DIRECTOR’S American Heritage River Initiative A Message from the Director UPADATE this role the Navigator provides As the Valley Hudson River Valley Review is helped to encourage the study of The Hudson River Valley Institute his operations. The American Institute at Marist College providing up-to-date scholarship the “Landscape that Defined Heritage Rivers Initiative has valuable assistance to the State, 2003-2004 is home to the Hudson River completes its second full year of to educators, students, and the America.” Navigator. Governor George Pataki complemented ’s efforts local governments, and operations, we want to share this general public. The annual nominated the Hudson River to to restore and protect the Hudson communities along the Hudson in update of some of our recent th become one of the nation’s first River’s natural, scenic, historic, and their efforts to preserve the unique celebration of the 225 activities and projects. It has been American Heritage Rivers in 1997, economic resources in partnership historic and natural resources of the Anniversary of the American and, at the Governor’s request, with local governments and Hudson. a very productive two years, as Revolution in the Hudson River President George W. Bush extended organizations along its banks. The Hudson River Navigator is HRVI has taken a lead role in Valley regularly attracts several facilitating new programs thousand participants and the Hudson River’s heritage The Hudson River Navigator is the funded by the U.S. designation through July 2006. NaturalResources Conservation promoting the study and viewers. In addition, our liaison between New York State’s enjoyment of the region’s history Hudson River Heritage Council, Service. To learn more, visit: monthly lecture series, In 2003 Governor Pataki appointed and culture. The Hudson River Mr. Vincent Tamagna as the federal and state agencies, and local www.hudsonrivervalley.net/ collaborative programs with Valley Digital Library has emerged Navigator and asked HRVI to host governments and communities. In navigator. regional historic sites, and the as a leader in delivering several hundred students the Thomas S. Wermuth, Director, HRVI at Marist College The 225th Anniversary Celebration of the American Revolution information on the Valley, and the Institute teaches each year, has

The Hudson River Valley Institute has Then some 200 re-enactors staged the to New York.” National Recognition of Hudson River Valley Institute Patriots’ dramatic victory at Stony Point organized and coordinated lead events for The Hudson River Valley Institute th Battlefield on the evenings of July 16th Navigator Vincent Tamagna in for one of the two Preserve the 225 Anniversary of the American worked with Congressman Maurice The Hudson River Valley Institute Revolution in New York State in and 17th. at Marist College received a ceremony in the East Room of America Presidential Awards. Hinchey to gain passage of the 225th NSTITUTE partnership with the Hudson River Valley Nearly 3,000 people attended events Anniversary of the American Revolution national recognition in the White House. The award National Heritage Area. Each year throughout the weekend. Dr. Edward J. Commemoration Act on November 20, I Washington, DC, for its role in designated Putnam County, New through 2008, HRVI will promote Cashin, Professor of History, Augusta 2004. preserving the history of the York, as one of the first eight Patriots’ Weekend, which focuses on State University, delivered the Charlotte Preserve America Communities The Hudson River Valley National Hudson River Valley. significant historical events relating to the Cunneen-Hackett Foundation lecture: Heritage Area, the M&T Bank Charitable in the United States honored for Revolutionary War in the Hudson River “Three Officers and a Lady: The Hudson On January 15, 2004, First Lady Foundation, and the Charlotte Cunneen- their commitment to protecting Valley 225 years ago. Valley and Georgia in the American Laura Bush presented a Preserve Hackett Foundation have provided the their heritage. At the same time, Revolution” as a part of the M&T Bank America Community Award to funding to make Patriots’ Weekend and the Hudson River Valley Charitable Foundation Conference on the ALLEY Hudson River Valley Institute’s other 225th anniversary events possible. Greenway nominated the American Revolution. Executive Director James M. Jim Johnson, HRVI, and Vinny Hudson River Valley Institute Tamagna, Putnam County Legisla- Patriots’ Weekend 2003 celebrated the Johnson and Hudson River

