Whether you're a local history novice or an expert, you'll be surprised how much there is to discover!

To attend this Free Multimedia Zoom Presentation, RSVP at HudsonValleyHistoryAndArt.com/phototalks
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Join local historian, filmmaker, and author Stephen Blauweiss for a free engaging and informative PhotoTalk based on his upcoming book with Karen Berelowitz, The Story of Historic Kingston: From the Catskills to New York City, which features more than 900 photographs, all professionally restored. This PhotoTalk covers Kingston through many eras. Take a tour through time, visiting the old shops and industries, and enjoy many rare photographs, some never before seen, plus lots of lesser-known stories and fun anecdotes. We guarantee you'll learn lots about our region!

Topics in this talk include:

• Rondout, Uptown & Midtown: Mini-profiles
• Kingston Point Amusement Park
• The Roaring 1820s
• Assorted Industry Profiles
• Then & Now Comparisons

There will be time for discussion and Q&A throughout.

Filmmaker & historian Stephen Blauweiss produces work on a wide variety of subjects, from art and education to social and environmental issues, including short films on artists that air regularly on PBS, theatrical events, photographic exhibitions, and books on local history, architecture, and the arts. If you enjoy this program, consider supporting Blauweiss Media’s new book. For more information, please seeHudsonValleyHistoryAndArt.com/kingstonbook