Adult Programs

Suggested for people 18 years and older.

Exhibition: The Patriots of Hudson in the American Revolution (through June 30)

To commemorate the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the History Room is opening the archives and displaying some very special pieces of Hudson’s history. This exhibit will focus on the local history of the American Revolution and the roles that Hudson residents played in that conflict and what came after.

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Hudson Valley Food Riots & the American Revolution (Thursday, April 23)

As part of the 2026 Leisler Lectures, Dr. Thomas Wermuth speaks on food riots during the Revolutionary War, which occurred primarily in the Hudson Valley. While armies battled throughout New York in the 1770s, the Hudson Valley “homefront” suffered food shortages, high costs, and price gouging storekeepers. Riotous crowds took matters into their own hands

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