NEVERSINK VALLEY MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INNOVATION PRESENTS: “CONNECTICUT YANKEE REDUX” A TALK BY STEPHEN SKYE WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014 at 7:30 PM D & H CANAL VISITOR’S CENTER, CUDDEBACKVILLE, NY Join the members and friends of The Neversink Valley Museum of History and Innovation on Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30 pm when Museum Historian Stephen Skye will be speaking about the settlers known as the Connecticut Yankees who played an important part in the rise of the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Come discover how Daniel Skinner and the White brothers, Hugh and Canvass, all famous Connecticut Yankees, changed the course of history. From the Delaware River lumber rafts that Skinner first sent down the Delaware to the natural cement industry established by the Whites, the history of the D&H Canal was profoundly shaped by these sons of Connecticut. Mr. Skye is the Museum Historian at the Neversink Valley Museum, and has presented papers at the Canal Society of New York State’s Winter Symposium and at the World Canals Conference. Mr. Skye has also written extensively on the D&H Canal and American industrial history. This event will be held at the D & H Canal Park Visitor’s Center, 58 Hoag Road, (just off Route 209) Cuddebackville, NY. Suggested donation is $5.00 for non-members. Refreshments will be provided. The Neversink Valley Museum is open Saturday and Sunday by appointment. For more information about the Museum, its mission to preserve local history or any events, call (845) 754-8870, email at [email protected],ovisit our Facebook page or The Museum is located at 26 Hoag Road, in Cuddebackville, NY, just off NYS Route 209.
Posted on: Wed, 07 May 2014 18:29:18 +0000
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