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RESEARCHING YOUR HUDSON VALLEY ROOTS

10/18/2023

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Press Contact: Kirsty Gaukel, Press & Marketing Manager, [email protected]
Program Contact: Kerry Gallagher, Education Director, [email protected]

Follow The River presents
​ RESEARCHING YOUR HUDSON VALLEY ROOTS

Wednesday November 8, 2023

KINGSTON, N.Y. (October 19, 2023) – The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the upcoming lecture, Researching Your Hudson Valley Roots with professional genealogist Michelle Dowd Torosian. This presentation will be held in-person at the museum's Wooden Boat School on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 7:00 PM.

Are you interested in tracing your family’s roots in New York but aren’t sure where to start? Genealogy is a fascinating hobby, but tracing your New York ancestors might not always be smooth sailing. Join professional genealogist Michelle Dowd Torosian as she shares tips and techniques for navigating the unique records of the Empire State along with illustrative examples from the archives of the Hudson River Maritime Museum.
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About the Presenter: 
Michelle Dowd Torosian is a professional genealogist who helps clients with their family history research needs, from solving family mysteries, recovering lost stories or compiling a house history for a beloved home. Michelle is an experienced researcher in both traditional and genetic genealogy and has consulted for museums and historical groups.
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Tickets are $7 for the general public and free for Hudson River Maritime Museum members. To register, visit www.hrmm.org/lecture-series.

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About the Follow the River Lecture Series
For more than a decade the Hudson River Maritime Museum's "Follow the River Lecture Series" has hosted historians, authors, and maritime experts for engaging illustrated talks on a variety of regional history and maritime subjects. In recent years, many of the lectures have also been recorded and are available on YouTube. For more information about upcoming lectures and to access recordings of past lectures, visit www.hrmm.org/lecture-series. The series is sponsored by Rondout Savings Bank.


The Hudson River Maritime Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries and related industries. In addition to extensive collections documenting maritime transportation, industry, recreation, and natural science, the museum offers classes and programs at its Wooden Boat School, Sailing and Rowing School, and aboard Solaris, the 100% solar powered tour boat and floating classroom. The museum is located along the historic Rondout waterfront in downtown Kingston. Visit www.hrmm.org for more information.

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WOODEN BOAT RESTORATION, HOLIDAY CRAFTS, JEWELRY MAKING AND MORE!

10/5/2023

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PR Contact: Kirsty Gaukel:
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Program Inquiries: Dan Nelson
Manager of Wooden Boat School 

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November and December Class Schedule at the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Wooden Boat School

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Kingston, NY (28 September, 2023)– The Hudson River Maritime Museum’s Wooden Boat School is pleased to announce a new lineup of classes for November and December. Taught by professionals in the field of woodworking and carpentry, the Wooden Boat School offers a variety of introductory and advanced courses for adults interested in expanding their skills in woodworking, boat building, and traditional crafts. The class lineup of workshops include Adirondack Backpack weaving, Rope Wreath making, and an Introduction to Chair Caning, among others. Registration for all classes is now open at www.hrmm.org/adult-classes.html.

The Wooden Boat School’s woodworking programs are perfect for adults who want to work with their hands and learn new skills. Participants will work on-site in the museum’s wood shop to create take-home projects with the help of skilled instructors. Some courses require some woodworking and/or machine tool experience.
For a detailed line-up of the Wooden Boat School’s classes for adults, please see the schedule below:

Build an Acoustic Guitar
Nine Session Workshop

Sundays, 10am to 5pm, starting October 22, 2023
October 22 & 29, November 5, 12 & 19, December 3, 10 & 17, and January 7

Experience Level: Basic
Have you ever wondered how acoustic guitars are made? Want to enhance your playing skills with a custom-built instrument? Join experienced woodworker and luthier Bill Sterling in this start-to-finish acoustic guitar kit build, which includes everything but the tuners and strings. Beginners are welcome.

