This website is no longer being maintained due to the termination of the MHV IBM Retirees' Group
Do you have any place of interest ( museum , park , etc.) that you have visited in the Hudson Valley that you would like to share with other members? If you do we would like to here from you. You can send the information to Gary Leather at gleather@frontiernet.net.
Beacon Historical Society - Check out their site to find out about events, links to things to do in Beacon, and the great photos from the past.
They take people out on the Hudson River for free on the Sloop Woody Guthrie, support children programs, and have sailing classes for a nominal fee.
See the website about the Beacon Sloop Club:
Old Town Cemetery - If you are into history check this out.
http://www.oldtowncemetery.org/
Downing Film Center - is dedicated to presenting world-wide quality films, not always available locally, and providing additional cinematic programming in collaboration with and for the benefit of Hudson Valley's diverse communities. They are located at the Newburgh waterfront.
Newburgh Historical Society - For info pertaining to events and other info about the Newburgh Historical Society
Poughkeepsie Public Library - click here to check out events and programs happening at the library.
From Mary Anne Giordano:
The Adriance Library offers several free classes including computer classes(my daughter is one of the instructors). See the link below. They also have lab sessions to help individuals with specific problems on computers. The priority is for people looking for work but they can usually accommodate most people. Classes need to be registered in advance and usually have waiting lists. The labs are open without registration.
http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=POKLIB&curKey1=Adult%20%20&curHelp=NONE&setRef=new
They also have teen geeks available at many libraries in the area on Saturdays to help with many individual technical issues. They can help with tablets and smart phones etc. Just check with your local library.
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20130810/LIFE0301/308100007/Good-Stuff
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. You can now also get access to the FDR Library Digital Collection by clicking here. To check out events coming up, click here.
Frederick Church's Olana - Click here to see details from Ed & Kara McKenna . Olana is a wonderful Persian-style house of Landscape Architect Frederick Church, with a commanding view of the Hudson River and the Catskills. Olana In-depth Tours through 10/27/2013.
Enjoy the great outdoors of this 180 acre estate.
Take a walk on the trails,
view of the Hudson River from the bluff,
then visit the site's Visitor Center.
Visitor Center open Monday - Friday, 10 am - 5 pm
Grounds open daily, 8 am to dusk.
To check out Locust Grove's 2012 Calendar of Events click here.
Mansion re-opens weekends in April, daily starting May 1st.
Click here to see information on historic sites in Hopewell Junction, Wappingers Falls, Beacon, Chester, New Windsor, Vails Gate, Newburgh, Goshen, Marlboro, Gardiner, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, and Monroe
The Hudson Valley Current is a nonprofit in the Mid-Hudson Valley Area that helps match unmet needs with underutilized resources— a way for people in our community to exchange goods and services without US dollars. Click here for more info.
The region's good news—age-old and modern thoughts on food, the land and the home. Hear from the region’s experts on building, design, gardening, farming, green energy, art, and more. Click here for more info.