V tor, receive the Preserve America th 225 anniversary of General George Award from First Lady Laura Bush Washington’s Encampment at in the White House. Fredericksburgh. Held in Pawling on The Journal of the Hudson River Valley September 19-21, 2003, it was a great success. Several thousand people came The Hudson River Valley ongoing interest in the region’s to observe reenactments of camp life and IVER Review provides recent research skirmishes that Washington’s army would history. Subscribers range from and writing on all aspects of the have engaged in while camped there in university libraries and historic Hudson River Valley’s history, 1778. Dr. Joseph Tiedemann, Professor R sites to scholars and local history Patriots’ Weekend 2004 began with the of History, Loyola University, opened the culture, and people. Special enthusiasts. dedication of the Stony Point Battlefield’s themed issues have featured weekend with his lecture, “Reluctant The 5th New York reenacting the founding refurbished museum on July 15, 2004. Revolutionaries: The Revolution comes significant topics such as the Issues of The Hudson River of West Point. Patriots’ Weekend 2002; Valley Review have been West Point American Revolution in the About Us region. underwritten by the Hudson River Valley National Heritage The Hudson River Valley Institute increasing public awareness about the business community, and the general The most recent issue, Area, Furthermore, the Autumn 2004, features the (HRVI) at Marist College is the center significance of America’s First River in public seeking to know more about the UDSON Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, and for the study of the Hudson River Valley, the history of New York and the United region that has been called “the Valley’s architecture. HRVI C.H. Energy Group, Inc. serving as the central hub of information States. By providing educational Landscape that Defined America.” The assumed publication of the about the region that gives the Institute resources, including the Hudson River journal from Bard College

Hudson River Valley Digital Library H its name. Its mission is to study and to Valley Review, HRVI serves heritage serves as an online resource and portal in 2003, and the number promote the Hudson River Valley. As the tourists, scholars, elementary and to other information from libraries, of subscribers has grown academic arm of the Hudson River secondary school educators, historical societies, and historic sites. HE by almost 50%, revealing the Valley National Heritage Area, HRVI is environmental organizations, the T 4 Hudson River Valley ReportMARIST 1 Hudson River Valley Education Programs Thomas W. Casey Fellowship in Hudson River Valley Studies Before the Hudson River Valley the Hudson River Valley. HRVI is entering the third year of two Participants in the Teachers’ Institutes “Teaching the Institute, Marist had Professor Thomas grant-funded opportunities for Valley develop educational materials including Institutes” are a collaboration of HRVI, Professor Mark Morreale, Department W. Casey. teachers. Each summer we host two lesson plans, historical resources, and the National Park Service, the New York of English, was the first recipient of week-long workshops funded through educational portfolios, all of which are State Department of Environmental Professor Casey was a devoted scholar this stipend to support his research the U.S. Department of Education, and delivered electronically via the Hudson Conservation, and the Hudson River of our region and offered numerous about the Hudson River Valley’s one three-day workshop funded by the River Valley Digital Library for use in Valley National Heritage Area that focus courses in Valley history. After his contributions to the war effort in the National Park Service. classrooms throughout the nation. on place-based education and our passing, Professor Irma Blanco Casey American Civil War. Professor Several thousand students and hundreds region’s historic resources. and her children, Karen and Robert, Morreale presented a preliminary discussion of his research on October of teachers throughout the region are Teachers who attend the workshops established an endowed fund to 6 at the monthly Hudson River Valley Professor Thomas Casey with students. using the educational curriculum being develop lesson plans that are anchored support the Thomas W. Casey Colloquium. developed. on field trips to historic sites throughout Fellowship stipend for research about Although the initial focus has been on the Valley. Finished, tested lessons are teachers and students in Dutchess and then made available online. This 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemoration Act Ulster Counties, the goal is to expand summer’s session was organized around the educational programs providing the theme, “The Landscape that Defined On November 20, 2004, the 225th Hinchey and Legislative Director Paul Service authorizing the additional every elementary and secondary school America: Hudson River Valley Anniversary of the American Revolution Brotherton since 2002 to pass legislation resources and partnerships necessary teacher in the Hudson River Valley with Communities Before 1825.” Eighty-five Commemoration Act introduced by U.S. to establish a program in the National to improve their stewardship of Revo- HRVI’s Teaching American History the opportunity to participate. teachers have attended these three-day Representative Maurice Hinchey (D- Park Service to promote the celebration lutionary War sites and treasures Institutes are funded by a Department conferences hosted at Marist College NY-22) passed both houses of Congress of the 225th anniversary of the American through improved interpretation, of Education grant program. Thus far, over the last two years. as a part of the omnibus appropriations Revolution since New York and its education, outreach and protection. we have graduated over 200 secondary bill. Twenty-two cosponsors joined Hudson River Valley were instrumental education teachers in week-long, The Teachers’ Institutes have been made Congressman Hinchey in his efforts in in the winning of the American possible by a total grant of $837,486 from intensive examinations of the rich the House of Representatives, including Revolution. With the help of Governor the U.S. Department of Education for the fellow Hudson River Valley George Pataki, New York has led the history of the Hudson River Valley and project, “Freedom and Dignity: The its significance for the history of the Exploration of American Democracy.” Representatives Michael McNulty (D- campaign since 2000 to remember and United States. Additional funding is provided by the 21-NY), Sue Kelly (R-NY-19), John to celebrate our Revolutionary heritage. Sweeney (R-NY-20), and Under Congressman Hinchey’s Members of the Marist faculty have Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and National Park Service. (DNY- 18). Senators Hillary Rodham leadership, the American Revolution has developed and offered seminars over the Clinton (D-NY) and John W. Warner (R- been a critical theme of the Hudson River last two summers on the American Executive Director Jim Johnson and VA) had introduced identical legislation Valley National Heritage Area as well. Congressman Maurice Hinchey testified Revolution, slavery and the in the Senate. Underground Railroad, and the political Congressman Hinchey’s bill directs the before a Congressional subcommittee on and social world of Franklin and Eleanor Hudson Valley Teachers visit the Wallace The Hudson River Valley Institute had Secretary of the Interior to establish a behalf of the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Act. Roosevelt. Center at the FDR Library. been working with Congressman national program within the Park Digital Library Undergraduate Internship Program