Build a Picture Frame
Friday, November 3, 6 - 9pm & Saturday, November 4, 10am - 4pm
Experience Level: Intermediate
Students must have experience with the table saw, chop saw, and bandsaw.
In this course, you will learn how to cut, assemble and finish wooden picture frames to your specifications using a sturdy and beautiful technique called corner spline joinery. Frames made without fasteners in this way become durable, long-lasting heirloom pieces. In addition, you will be able to cut your own mats and professionally mount artwork, photographs, or mementos in the frames. These fine art frames are intended to be wall-mounted, and will include turnbuttons that allow the media to be changed or adjusted, thereby making these great gifts for people to add their own photos or art.


Hands-On Wooden Boat Restoration
Experience Level: Basic
Each month, the museum highlights the restoration efforts on one boat in our collection by offering the public a hands-on seminar working on one aspect of the restoration.


Hands-On Wooden Boat Restoration-Rascal
November 7, 14, 21 & 28, 10am-4pm
In the Month of November, participants will work on replacing planks on our 1950s racing sloop "Rascal." Be a part of this exciting team effort to get the Rascal out on the water once again, as you soak up decades of wooden boat knowledge and experience from Master Shipwright, Wayne Ford. The history of this unique boat, with her distinctive West coast design, is unknown, but her speed and grace are unmistakable, even when hauled out in our yard. Join us for as many of these Tuesday sessions as you like, whether just one or up to four.


Hands-On Wooden Boat Restoration-Penn Yan Car Topper
December 5, 12, 19
For the month of December, we focus on recanvassing one of two Penn Yan Car Topper rowboats in our collection. The canvas will be stretched, stapled to the hull and cut, with a coating applied later. The work will take place indoors in our woodworking shop. The canvas will be stretched, stapled to the hull and cut, with a coating applied later. The work will take place indoors in our woodworking shop. Nestled in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, the Penn Yan Boat Company's popular model was introduced in 1936. Designed to be light and narrow enough to fit on top of most cars of that era, Penn Yan marketed it as being easily lifted by two people.


Adirondack Backpack Weaving
Saturday, November 11, 8am - 5pm

Experience Level: Basic
Learn how to weave the basic shape of the Adirondack Backpack with instructor Sue Muldoon.  In the class, participants will learn techniques, including over/under weave, continuous weave, twining, shaping and rimming, while making a medium-sized pack about 11” tall that is perfect for daily use, farmers markets and more. 

Square Rule Timber Framing 2 
Friday, November 10 & Saturday, November 11, 9am - 5pm
Experience Level: Intermediate (should have completed Introduction to Square Rule Timber Framing)
This two-day course is designed for students who took Introduction to Square Rule Timber Framing. Participants will learn and assist in the construction of a square rule, post-and-beam timber frame structure on the HRMM campus. The group will assemble previously cut mortise and tenon joints and join the structural frames and add girts, rafters, and purlins to accomplish a finished structure. This course is suitable for both beginners and more advanced students wishing to strengthen their skills. 

Power Tools Intensive: Build A Workbench
Saturday, November 18 & Sunday, November 19, 9am - 5pm
Monday, November 20, 6-9pm 
Experience Level: Intermediate
Why buy a bench when you can build one? Building one’s own bench provides the opportunity to develop basic shop tool skills and to make a useful, portable, and personalized work surface for building future woodworking projects.


Setup and Care of Your Electric Guitar
Friday, December 1 & Sunday, December 3
Experience Level: Basic
Join veteran player and guitar repair guru Kevin Thomson for this two-day class that will cover all of the basics and best practices of how to set up your electric guitar to suit you, and how to maintain it.

Make a Wooden Block Plane  
Friday, December 8, 9:30am – 4:00pm
Experience Level: Beginner

Join master shipwright and woodworker Wayne Ford to enhance your woodworking skills and create your own custom hand plane to add to your tool kit. You will start with a block of wood and mill out the various wooden parts to hold the plane iron and adjusting mechanism. The wooden body will then be shaped to your preference. By the end of the class, you will have a working hand plane to bring home to use in other projects.

