6/10 Civil War Era Concert at Persen House

Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack Announces Civil War Era Concert “Songs of the Irish Brigade” at the Matthewis Persen House Museum

Kingston, NY - Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack is pleased to announce that on Saturday, June 10, the Ulster County Civil War Roundtable presents “Songs of the Irish Brigade,” a concert by The Veterans in a New Field, at the Matthewis Persen House.  The historic house is located at 74 John Street in uptown Kingston, at the corner of John and Crown Streets. Admission is free, and the event is open to all. 

6/15 Sojourner Truth Original Documents at the Ulster County Courthouse

Decades before she took her fabled name, famed abolitionist and women's rights activist Sojourner Truth was born into slavery here in Ulster County under the name Isabella.  It was as Isabella that the young Truth took action to secure the return of her 5-year son, Peter, who had been illegally sold to in plantation in Alabama.  With the help of local attorneys, Isabella filed a Habeas Corpus Petition in the Ulster County Courthouse in March of 1828.  And it was this Isabella that prevailed on that Petition for her son’s freedom, marking the first ti

6/24 UC Clerk Welcomes D&H Canal Historian to Persen House

Ulster County Clerk Welcomes D&H Canal Museum Historian to the Matthewis Persen House Museum

 

Kingston, NY - Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack is pleased to announce that on Saturday, June 24th, the D&H Canal Historical Society Museum will host an interactive information session at the Matthewis Persen House located at 74 John Street in uptown Kingston, at the corner of John and Crown Streets. Admission is free and all are welcome. 

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