As the Hudson River Valley Institute celebrations throughout the Hudson director. Students involved in this HRVI Digital Library continues to serve articles, and images. The site has of renowned Hudson River Valley author at Marist College enters its fourth River Valley. program get class credit, internship as the gateway to information on the recorded over 5 millions “hits.” That Susan Warner from the collection of the school year, the newest team of interns credit, and valuable work experience. Hudson River Valley, serving educators, translates into 6,498 hits, 365 visitors Constitution Island Association. In The Internship program provides an is working hard. The internship students, residents of the Valley and and 66 “downloads” every day. Web addition, new scholarly articles have assortment of opportunities for The D.J. McManus Foundation and program at HRVI has graduated 30 heritage tourists. The Digital Library users from 95 countries have visited the been written and published for the first undergraduate students at Marist. the U.S. Department of Education contains thousands of pages of historical site and used its resources. time on the Digital Library. interns —history, communications, Students have the opportunity to grants have assisted with the records and materials, educational computer science, English, environ- funding of interns. The Hudson River Valley National work on independent projects, curriculum, books, articles and historical HRVI interns have converted into digital mental science, and political science Heritage Area, the Dutchess County which are “published” on-line at images of valley, all of which are format thousands of pages of historical majors. Industrial Development Agency, and the www.hudsonrivervalley.org. Interns archived and searchable in the electronic articles and pamphlets this year, DJ McManus Foundation have provided Internship duties include: scanning digitize documents and work on their archives. including materials relating to the West Point Chain and the Bicentennial of the generous support for the development of historical documents; researching and projects during weekly office hours. In its two years of operations, more than American Revolution (for the Digital Library. writing articles for the Review, the Each semester, a senior is chosen as 300,000 visitors have used the Digital monthly newsletter, and digital library; commemoration planners),major out-of- www.hudsonrivervalley.org Intern Coordinator, acting as a liaison Library, downloading close to 60,000 print books related to Hudson River assisting at events such as Patriots’ between the interns and the program historical records, pamphlets, books, Valley History, and the personal journal Weekend and other historical

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