Our membership gets together for a potluck supper and to elect trustees and officers. Have a nomination for our Board? Please contact Kyle at kylecwells55@gmail.com. Please join us for this event! Bring your favorite dish to share. Beverages and dessert will be provided.

PETER MUIR RETURNS!
Those who attended our SRO performance of piano ragtime music
by renowned Peter Muir last summer will be delighted to learn that he is returning for another engagement! The Clinton Community Library and the Clinton Historical Society are once again cosponsoring this popular event at the Creek Meeting House on Thursday, April 26 with free lunch at 12:30 p.m. and performance to follow at 1:00 p.m. for the community. Peter is famous for his toetapping tunes and great sing-alongs. Join us for this free fun event!

Registration for lunch is required - please call 845-266-5530 to RSVP. All are welcome to join us for dessert and the lecture beginning at 1 PM.

Hidden Treasures of the Hudson Valley, Volume 2

New!

by Anthony Musso

Local author Anthony Musso will highlight several of the 55 historic sites in his book, "Hidden Treasures of the Hudson Valley", that are relatively unknown yet historically significant.

Stop by today, Sunday, May 27, for our half price sale!

1777 Then and Now--History and Its Implications

by Hon. Albert Rosenblatt

Judge Rosenblatt will speak about the political, social and cultural events occurring in 1777, the year the Creek Meeting House was dedicated.

Start your holiday shopping at the Clinton Historical Society Craft Fair!
Local artisans, bake sale, and lunch available.

Join us for a fun-filled evening of holiday spirit and warmth. Bring a covered dish to share and a gift for the auction. Auction proceeds benefit the Society's educational and archival mission and preservation of the Creek Meeting House. Desserts provided by the Clinton Historical Society Board of Trustees.

Kevin Oldenburg, a National Park Service Ranger at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, will speak about the Civilian Conservation Corp. The CCC was a public work relief program that operated during the Great Depression. The CCC was a major part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal that provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state, and local governments. The CCC was designed to provide jobs for young men and to relieve families who had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression in the United States.

William "Chip" Holman of the William Holman Gallery, NYC, will speak about Rhinebeck artist Olin Dows. Dows was a combat artist during World War II who documented Army activities in the European theater. In 1940 Dows was commissioned to paint murals depicting local history in the Rhinebeck post office In 1941 Dows painted scenes of professions and industries in the Hyde Park post office. Olin Dows died in 1981 in Rhinebeck.

We are only weeks away from our annual Progressive Dinner fundraiser on Saturday the 27th of October!

This year, we will start by gathering at historic Meadowland Farm.  Join your friends and neighbors in the barn while enjoying hors d'oeuvres by local, world-renowned chef Gray Kunz, cheeses and a glass of wine.  There will be music by Austin Bonk and a preview of the items to be raffled later in the evening.

Guests will then travel to one of the private homes of the various hosts for a delicious dinner.

The evening will end at the Creek Meeting House for delicious "Sweets & Treats" and coffee.  New this year is our raffle of items donated by various merchants, shops and artisans in the community.

We look forward to seeing everyone there for a fun evening.

Please contact us at chsprogressivedinner@gmail.com to place your reservation.

2018 has been declared the "Year of the Veteran" in Dutchess County. Bill Jeffway, Executive Director of the Dutchess County Historical Society will present the DCHS traveling exhibit "Over Here", which highlights the contributions of Dutchess County's men, women, and children to the World War I effort. Craig Marshall, CHS Vice President will speak about World War I veterans from the Town of Clinton.

Start your holiday shopping at the Clinton Historical Society Craft Fair!

Join us for our Holiday Craft Fair and Tag Sale this weekend and a Community Tree Lighting after the Fair at 4:30pm.

Join us for a fun-filled evening of holiday spirit and warmth. Bring a covered dish to share and a gift for the auction. Auction proceeds benefit the Society's educational and archival mission and preservation of the Creek Meeting House. Desserts provided by the Clinton Historical Society Board of Trustees.