History of Whaling Teacher Workshop
Hudson: A History of Whaling & Maritime Commerce, an exhibit at the Hudson Area Library (which will be online at the end of year on Hudson River Valley Heritage) offers a unique opportunity to look at our city, county, state, and national history through the lens of local history. Hudson has always been a "whaling town” in the collective imagination of people in the area and it has helped form our collective identity. When students learn about their own local history, the streets they walk on, the river they visit, they will be motivated to learn and will be able to better contextualize Social Studies concepts and facts.
Hudson was founded in 1784 as a maritime port city. The importance of Hudson's whaling and maritime past is evidenced in the street signs with a whale logo designed during urban renewal, recent hotels opened during the current tourism boom like The Wick and the Hudson Whaler, and the popularity of any whaling history program the library has offered. Hudson's whaling history has maintained a specific intense lore in people's imagination. Hudson: A History of Whaling & Maritime Commerce responds to community and visitor interest in Hudson's whaling past, through logbooks, seamen's letters, merchants' accounts, maps, maritime documents and more the community has the opportunity to learn about this history in a new, accurate and vivid way.
This exhibit was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
FORMAT: In-person online learning
DATE: Saturday, 5/17/25
TIME: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Hudson Area Library Community Room, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson, NY
FACILITATORS: Elaine Eichelberger, educator, researcher and archivist; and Brenda Shufelt, History Room Coordinator, Hudson Area Library
GCRTC CONTACT: Erica Boms Egdemir, GCRTC Teacher Leadership Coach for the Humanities
FEE: None. Registration is required.
CTLE HOURS: 2
REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/3s4uvbn7