge of the American Revolution and give teachers the knowledge and skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards.
Participants will learn an array of different strategies for conducting an historical inquiry using primary source documents. Teachers will become familiar with the curriculum materials available at historic site and which can be incorporated into the classroom.

Dates: May 12 to June 9

Location:
May 12: Washington’s Headquarters, Liberty and Washington Street, Newburgh

May 19: Edmonston House, 1042 Route 94, Vails Gate
New Windsor Cantonment, Route 300 (Temple Hill Road), Vails Gate

May 26: Last Encampment and Knox’s Headquarters, Forge Hill Road and Route 94, Vails Gate

June 2: Mount Gulian, 145 Sterling Street, Beacon

June 9: Gomez Mill House, Marlboro

Historic Hudson Valley: The Great Estates

The class involves visits to the great estates of the Hudson River Valley from colonial times to the 20th century. The class will improve and increase teachers’ knowledge of local, state, and national history, the environment and the art in the Hudson Valley. A variety of methods and techniques will be presented including talks, tours, walks, and curriculum review using primary source documents, local ecology, art, and architecture. The class will give teachers the knowledge and skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards.

May 10: Wilderstein Preservation
64 Morton Road Rhinebeck, NY 12572
www.wilderstein.org

May 17: Vanderbilt Mansion
519 Albany Post Road (Route 9) Hyde Park, NY 12538
www.nps.gov/vama/

May 24: Mills Mansion/Staatsburgh State Historic Site
Old Post Road Staatsburg, NY 12580

May 31: Clermont State Historic Site
One Clermont Avenue Germantown, NY 12526
www.nysparks.com/hist/

June 7: Mohonk Lodge Lake Monhonk, New Paltz, NY

Historic Hudson Valley : The Roosevelt Experience

The class involves visits to various historic sites related to the Roosevelts in the Hyde Park, NY area. The class will improve and increase teachers’ knowledge of the Roosevelts, the environment and landscape of the land they owned, and resources available on the Roosevelts. A variety of methods and techniques will be presented including talks, tours, walks, and curriculum review using primary source documents, local ecology, art, and architecture. The class will give teachers the knowledge and skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards.

Dates: April 5 to May 3

Location:
Tuesday: April 5 – Wallace Visitor Center: David Woolner, Executive Director, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, and Marist College; Christopher Brieseth, President, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI)

Tuesday: April 12 – Wallace Visitor Center: Springwood and curriculum (National Park Service)

Tuesday: April 19 – Wallace Visitor Center: FDR Library (National Archives and Records Administration)

Tuesday: April 26 – Wallace Visitor Center: curriculum ( NARA )

Thursday: May 3 – Val-Kill and Top Cottage; NPS tour of Val-Kill; Scenic Hudson Presentation; FERI at Top Cottage

Historic Hudson Valley: Poughkeepsie

The class involves visits to various historic sites in the Poughkeepsie area. The class will improve and increase teachers’ knowledge of local, state, and national history, the environment and the art in the Hudson Valley . A variety of methods and techniques will be presented including talks, tours, walks, and curriculum review using primary source documents, local ecology, art, and architecture. The class will give teachers the knowledge and skills to provide students with the opportunity to meet challenging State academic content standards and student academic achievement standards. There will be a special emphasis on the role of Poughkeepsie and the signing of the New York State Constitution, Samuel Morse, and the resources and curriculum materials locally available.

Dates: April 7 to May 3
Time: 4:00-7:00

Location:
Thursday: April 7 – Clinton House 549 Main Street, Poughkeepsie (park there)
Glebe House 635 Main Street, Poughkeepsie (meet there)

Thursday: April 14 – Poughkeepsie Day School, 260 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie;
Vassar College Taylor 203 (just inside the main gate); Professor Harvey Flad, Mary Flad/Maple Grove, and Virginia Hancock/Springside Landscape Restoration

Thursday: April 21 – Springside Landscape Restoration, 185 Academy Street, Poughkeepsie; Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, 75 North Water Street, Poughkeeepsie

Thursday: April 28 – Office of the Mayor, Municipal Building, 120 Stringham Rd, Poughkeepsie

Thursday: May 3 – Samuel Morse/Locust Grove, 370 South Road, Poughkeepsie