Meetings
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PITTSTOWN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
schedule of fall
meetings
All lectures
will be preceded by a brief meeting of the Pittstown Historical
Society. Meetings
are free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served following each lecture.
For further information about the
meetings, contact:
Constance Kheel (518)686-7514 or
email: pittstownhs@gmail.com
September 15
Pittstown’s Contribution to the Civil
War
As part of the
sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War, historian Michael
Barrett will speak about Pittstown’s strong response to the Civil
War through enlistment and service. Barrett will talk about some of
the men from Pittstown who served in the war and the regiments in
which they served. Barrett, who has become a noted authority on the
Civil War, has lectured extensively on the topic. He is currently
serving as the Deputy Director of the Hudson Mohawk Industrial
Gateway in Troy.
The meeting will be held at the Pittstown
Town Hall in Tomhannock at 7:30 PM
October 20
Freeing Charles: The
Struggle to Free A Slave on the Eve of the Civil War
Award-winning author and filmmaker Scott Christianson will speak
about his new book on Charles Nalle, a runaway slave from VA, who
hid in Sand Lake and Troy before he was betrayed and arrested.
Christianson will tell how Nalle was set free in the most dramatic
slave rescue in American history. His talk will reveal local details
about the Underground Railroad and the struggle to end slavery.
Christianson has authored numerous books and articles and has worked
on documentary films for HBO, PBS, and CBS.
The meeting will be held at the Pittstown
Town Hall in Tomhannock at 7:30 PM
November 17
Old
Boundaries: Grants, Towns, Counties, and State
*Including a
slide show of the flooding of the Tomhannock Creek to form the
Tomhannock Reservoir
Historian Ken Gottry will first describe the land grants and
families that settled this portion of NY in the 1600-1700s and how
the towns and counties were shaped and reshaped into the early
1800s. Gottry will then present a slide show from when the
Tomhannock Creek was flooded to form the Tomhannock Reservoir. He
will encourage those attending the talk to share stories about the
building of the reservoir. Gottry, who lives in Cambridge, has
published several books and articles on local history and has
lectured extensively.
The meeting will be held at the Pittstown
Town Hall in Tomhannock at 7:30 PM
