Join us for our annual members' meeting at the Elmendorph Inn. More details to come. Not a member? Become one today by visiting www.historicredhook.org/become-a-member

Revolution, broadly defined, refers to systemic political change through mass mobilization of people who did not previously hold the levers of government power. But is that how common people understood and experienced “revolution” when, or if, it swept through their neighborhoods? Dr. Dillon Streifeneder’s talk will examine the varied experiences of living through the American Revolution in the mid-Hudson Valley, with a focus on Red Hook and Rhinebeck. Learn More.

Join us for the launch of our fifth annual Cemetery Crawl! This event is both a competitive Scavenger Hunt and a self-guided tour of six Red Hook cemeteries that offers highlights of the lives of interesting individuals and their memorials. All you need is your smartphone and some good weather and you’ve got a lovely way to spend the fall season enjoying local history. Learn More.

Join the Elmendorph Handspinners Guild for their monthly workshop day, an exciting opportunity for fiber enthusiasts to come together and explore the art of handspinning.

One of five programs on the Revolution’s impact in Dutchess County and the evolving cultural landscape of the Hudson Valley. Spend the day exploring 18th-century food traditions at the Elmendorph Inn! A historic foodways interpreter will demonstrate period cooking techniques using the Inn’s kitchen and hearth, sharing insights into local traditions, seasonality, and the agricultural changes that shaped the Hudson Valley’s past. Learn More.

Step inside Red Hook’s oldest public building for a special Hardscrabble Day Open House!

Join Dutchess County Historian Will Tatum for an action-packed ride through the forgotten first campaign of the American Revolution. RSVP.

One of five talks in our Fall Rev250 Speaker Series at the Elmendorph Inn and on Zoom. In this program, historian BJ Lillis will speak to Indigenous survival and resistance to colonialism on Hudson Valley manors from the early 18th century to the 1760s, when an unlikely alliance between tenant farmers and Native people organized tenant uprisings, rent strikes, and coordinated legal action against Hudson Valley landlords. Learn more and register.

Join the Elmendorph Handspinners Guild for their monthly workshop day, an exciting opportunity for fiber enthusiasts to come together and explore the art of handspinning.

Join the Elmendorph Handspinners Guild for their monthly workshop day, an exciting opportunity for fiber enthusiasts to come together and explore the art of handspinning.

Join Stark Blooms for a fun, flower filled evening where Colin Stark, from Stark Blooms will show you a few key basic principles to floral design.  The setting will be the majestic Elmendorph Inn, Red Hook New York’s oldest building!

Join the Elmendorph Handspinners Guild for their monthly workshop day, an exciting opportunity for fiber enthusiasts to come together and explore the art of handspinning.

This month’s program features "Dutchess Rev250: Revolutionaries of Western Dutchess," presented by Dutchess County Historian Will Tatum. We resume our Rev250 real-time programming by journeying back to May 1775 for a punch list of Western Dutchess County’s leading revolutionaries—and the loyalist opposition they faced. Learn about the individuals who shaped the early days of resistance in our region as the American Revolution began to unfold. RSVP.

Find us at our table in the Village of Red Hook parking lot! Details to come soon.

Join us for a celebration of you, our members! More details to come. Not a member? Become one today by visiting www.historicredhook.org/become-a-member

Join our neighbors at 98.1 KZE for a festive Community Day on the Elmendorph Green! The afternoon will feature live music, local spirit tastings, a kids’ Easter egg hunt, and a pet adoption event with the Ulster County SPCA. While you're soaking in the fun, stop in the Elmendorph Inn for free tours and a peek inside our Story Studio. We'll be open and excited to welcome you—see you there!

Join us for a special installment of the Dutchess County Historic Tavern Trail series, featuring guest presenter Sarah K. Hermans! Join us for the story of how a world famous opera singer came to be buried in St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery. Nineteenth-century soprano Madame Anna Bishop’s voice was never recorded, but you'll hear some of the songs she was famous for as we weave the tale of her life. Born in England in 1810, Anna traveled the world and was as famous at the time as Jenny Lind. Anna lived large, sang beautifully, loved fiercely, and was buried without a tombstone here in Red Hook in 1884. Learn more and RSVP.

We all know the story of the final months of royal government in Massachusetts before the “Shot Heard ‘Round The World” was fired at Lexington on April 19, 1775. But what was that final period of undisputed British supremacy like in New York, and specifically in Dutchess County? How did residents feel as the Imperial Crisis of the 1760s and early 1770s reached its explosive conclusion? Join Dutchess County Historian Will Tatum to find out the answers to these and other questions above local life on the brink of Revolution. Learn more and RSVP.

Join friends and neighbors for a cozy winter evening in the historic Elmendorph Inn enjoying homemade chili. Space is limited, so guarantee your seat by reserving tickets in advance . Click for details on reserving tickets.

Join friends and neighbors for a cozy winter evening enjoying a variety of homemade soups. Space is limited, so guarantee your seat by reserving tickets in advance . Click for details on reserving tickets.

The Elmendorph Inn looks its festive best for the holidays. Historic Red Hook invites you to enjoy live holiday music, hot mulled cider, homemade cookies, and fresh-baked treats from the beehive oven!

Long before Amazon and other online shopping venues, Dutchess County residents went to physical stores for all of their retail needs. Join Dutchess County Historian Will Tatum for a deep dive into the origins of the shopping experience in the county. Learn what colonial era stores stocked and sold, the forms of payment their accepted, and the extensive areas they served. If you feel that you have to drive a ways to access a grocery store today, prepare to have your frame of reference significantly widened. Learn more and RSVP.

Join the Elmendorph Handspinners Guild for their monthly workshop day, an exciting opportunity for fiber enthusiasts to come together and explore the art of handspinning. Learn More.

Join the County Historian for the traditional Spooky Season installment of the Tavern Trail! As always for this event, we'll be in the basement dining area of Fosters, which is accessible only by stairs. But it does offer a certain crypt-ic atmosphere appropriate to the season.

Last year, we explored the History of Ghost Stories in Dutchess. This year, Dutchess County Historian Will Tatum will share a carefully curated selection of stories drawn from old history publications, including the infamous 1880s Smith History of Dutchess, where the line between fact, fiction, and the supernatural was blurry indeed. As always, your host will offer his own brand of commentary on these tales, and might even share some of his own spooky experiences from twelve years of wandering through the county's oldest sections. Learn more and RSVP.

All month long, enjoy our Fourth Annual Cemetery Crawl! This event is both a competitive Scavenger Hunt and a self-guided tour of six Red Hook cemeteries that offers highlights of the lives of interesting individuals and their memorials. Learn More.

Join the Elmendorph Handspinners Guild for their monthly workshop day, an exciting opportunity for fiber enthusiasts to come together and explore the art of handspinning. Learn More.

Join the Elmendorph Handspinners Guild for their monthly workshop day, an exciting opportunity for fiber enthusiasts to come together and explore the art of handspinning. Learn More.

Join us at Lasting Joy Brewery for a journey into the initial European settlement of southern Columbia and northern Dutchess Counties. Some may be familiar with the story of the German Palatines from the Rhineland, who immigrated to the Livingston Estates between 1709-1712, then dispersed across New York. This presentation follows the Dutchess County branch of that story, focusing on the hamlet of Wurtemburg in Rhinebeck, which is still largely intact today. Hear about the challenges and tribulations on both sides of the Atlantic that led hearty Rhinelanders to lay the groundwork for our modern communities. Learn more and RSVP.