EVENTS!

Klyne Esopus Historical Society Museum

764 US-9W; Ulster Park, NY / Sunday, August 17th 1:00 – 2:30

After the screening, Sarah Litvin, PhD, Former Executive Director, Reher Center will be in conversation with Eddie Moran, Ulster County’s Historian. Together, they will explore the dynamic events that shaped the communities around the bridge - from waves of immigration and technological change to world events that played out over the Rondout’s consequential history.

The Hudson River Maritime Museum

50 Rondout Landing, Kingston NY / Thursday, September 18th – 7:00 to 8:30

After the screening, Historian (TBA) and Engineer Blaise Blabac, PE will discuss the history of the industrialization of the Rondout waterfront, the engineering feat and impact of the original Wurts Street bridge construction and its rescue and renovation a century later.

We will be offering community organization tabling at this event.

The D&H Canal Museum

1315 NY 213, High Falls, NY / Friday, October 17th – 7:00 to 8:30

After the screening, Historian Bill Merchant, Curator of the D&H Canal Historical Society, in conversation with Roebling scholar Professor Paul King, R.A., AIA, SARA, ASCE, Professor of architecture and engineering at New York City College of Technology, will explore the impact of the D&H Canal on the Rondout Waterfront and the crucial role John Roebling, famed for his design of the Brooklyn Bridge, played in the Wurts Street Bridge engineering and design.