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Events:PAST AND PRESENTSunday, June 8th (3pm)HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEWBURGH HOSTS ANNUAL MEETING WITH GUEST SPEAKER JULIAN ADAMS OF THE NYS HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE (& Floral Displays from the Garden Club!) The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands will hold its Annual Meeting Sunday, June 8th at 3pm at the 1830 Captain David Crawford House, 189 Montgomery St. in Newburgh's Historic East End. The meeting will feature guest speaker Julian Adams, Community Liaison and Certified Local Government Coordinator for the New York State Historic Preservation Office. Mr. Adams, who holds a Masters of Historic Preservation, will discuss the long roots of historic preservation in American history, where the preservation movement began in the United States and how it developed philosophically and in practice. Also, learn what local communities can and are doing to maintain their character and sense of place. Also, on display Sunday, June 8 will be beautiful floral arrangements by members of the local garden club, which interpret the Society's collection of Hudson River School paintings and portraits. Members: free, non-members: $5. Please call 561-2585 for more information.Julian Adam's Bio: Julian Adams is the Community Liaison and Certified Local Government Coordinator for the New York State Historic Preservation Office. A native of Georgia, he holds a Masters of Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia at Athens. After a brief time in private consulting, he took a job in the Technical Services Unit of the SHPO in 1988, overseeing rehabilitations and restorations across New York State under federal and state programs. During a sabbatical from the SHPO in 1995-1996, he worked with the Historic Natchez Foundation in Natchez Mississippi, overseeing low income housing development in historic neighborhoods, working with the local preservation commission and planning department, and assisting in heritage education. In 2000 he was named head of the Technical Services Unit, overseeing all rehabilitations and restorations across New York State, a position he held until 2004. In 2005 he took a position as Sr. Architectural Historian/Historic Preservation Specialist with a nation-wide environmental consulting firm out of Dallas, Texas, where he traveled around the US working with military bases in their responsibilities to identify historic resources under Federal Historic Preservation law. He returned to state service in 2006 as Community Liaison and Certified Local Government Coordinator, assisting communities and municipalities across New York State with their preservation issues. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NEWBURGH:Welcome to the 1830 Captain David Crawford House Museum, home to the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands since 1954. Our house museum is open to the public Sundays from 1-4 p.m. April through October.We also offer a variety of programs including a Third Sunday Speaker's Series and for that we frequently use the spacious and air-conditioned Newburgh Heritage Center in the old 1841 courthouse nearby. This year's Speakers Series will feature the curators of Hudson Valley museums and great historic homes. Eleven speakers will show pictures and tell stories of these beautiful nearby treasures. We hope to whet your appetite for a season of exploration of the Hudson Valley's rich and varied history. The schedule is subject to change. For the most current information, please visit our website. For program details and directions, please call 845-561-2585 or e-mail: historicalsocietynb@yahoo.com. Unless otherwise noted, all programs are free for our members and $5 for non-members. Sundays 1pm-4pm (April - Oct)THE CRAWFORD HOUSE IS OPEN!- The Crawford House is open Sundays 1-4 April - October and by appointment -please come by and visit us! Members free. Non-members $5 Exhibits on view in Crawford House GalleryFLYERS OF THE HUDSON - is a permanent collection of scale models of sailing and steam-powered vessels, which graced the Hudson River throughout the 19th century.
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