The 24th Conference on New York State History
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
June 5-7 2003
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THURSDAY, JUNE 5
REGISTRATION 4:00-5:00 OLIN 107
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5:00-6:30 Walking Tour of Tivoli
Led by Dr. Bernard Tieger, Bard College (emeritus)
Gather on Olin steps at 4:45
Settled about 1715, Tivoli was a ferry landing and produced
cloth and bricks. Frenchman Peter de Labigarre platted Tivoli in
the 1790s; it never grew much beyond serving as a home to
commercial fishermen and railroad workers. The village,
incorporated 1872, also produced hats, barrels and boxes. At the
end of the 19th century Tivoli began to decline. In very recent
years it has drawn many Bard students and others as residents,
and has become something of a tourist destination. Our guide
will be village historian Dr. Bernard Tieger, proprietor of a
popular Tivoli bookstore. After the tour we will enjoy dinner at
Tivoli’s excellent Mexican restaurant.
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FRIDAY, JUNE 6 REGISTRATION 8:00-4:00 OLIN
107 • EXHIBITIONS 8:00-4:00 OLIN 201-202
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Friday 9:00 • Olin 203
The Darker Side of History
 Stockade
City in the Southern Tier
Michael P. Gray, East Stroudburg University
The
Governor and the Tiger: The Fall of Gov William Sulzer
Jack Hotchkiss, Scotia-Glenville Traveling Museum
Comment: Vernon Benjamin, Marist College
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Friday 9:00 • Olin 204
New York in Literature
Mohicans
in Fiction and Poetry
Warren Broderick, New York State Archives
The
Defining Moment: Irving’s History of New York
Finn Pollard, University of Edinburgh
Comment: Kirkpatrick Sale, Independent Scholar
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Friday 9:00 • Olin 205
The Marketplace
The
Marketing of the Beech-Nut Packing Company
James Crawford, Canajoharie Library
The
Hudson-Mohawk Region Industrializes
Edward Howe, Siena College
Women
in the Marketplace: Albany 1830-1885
Susan Ingalls Lewis, SUNY New Paltz
Comment: Sean Kelley, Hartwick College
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FRIDAY BREAK 10:30-11:00 • EXHIBITIONS 8:00-4:00
OLIN 201-202
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Friday 11:00 • Olin 203
Immigration and Americanization
Becoming
New Yorkers, Becoming Americans: Three New York City
Churches
Kyle T. Bulthuis, UC Davis
Inter-ethnic
and Inter-racial Relations in NYC
Karen Jaw, Columbia University
Comment: Joyce Goodfriend, University of Denver
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Friday 11:00 • Olin 204
Twentieth Century Politics
New
York Political Dynasties: The Italian American
Experience
Salvatore J. LaGumina, Nassau Comm. College
New
York Women’s Support for Proportional Representation
Elisabeth Israels Perry, Saint Louis University
Comment: Lisa Keller, SUNY Purchase
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Friday 11:00 • Olin 205
Recent History
Transience
Mary A. DeMarco, Greenfield Town Historian
Going
Back Home: A Unique Public Program
Heather Wagner, Fort Drum
Comment: Bill McDermott, Clinton Town Historian
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FRIDAY LUNCH 12:30-1:30 KLINE COMMONS
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Friday 1:30 • Olin 203
Coercive Americanism: World War I, the Red Scare,
and Ethnic Politics in New York City
Rethinking
the Ethnic Politics of World War I
Christopher Sterba, Independent Scholar
Patriotism
in New York Schools 1917-23
Todd Pfannestiel, Clarion University
Comment: to be announced
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Friday 1:30 • Olin 204
Architecture as Document, Documents as
Architecture
Influences
on New York’s Early Dutch Architecture
Shirley W. Dunn, Independent Scholar
The
Introduction of the Gambrel Roof
Walter R . Wheeler, Hartgen Archaeological Associates
Wealth,
Class and Architecture in Ulster County’s Stone Houses
Neil Larson, Neil Larson and Associates
Comment: Paul Malo, Syracuse University (emeritus)
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Friday 1:30 • Olin 205
State-Owned Materials for Local Historians
Jim
Folts, New York State Archives Vicki Weiss, New York
State Library
The surveying and granting of public lands; the
development of canals, railroads, highways, and public
utilities; the evolution of modern school districts; and
local contributions to the nation’s wars are all
documented in the Archives’ holdings. Folts will
provide an overview of records containing information
about localities, give examples, and discuss access
tools for learning more about the Archives’ holdings.
Weiss will explain the usefulness of Library holdings,
including published series with local data, and the rich
collection of manuscripts, maps, and newspapers covering
all of New York State.
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Friday 3:30-5:30 Walking Tour of Rhinebeck
Led by Cynthia Owen Philip
Gather on Olin steps at 3:30
The hamlet of Rhinebeck has been a river, road, and rail
transportation hub throughout its history. It was purchased by
five Dutchmen in 1688 from the Lenape Indians. Some of their
descendants still live there. The oldest house dates from 1701,
but most were built with the railroad (1851) or in the 1880s.
Join us for a guided look at this community’s survival and
adaptation.
Friday 6:00 Cocktails
(cash bar) – Kline Commons Terrace
Friday 7:00 Dinner –
Kline Commons
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Friday Evening 8:30
The Wendell E. Tripp
Lecture in New York State History
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Dr. J.A. Jacobs, Universiteit van Amsterdam
A Troubled Man: Wouter van Twiller and New
Netherland in 1635
In August 1635, New Netherland director Wouter van
Twiller and his councilors wrote a letter to their
superiors in Holland. The previously unknown letter
covers many points from the early history of New
Netherland and enables us to come to a different
appraisal of van Twiller as director.
