Contact Hours: 15
Cost: $95
Cutoff Date: May 9, 2007
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The Institute of History, Archaeology and Education (IHARE) is pleased to announce a joint teacher and pubic program in conjunction with the annual New York History Association (NYHA) conference. The goal is to have an annual program which will rotate throughout the state during the beginning of June following the weekday academic conference. The program would include visits to historic sites in the vicinity of the conference, presentations by scholars who have attended the conference, and teacher workshops focusing on different themes in New York State history.

The two themes to be addressed in the initial program are (1) the Civil War in New York State and (2) the Iroquois. The program will take place at the Iroquois Indian Museum in Howes Cave and at the Fenimore Art Museum and Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown.

June 9: Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm Fenimore Art Museum

 

• 9:00 “The Soldier’s Pen: Firsthand Impressions of the Civil War,”
  Robert Bonner, Dartmouth College including a copy of this book of letters

• 10:00 Civil War Documents Workshop

• 11:00 Albany Institute of History and Art Civil War Workshop

• 1:00 “The Resistance and Liberation of Enslaved Americans through
  the Civil War: The African American Experience”, Harry Matthews, Hartwick College

• 3:00 Civil War Soldier (Reenactor)

 

June 10: Sunday, 9:00am – 5:00pm Iroquois

 

• 9:00-12:00 Fenimore Art Museum
  Seneca Log House (1/4 mile uphill walking required) Iroquois Bark House (1/4 mile downhill walking required) Thaw Collection Iroquois Curriculum Material Workshop

• 2:00-5:00 Iroquois Indian Museum: demonstration of hunting
  including the camps, the artifacts, the stories and the processes involved

 

For further information contact IHARE at 914-939-9071 or email us at: contact@ihare.org

Location: Tappan to Newburgh
Contact Hours: 45
Cost: $245 (includes 3 dinners)
Cutoff Date: May 28
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Experience the American Revolution in the Hudson Valley. See the forts, understand the strategy, hear the experts both British and American, see the exhibits, cruise the river. Bring back to the classroom your new understanding of and curriculum material about an often-overlooked critical facet of the American Revolution.

Tuesday, June 26, West Point, 9:00am – 9:00pm

 

• The American Revolution: A British Perspective – Ray Raymond (SUNY)

• The American Revolution: An American Perspective – Jason Palmer (West Point)

• Walking and Bus Tour to Trophy Point and Fort Putnam Primary Source

• Documents: Using the Pension Records – Bill Sullivan (High School Teacher)

• Teaching the American Revolution: The West Point Resources – Jason Palmer

• Out of the Shadows: African American Warriors in the Revolutionary War

• Theatre of the Hudson River Valley – A. J. Williams-Meyers, SUNY

 

Wednesday June 27, 9:00am – 8:30pm

 

• 9:00 Tappan: “The Capture on Andre”, Guided Walk and Washington’s
  Headquarters Tour

• 12:00 The Old 76 House (lunch)

• 1:30 Stony Point, Fort Clinton, and Fort Montgomery: Guided Tours

• 7:30 Arnold and Andre: American and British Perspectives – Ray Raymond

 

Thursday June 28, 9:00am – 8:00pm

 

• 9:00 West Point Military Museum

• 1:00 Constitution Island

• 5:00 An Object of Great Importance: The Hudson River During the
  American War for Independence: Chris Dipasquale, Middle School Teacher and Author

• 7:00 The Mystery of Sybil Ludington: A Primary Source Detective Story
  – Vin Dacquino

 

Friday June 29 Newburgh, 9:00am – 6:00pm

 

• 9:00 Knox’s Headquarters Tour and the Edmonston House

• 10:30 New Windsor Cantonment Tour

• 1:30 Washington’s Headquarters: House and Museum Tours, Curriculum Activities

• George Washington: The Right General at the Right Time – Ray Raymond

 

Saturday June 30, 8:30am – 4:00pm

 

• 8:30 Mount Gulian: House and Grounds tours, school programs

• 10:30 Anglo-American Articles of Agreement: Celebrating the 225th Anniversary, Ray Raymond

• 12:00 Mount Beacon Incline

• 12:45 Hudson River Cruise with lunch

• 3:15 Program wrap-up

 

Schedule subject to change

For further information contact IHARE at 914-939-9071 or email us at: contact@ihare.org

Location: Yonkers to Sleepy Hollow
Cost: $195
Cut-Off Date: June 9
Contact Hours: 30
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Experience the Hudson River from colonial times to the present. Meet the curators of the historic sites. Try seining, paddling, and boating on the river. Learn about the Dutch, slavery, Washington irving, and the Rockefellers. See what about the environment was treated and what the plans are to restore it. The program combines art, history, ecology, and literature and is fun.

