Historic Huguenot Street
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eNews from the Street
       October 9, 2009
Celebration of the ArtsThis Weekend on the Street 
  • The Celebration of the Arts comes to Huguenot Street!  Saturday from 11am to 5pm, the Street will be filled with the finest in local fine and performing arts.  COTA is a popular regional event, are we're happy to host the event at HHS.  Join us!  Admission is free. 
  • At 7pm, our Second Saturdays lecture series continues with Take a Seat with Leslie.  HHS Curator Leslie LeFevre-Stratton will start with a short talk about the history of chairs and highlight important pieces in our collection.  Then you'll join Leslie for a foray into the houses for an up-close look.  $12.  $10 for Friends of Huguenot Street.
  • Finally, the Hasbrouck Family Association is meeting on Saturday.  The meeting starts at 9:30 in Deyo Hall.
pcoming Events
Haunted Huguenot Street Coming Up
Purchase Your Tickets Today!
Haunted Huguenot StreetYou are invited to come and experience the dark side of the Street.  Macabre tales, spooky stories and creepy vignettes -- all drawn from history and all unfold in front of you!  This year, we've added new material, incorporating Dutch folklore and local Native American legends.  Add that to some of historical, hair-raising favorites and you've got a night sure to delight!  Thursday, October 29th through Saturday, October 31st.  60 minute tours begin at 7pm and leave every 15 minutes until midnight. $9 person in advance.  $11 at the door.  On-site childcare for children 3 to 11 available.  Make your reservation today.  Popular time slots fill up quickly.
Upcoming Events
Re-Scheduled Painted Ladies Tour on 10/17
Painted Ladies Walking TourWeather forced the postponement of our Painted Ladies of the Village walking tour earlier this month.  Fear not, though, because the event has been re-scheduled for Saturday, October 17th at 10am.  This 120 minute walking tour will begin with our own painted lady, the Deyo House, and continue into downtown New Paltz.  Learn about the architecture and stories behind some of the most interesting buildings in New Paltz.  The tour leaves at 10am from the DuBois Fort Visitor Center.  Register online or purchase your ticket at the beginning of the tour.  $12 or $10 for Friends of Huguenot Street.
Upcoming Events
Locust Lawn:  Feeling the Love 
Benjamin MooreLocust Lawn is in the spotlight for October.  Thanks to support from the O'Connor Foundation and the Hasbrouck Family Association -- a recent donation of materials and technical assistance from Benjamin Moore -- the 1814 Josiah Hasbrouck House at Locust Lawn is getting repainted. 
 
We're celebrating by opening this house and the neighboring Terwilliger House for special Fall's Bounty Tours every Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 through November 1st.  Tours are $8 per person or can be combined with a tour at Historic Huguenot Street for a discount.  Friends of Huguenot Street are free.
 
In addition, on Sunday, October 18th at 1pm, HHS presents a "walk and talk," The Bare Bones of Locust Lawn.  Two hundred years ago, Josiah Hasbrouck set out to make a statement -- the result was the grand 1814 home that bears his name.  It was a feat that stretched local building know-how at the time.  Together, we'll go behind the scenes to see how the "bones" of this magnificent house have stood the test of time.  If there is interest, we'll also visit the Terwilliger House and the barns.  $10.  $8 for Friends of Huguenot Street.
Upcoming Events
HHS on the Web:  Lori O'Toole 
 
Lori O'Toole PhotographerI think many would agree that Historic Huguenot Street is a distinctly beautiful and unique place -- and a place filled with good fortune stretching back over 300 years.  What better place for a wedding or even wedding photos.  Photographer Lori O'Toole agrees and features gorgeous photos from a recent wedding that pair the timeless stability of our homes with the optimism and joy of a newly-married couple.  Check them out at her website.
 
If you're planning a wedding, contact Nancy Gentile in our office.  Our French Church is available for ceremonies.  Deyo Hall is perfect for rehearsal dinners and the Deyo House lawn is a great setting for an outdoor reception.  We can also help connect with other Huguenot Street venues such as Locust Tree Inn and the Reformed Church of New Paltz.  Make it a Huguenot Street wedding! 
HHS In Spotlight On Northeast Public Radio Site

If you listen to WAMC Northeast Public Radio, you may have noticed that Historic Huguenot Street has been mentioned often this year. 
NPR 
HHS became an underwriter earlier this year, a move that allows us to promote HHS and our events to an audience that stretches from western Massachusetts to the Capital Region and down to the lower Hudson Valley.  We're also featured online.  To see our spotlight, click here.
Museum Shop Spotlight:  Ghosts Book Features the Street

New York State Ghosts, Volume II is a fascinating compendium of spooky tales.
  New York Ghosts Volume 2
Favorites from our Haunted Huguenot Street event are featured in this 2008 book.  Our own French Church and burying ground are featured on the cover.
Click on book cover above to order your book for $21.95 or call 845.255.1889 to place your order with the Museum Shop. 
Tour de Paltz Bike Event
Returns on 10/17 

A unique bike ride and historic tour. Leaving from HHS, ride along the river and along some of the area's most historic and bucolic roads to Locust Lawn. Once there, enjoy refreshments and a tour of The Josiah Hasbrouck and the Terwilliger Houses before heading back into town. Moderate 4.5 mile ride each way. Co-sponsored by the New Paltz Bike/Ped Committee. 10am to 12pm.  Leaves from the DuBois Fort Visitor Center.  $5. Raindate:  Saturday, October 24th.