Over the years, from our curator and a variety of professional and hobbyist historians, the Hudson River Maritime Museum has amassed a collection of history articles that may interest the general public. You can peruse PDFs of these articles through the links below.
"Children Helped Save a Lighthouse" Pilot Log, 2000. The preservation story of the Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse (also known as the "Little Red Lighthouse").
"The Mary Powell" by Roger Mabie. Pilot Log, 2000. A brief history of this beloved Kingston steamboat.
"The Bigelow Dock of Malden" by Stuart Murray. Pilot Log, 2003. The story of Asa Bigelow and the shipping dock he built in 1808.
"A Surreptitious Christening" by William duBarry Thomas. Pilot Log, 2003. The story of the christening of the Hudson River Day Line steamer Hendrick Hudson.
"The Face of Work in the Hudson Valley" by Russell Lange. Pilot Log 2011-2012. The story of men and women who worked in the Hudson Valley's industrial and maritime past.
"Sunken Treasures of the Hudson River" by Roger D. Flood, Professor, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University. Pilot Log 2011-2012.
To view full digital versions of the Pilot Log after 2012, please visit the Pilot Log page.
We also have history pages which may be of interest, including digitized historic books, photos, and more. Use the menu in the footer under "Research" to peruse our online collections for more curated content on these topics.