Introduction to Chair Caning
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 10am - 4:30pm
Experience Level: Basic

Join Janice Meltzer in a basic 7-step class in caning seats: using a stool kit, we will learn about soaking cane and weaving it in a traditional pattern. This process can be applied to applications like canoe seats as well as chairs. You will have the option of bringing in your own chair or canoe seat to recane. 

Hand Tool Sharpening
Thursday, December 14, 6-9pm
Experience Level: Basic/Intermediate

Do you have hand planes, knives, chisels, or other tools that just aren’t cutting it? Learn how to put an edge back on your hand woodworking tools that is fine enough to shave hair. You will learn about the geometry of a cutting edge, various methods of sharpening tools, and get hands-on experience with the power grinder, low speed grinder, whetstone, and more while sharpening your tools.


Resin Jewelry
Sat., Dec. 16 & Sun., Dec. 17, 2023, 10am - 4pm

Experience Level: Intermediate
A multifaceted class on making jewelry using a variety of techniques. Students will have an opportunity to experiment with a scroll saw and lathe, mixing and pouring epoxy resin, and gluing up thin pieces of wood and hand turning wooden rings and bracelets. On day 2, they will be able to design and create a piece of jewelry of their choosing.


FAMILY/GROUP BUILD CLASSES
This year the Hudson River Maritime Museum's Wooden Boat School hosts a series of holiday-themed classes where you can create and build unique, handcrafted toys for your family and friends as well as learn some basic craft and/or woodworking skills along the way. No prior experience is necessary. It’s the perfect activity to do with some friends or as a family. 

Holiday Group Build: Rope Wreath Making
Friday, November 24, 5pm-8pm
Braid rope to fashion a wreath using a complex braid that is based in the nautical tradition
And then decorate it to your taste. Your handmade holiday wreath will be made of natural jute fibers and makes a lovely gift, or just a unique decoration to stand out in your home. This is a short three-hour, basic level class, and the only skill you should bring to class is patience. 

Holiday Group Build: Toy Boxes & Shapes
Saturday, November 25, 9am-5pm

Join veteran woodworker Bob Boisvert for this one-day group/family style building class where you will make wooden boxes and/or colorful shapes. You can decide to make an enclosed box or shapes you can hang on a wall or display on a shelf.

Holiday Group Build: Toy Blocks
Saturday, December 2, 9am-5pm
Level: Basic. Some basic woodworking experience is helpful but not necessary.
One ticket covers up to two people.
Toy blocks are some of the simplest yet most fun toys for kids, and make the perfect gift. Designed for pairs to work together, professional woodworker Kates Hawes will lead this one-day building class. You can make toy blocks all different or all the same, or a little of both: it's up to you. You'll learn how to lay out shapes with a square and bevel gauge; cut and shape them with the chop saw, band saw, and stationary sander; as well as fine tune the blocks with hand tools like chisels. You'll finish by hand sanding and rasping, then paint them bright colors with non-toxic, child-safe milk paint. Beginners are welcome. 


Group Build: Bird Feeder
Saturday, December 16, 10am-5pm 
Level: Basic
A special group woodworking class to build a bird feeder from scratch. Your feeder will provide an opportunity not only to help sustain bird populations but also to observe birds up close. Woodworker Wayne Ford will guide your family or group through this easy beginner project. Staff from the Maritime Museum will also tell you a little bit about common local birds. 


For details about classes and registration , visit the Wooden Boat School online at https://www.hrmm.org/adult-classes.html or call (845) 338-0071. 
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The Hudson River Maritime Museum is located along the historic Rondout Creek in downtown Kingston, N.Y. HRMM is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime history of the Hudson River, its tributaries, and related industries. The Museum opened the Riverport Wooden Boat School in 2016 and the Riverport Sailing School in 2017.

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