Based on our upcoming book featuring over 850 photographs, this portion covers a thriving era in Kingston and Hudson Valley history and their intricate relationship with NYC. This not your 8th grade history class! Whether you're a novice or an expert you'll be surprised how much there is to learn.

We reveal the untold story of how Woodstock revolutionized American culture, but not the way most people think. While the 1969 music festival that bears the Woodstock name became infamous, the colorful and intriguing story began over a half century earlier.

Learn about the lesser-known and under-acknowledged cultural history of our region presented in a historical context through a wide range of rare photographs and video clips about the arts, music, dance, boxing, industries, and politics that the local Black community were an integral part of.