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Greater Hudson Heritage Network is an agent for the advancement of member cultural organizations, their staffs and boards, throughout the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. Known for the past two dozen years as Lower Hudson Conference of Historical Agencies & Museums, GHHN changed its name in 2009, preserving its 21st century mission to serve the network of history keepers and historic communities throughout the region as a catalyst to advance professional standards and practices, to build the capacity of organizations to meet their missions and to create a network of effective, professional stewards of regional history and culture now and in the future. For 40 years Barney McHenry has worked to protect the Hudson River Valley, its heritage, cultural history, storied landscapes and historical trails. As counsel to DeWitt and Lila Acheson Wallace, founders of Reader's Digest, he was the principal architect of the Wallace Funds, which have contributed to the arts, education, humanities and the environment throughout this National Heritage Area. Barney McHenry demonstrates his commitment to the region as Chair of the Hudson River Valley Greenway Communities Council, Co-Chair of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and Member of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, while offering valued trustee-leadership to regional historic sites through his service on the boards of Friends of the Hudson Valley and the Open Space Institute, and as Chairman of Boscobel House and Gardens. "Greater Hudson's vision of 'communities that value the exploration and preservation of their heritage and cultures, and are empowered to save and interpret them to future generations,' has been furthered by the work of Barney McHenry," affirmed Jacquetta Haley, President of the GHHN Board. Greater Hudson Heritage Network is a museum service organization that has grown to encompass an area and cultural constituency from the Battery to Albany- engaging, informing and connecting staff, consultants and trustees of cultural heritage organizations as a catalyst to strengthen professional capacity, define and meet mission, and connect them through best practices in stewardship.
9:30 am Registration, Refreshments & Exhibitors at Overlook Lodge 10:00 Welcome and Introductions Jacquetta Haley, GHHN Board President 10:15 Presentation of Greater Hudson's Cultural Heritage Award to Barnabas McHenry 10:30 Historic Site Futures Forum Hon. Richard Brodsky, NYS Assembly, introduces the Forum with comments on "Smart Stewardship" of Historic Sites and Collections Futures Forum Panel of speakers: Jack Braunlein, Exec. Director, Lyndhurst, NTHP Franklin Vagnone, Exec. Director, Historic House Trust of NYC Amy Facca, Preservation Planner, NYS OPRHP Barbara Lilley/Maria Holden, NYSED 1:30 Break / Exhibitors 11:45 Futures Forum continues Tema Harnik, GHHN Historic House Practicum Outcomes: Context/ Content/ Containers Bruce Dearstyne, SUNY Albany Envisioning Future Historians' Work at Historic Sites Your Future: Audience Response from the Field 12:30 Buffet Luncheon 1:15 Dessert and Coffee / Raffle Drawing Greater Hudson Heritage Network Annual Business Meeting and Election of Trustees, Classes FY 2010 – 2012 1:45 Presentation of 2009 Awards Towards Excellence 3:00 Networking Photo Op: Exhibitors, Sponsors and Award Winners Program Concludes. VISION: We envision communities that value the exploration and preservation of their heritage and cultures, and are empowered to save and interpret them to future generations. MISSION: Greater Hudson Heritage Network serves the museum and history communities as a catalyst to:
Greater Hudson Heritage Network Board of Trustees for FY 2010
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GREATER HUDSON HERITAGE NETWORK OCTOBER 2nd ANNUAL MEETING HONORS REGIONAL RECIPIENTS OF AWARDS TOWARDS EXCELLENCE The Awards Towards Excellence program seeks to recognize and commend exceptional efforts among GHHN members. Awards are made to projects and organizations that exemplify creativity and professional vision resulting in a contribution to the preservation and interpretation of the historic scene, material culture and diversity of the Greater Hudson region- from the Battery to Albany. 2009 Awards Towards Excellence are presented to: BOSCOBEL HOUSE & GARDENS, Garrison, NY (Putnam) for the exhibition, Home on the Hudson: Women and Men Painting Landscapes, 1825-1875. This award is in recognition of the continued effort to explore the works of Hudson River School painters particularly those done by women artists and for incorporating the research of doctoral students in the exhibit catalog. CLARKSTOWN TOWN CLERK, DAVID CARLUCCI, New City, NY (Rockland) for the preservation of the Town of Clarkstown's historical records. This award is in recognition of the Town Clerk's program to preserve, digitize and make accessible over 250 years of town records that, in many cases, are too fragile to be handled. CONSTITUTION ISLAND ASSOCIATION, INC., West Point, NY (Orange) for the film, "Constitution Island: American Landmark." This award is