July 9, Yonkers, 9:00-5:00
9:00 Philipse Manor Hall: Welcome and Introductions
9:30 Saw Mill River Heritage Walk
11:30 Beczak Environmental Center: Seining activity based on the tides
1:30 Slavery Exhibit Tour
3:30 Education Program Overview

July 10: Sleepy Hollow, 9:30-8:00
9:30 Philipsburg Manor
2:30 Old Dutch Burial Ground
4:30 Tarrytown Lighthouse
6:00 Riverkeeper (boat ride)

July 11: Tarrytown and Yonkers, 9:30-8:00
9:30 Sunnyside: “Washington Irving: Sunnyside and the Writer”
10:15 Sunnyside: Tour of the house and grounds
3:00 Hudson River Museum: Riverama and Glenview Mansion
5:00 Urbandivers: on the river in a 30-foot long canoe

July 12: Hudson River Towns, 9:00-5:00
9:00 Hastings-on-Hudson Historical Society: History and Resources
10:00 Croton Aqueduct: An Introduction
10:30 Hasting-on-Hudson Historical Society: “Museum In The Streets” Walk
1:10 Croton Aqueduct Society: Walk and Tour of the Overseer’s Cottage
2:15 Irvington Historical Society: History and Resources
3:30 Rockefeller Park Preserve: Guided Tour

For further information contact IHARE at 914-939-9071 or email us at: contact@ihare.org

Location: From Mohonk Lodge to the Catskill Mountain House Contact Hours: 30
Cost: $195
Cutoff Date: June 16
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Experience the Hudson River from colonial times to the present. Meet the curators of the historic sites in Greene and Ulster Counties. Learn about colonial settlements, the American Revolution, slavery, the Civil War, and afterwards. Stand where the Hudson River painters stood and enjoy the views from the great hotels of the 19th century and the present. See how the ecology was changed over the centuries and learn abut the geology of the region. The program combines art, history, ecology, and politics and is fun.

July 16: Coxsackie, Catskill, Hudson

 

• 9:00 Greene County Historical Society: Welcome and Overview
  Curriculum Workshop: Slavery, Hands-on activities
  Tour

• 2:15 Thomas Cole House: talk, tour, self-guided tour

• 6:00 Olana: Saving a Scenic View

 

July 17: Mountain Top Historical Society
9:00 All day bus tour with Bob Guildersleeve to the sites of the
Hudson River artists including the Catskill Mountain House and presentations by:

“The Ecology of the Watershed,” Aaron Bennett, Catskill Center
“The Geology of the Watershed,” Bob Titus, Hartwick College
“The Forestry of the Watershed,” Michael Kudish

July 18: Kingston

 

• 9:00 Walking Tour with the Friends of the Fred Johnson Museum
  Senate House

• 1:15 Roundout Lighthouse

• Hudson River Maritime Museum
  “The Ecology of the Hudson River,” Steve Stanne, Hudson River Estuary Program
  Hudson River Cruise with the Riverkeeper

 

July 19: New Paltz

 

• 9:00 Huguenot Village: Tour and Curriculum Workshop
  Orientation in the French Church and the tour of colonial houses Hands-on Artifact Activity

• 1:00 “African-Americans and the Civil War,” A.J. Williams-Meyers, SUNY
  New Paltz

• 2:30 D&H Canal: Tour, Walk, and Curriculum Workshop

• 4:00 Mohonk Lodge: Barn Tour, House talk, nature walk

 

For further information contact IHARE at 914-939-9071 or email us at: contact@ihare.org

Location: Albany, Troy, Waterford
Cost: $225 (includes 3 dinners)
Cut-Off Date: May 28
Contact Hours: 45
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Experience the historical sites of the Greater Captial Region. Tour the homes, walk the grounds, see the exhibits, meet the curators, and take home the curriculum material and ideas to energize your classes and stimutlate minds. The program covers the Dutch settlement to the Underground Railroad to the Rockefeller years including art, ecology, history, behind the scene tours of museum labs, and sunset walks in the ravines of cemetery topped off with a river cruise.