This event is made possible by the New York Council for
the Humanities and the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
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SATURDAY,JUNE 7 REGISTRATION 8:00-10:30 OLIN 107
• EXHIBITIONS 9:00-12:00 OLIN 201-202
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Saturday 8:45 • Olin 203
Resort Locales
J.W.
Wood Architect: Building for the Hudson Valley’s
Boosters
Annon Adams, Independent Scholar
Coney
Island and the Development of Brooklyn Mass Transit
Brian J. Cudahy, U.S. Department of Transportation
(retired)
Comment: John McGuire, SUNY Oneonta
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Saturday 8:45 • Olin 204
Welfare Structures
Consequences
of New York’s Faith-Based Initiative
Eve P. Smith, University of Windsor (emerita)
Child
Welfare in Nassau County
Ruth Shackelford, Long Island University
Comment: Natalie Naylor, Hofstra University
(emerita)
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Saturday 8:45 • Olin 205
Historical Geography
Land
Elevation and Early Settlement Patterns in Western New
York
Thomas Rasmussen and Mark McGovern, Alfred
University
Documenting
New York’s Turnpikes
Dorothy Kubik, Independent Scholar
Comment: Jim Darlington, SUNY Cortland
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SATURDAY BREAK 10:15-10:30
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Saturday 10:30 • Olin 203
Slavery
Transatlantic
Slave Trading in 18th Century NY
Guillaume R. Martin, Queens University (Ontario)
Slavery
and 19th Century New York City: Complicity and
Resistance
Alan J. Singer, Hofstra University
Comment: Myra B. Young Armstead, Bard College
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Saturday 10:30 • Olin 204
Public Response to Crisis
The
Golden Age of Recycling and the Triumph of Political
Interest
George Callas, Columbia University
Smallpox
in Rochester 1902-03: A Community in Crisis
Te resa K. Lehr, SUNY Brockport
Comment: Harvey Strum, Sage College of Albany
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Saturday 10:30 • Olin 205
Schools
Public
School Records: An Untapped Resource
Andrew Arenson, Arlington Middle School
The
Pioneer of Rural Schools
Rick Bechard, Independent Producer
Comment: Jacob Ludes, New England Association of
Schools and Colleges
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The Conference on New York State
History Personnel
Field Horne, Director
Contact telephone (518) 587-4962
Contact e-mail: conference@nyhistory.net
Website : www.nyhistory.net
Program Committee:
Robert A. Arnold, New York State Archives
Susan Conklin, Genesee County Historian
Michael Groth, Wells College
Robert F. Jones, Fordham University
Edward H. Knoblauch, NY History Net
Natalie Naylor, Hofstra University (emerita)
Edythe Ann Quinn, Hartwick College
William H. Siener, Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
Steering Committee:
Myra B. Young Armstead, Bard College
G. David Brumberg, Cornell University
Daniel Goodwin, New York State Historical Association
Carol Kammen, Cornell University
Thomas S.W. Lewis, Skidmore College
Ruby Marcotte, Day Town Historian
Cornel Reinhart, Skidmore College
Wendell E. Tripp, New York State Historical Association
Institutional Partners:
Encyclopedia of New York State
Historical Society of Saratoga Springs
New York History Net
New York State Archives
New York State Historical Association
New York State Library
(list incomplete at press time)
ACCOMMODATIONS
On campus will be in air-conditioned residence halls which
are fairly typical of college facilities. Both single and double
(2 single beds) rooms are available with shared bathroom
facilities. Bed linens, blanket, pillow, and towels will be
provided. On Friday morning, breakfast may be purchased on your
own in the Café in Bertelsmann Campus Center; on Saturday, the
Café is not open, but coffee, tea, pastry and fruit will be
provided in the “break” location in Olin starting at 8:30.
For those preferring private accommodations:
Red Hook (10 minutes)
• Red Hook Inn (sold out)
• Gaslight Motel, 845-758-1571
• Hearthstone Motel, 845-758-1811
• 1821 House B&B, 845-758-5013
• Grand Dutchess B&B (sold out)
• Sage House B&B, 845-758-4001
• CD Diplomat B&B, 845-757-4305
• Lombard’s B&B, 845-758-3805
Rhinebeck (15 minutes)
• Rhinebeck Motel, 845-876-5900
• Village Inn, 845-876-7000
• Beekman Arms, 845-876-7077
Kingston (20 minutes)
• Holiday Inn (sold out)
• Ramada Inn, 845-339-3900
• Super 8 Motel, 845-338-3078
• Superlodge Motel, 845-338-4200
• The Ramada Inn ($95 single/ double) and the Superlodge
Motel ($60 single/double) are holding discounted rooms
until May 16. Call them directly and identify yourself as part
of the Conference.
GETTING THERE
Annandale-on-Hudson is located just off Rte 9-G in
northwestern Dutchess County. It is most conveniently reached
from Exit 19 (Kingston) of the Thruway or from the Rte 199 exit
of the Taconic Parkway. Amtrak (1-800-USA-RAIL) stops at
Rhinecliff station, whence the campus is a short cab ride (book
ahead of time: Rhinebeck Taxi, 845-876-2020; Red Hook Taxi,
845-758-1478).
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