in recognition of the endeavor to raise awareness of the historic and cultural significance of the site and its use as an educational tool. SAMUEL DORSKY MUSEUM OF ART, New Paltz, NY (Ulster) and NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, New York (NY) for the exhibition and publication, The Hudson River to Niagara Falls: 19th Century American Landscape Paintings from the New-York Historical Society. This award is in recognition of a collaboration that re-interprets the landscape collections of the New-York Historical Society by exploring the importance of the region as a cultural site in the 19th century through the works of Hudson River School artists. HISTORIC HUGUENOT STREET, New Paltz, NY (Ulster) for the exhibition Before Hudson: 8,000 Years of Native American History and Culture. This award is in recognition of the exhibit and public programming that advances regional history by exploring the history of the native inhabitants of the area using archaeological findings. KATHLEEN EAGAN JOHNSON, Historic Hudson Valley, Tarrytown, NY (Westchester) for the publication, The Hudson-Fulton Celebration: New York's River Festival and the Making of a Metropolis, co-published by Fordham University Press and Historic Hudson Valley. This award is in recognition of the extensive research and in-depth study of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration of 1909 and its impact on New York City. LYNDHURST and WESTCHESTER COUNTY, Tarrytown, NY (Westchester) for the public program and community collaboration, Hudson River Fest: A Search for the Past, Present, and Future. This award is in recognition of a collaborative program that celebrated Westchester's historic ties to the river and land, and explored the respectful stewardship of these important but fragile resources. MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE - A LIVING MEMORIAL TO THE HOLOCAUST, New York (NY) for the creation of an on-line collection resource. This award is in recognition of an innovative program that invites the public to browse artifacts in a dynamic and user-friendly environment. The online Collection offers information unavailable in the Museum. NEVERSINK VALLEY AREA MUSUEM, Cuddebackville, NY (Orange) for the exhibit, "The Star is Born: A History of the Movie Star in America from Florence Lawrence and Valentino to Heath Ledger" and a program on women in early films. This award is in recognition of new audience-driven local history programming. NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY and EAGLE SCOUT MICHAEL MARTINEZ, New Castle, NY (Westchester) for documentation of the Chappaqua Friends' Graveyard. This award is in recognition of the extensive research, detailed documentation and creation of a searchable database for over 1,000 markers in the local graveyard dating back to 1745. THE OLANA PARTNERSHIP and NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF PARKS, RECREATION, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION, Hudson, NY (Columbia) for a new gallery, inaugural exhibit, "Glories of the Hudson: Frederic Edwin Church's Views from Olana" and its exhibition catalog. This award is in recognition of a public-private effort to broaden the scope of the historic house museum, and a valuable collaborative marketing concept. THE KNICKERBOCKER ICE FESTIVAL OF 2009: TIMOTHY ENGLERT, CO-FOUNDER & PROJECT DIRECTOR, ROBERT PATALANO, CO-FOUNDER & ICE SCULPTOR, CHRISTIAN NIELSEN, ROCKLAND LAKE STATE PARK SUPERINTENDENT, MARIA RODD, 2009 EVENT PLANNER, ROSEMARIE MONACO, 2009 PR/MARKETING DIRECTOR, GRETCHEN WEEKHEIM, 2009 HISTORIC EDUCATION DIRECTOR & HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ROCKLAND COUNTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, HEATHER DUKE, ROCKLAND COUNTY DIRECTOR OF TOURISM This award recognizes the collaborative efforts of a dedicated group of professionals to create and excite the public about local history. LAKEVILLE-IRONWORKS EDUCATIONAL TRAIL and MATTHEW SHOOK, Sterling Forest, Tuxedo, NY (Orange) This award is in recognition Matthew Shook's dedication, leadership and collaborative skills in bringing together the PIPC, State Historic Preservation Office, NY/NJ Trail Conference, and Rutgers University to preserve, interpret and make accessible to the public a neglected historical resource. PUTNAM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & FOUNDRY SCHOOL MUSEUM, DR. TRUDIE GRACE and DAVID DEARINGER, Cold Spring, NY (Putnam) for the exhibition catalog accompanying the exhibition, George Pope Morris: Defining American Culture. This award is in recognition of the extensive, scholarly research undertaken into the life of George Pope Morris of Cold Spring, and his contribution to 19th century American publishing, music and poetry.
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The Board of Trustees of Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) conferred special regional
recognition to Barnabas (Barney) McHenry through presentation of the Greater Hudson Cultural Heritage Award on October 2nd, preceding a Historic Site Futures Forum at Bear Mountain, NY.
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