July 23: Troy, 9:00-8:30
Morning: RiverSpark with Washington Park Walk including Tiffany Windows
Afternoon: Rensselaer County Historical Society including tour, Underground Railroad, Civil War and teacher packers
Evening: “The Dutch Farm Survey” by The Dutch Barn Preservation Society

July 24: Waterford, 9:00-8:30
Waterford Historical Museum: Tugboat Urger, Tow Path, Peebles Island Tour Peebles Island Lab Tour Schuyler Flats
Cemetery Walk: New York State Museum
Evening: Albany Rural Cemetery

July 25: Albany, 9:00-8:30
Day: Albany Institute of Art and History
Evening: Albany Underground Railroad

July 26: Albany, 9:00-8:30
Morning: NYS Capital Art
Afternoon: NYS Capitol, Plaza, and Museum Lab tours
Evening: Aqua Ducks River Cruise

July 27 Friday Albany 8:30-4:00
Morning: Historic Cherry Hill
Afternoon Schuyler Mansion and Fort Crailo

For further information contact IHARE at 914-939-9071 or email us at: contact@ihare.org

Location: Bedford, Katonah, Rye
Contact Hours: 30
Cost: $195
Cutoff Date: June 20
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Experience life in Westchester from colonial times to the Civil War through the legacy of the family of John Jay. Participants will hear from the experts, meet with the curators, tour the homes, walk the ecological environments, and take from the curriculum workshops materials that can be used in the classroom.

Monday, July 30 – Jay Heritage Center, Rye (9:00-8:00)

 

• 10:00 “The Education of a Diplomat: John Jay’s Early Life,” Ray Raymond, former British diplomat, State University of New York/US Military Academy

• 11:00 “John Jay: Huguenot and A Christian Founder,” William Pencak, Penn State University

• 1:00 Marsh Tour, Westchester County Government

• 3:00 “The Archaeology of Jay House,” Eugene Boesch, archaeologist

• 4:00 Curriculum Review: Doug Carey, Rockland teacher and Jay Heritage Center volunteer

• 7:00 “Winning Independence: John Jay and the Agreement that Ended the Revolutionary War,” Ray Raymond

 

Tuesday, July 31 – Rye Historical Society and Rye Nature Center (9:00-8:00)

 

• 9:00 “Colonial Life in Westchester,” Colin Morris, Manhattanville College

• 10:00 Rye Historical Society: Square House – Slavery, Boston Post Road, curriculum workshop

• 2:00 Rye Historical Society: Knapp House (oldest colonial home in Westchester)

• 3:30 Rye Nature Center

 

Wednesday, August 1 – Bedford Historical Society (9:00-5:00)

 

• 9:00 “Portraits of the Jay Family: The Art of Portraiture,” William Pencak

• 10:30 “Transportation and Development: Post Road to Erie Canal to the Railroad”, Colin Morris

• 11:30 Bedford Historical Society Workshops

• 2:15 Bedford Walking Tour

• 3:00 Bedford Historical Society Workshop: Law Program

• 3:45 Bedford Bus Tour: Bedford Oak, Bedford Village Inn, stone walls, Mianus Gorge

 

Thursday, August 2 – John Jay Homestead, Katonah (9:00-5:00)

 

• 9:00 Orientation Talk

• 10:00 Letters of John Jay and Sarah Livingston Reading

• 11:15 Jay Camp Experience: Activities

• 1:00 House Tour: Living Biography, Revolutionary Spymaster, and Abolition activities

• 2:45 John Jay, Chief Justice Workshop

• 3:45 Grounds Tour

 

For further information contact IHARE at 914-939-9071 or email us at: contact@ihare.org

Location: New York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West (77th Street), New York, NY
Cost: $175
Contact Hours: 15
(can be combined with other IHARE programs for teachers requiring 30 hours)
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Thursday, November 8th – 6:30
Lincoln’s Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words (lecture)
Harold Holzer, co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Douglas L. Wilson, co-director of the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College

Thursday, November 29th – 6:30
American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic (lecture)
Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize winner for Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation and the National Book Award winner for American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson
Richard Brookhiser, curator of the exhibition Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America at the New-York Historical Society

Saturday, December 1st – 8:30 -3:30
Workshops and Tours on the Lafayette Exhibit,
Hudson River School Art Exhibit and the American Revolution

Thursday, December 6th –  6:30
Central Park and Democracy (lecture)
Barry Lewis hosts a popular series of walking tours on PBS. He is an architectural historian and teaches at both Cooper Union and the New York School of Interior Design

Tuesday, December 11th – 5:30
The Missouri Compromise and Its Aftermath (lecture)
Robert Pierce Forbes, Yale University; David Brion Davis, Yale University

Saturday, December 15th – TBD
Infanterie Regiment Von Donop (Hessians): Living History
The Infanterie Regiment Von Donop was part of the 12,000-man force hired by England to oppose the Continental Army. The regiment sailed to America in 1776, and fought in the Battle of Long Island. The regiment has appeared in the Arts and Entertainment Network’s “Revolution,” the Learning Channel’s “The Revolutionary War,” and the PBS series, “Liberty”

For further information contact IHARE at 914-939-9071 or email us at: contact@ihare.org