The Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center’s Spring Day Trip will be on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. In the morning we will visit Olana State Historic Site and in the afternoon Clermont State Historic Site, both in the Hudson Valley.
Olana was the Persian style home of artist Frederic Church and his wife Isabel. The visitor center offers a film and an illustrated panel display about the life of Church and the history of Olana. The house tour follows.
Clermont was home to seven generations of the socially and politically influential Livingston family. Most notable resident was Chancellor Robert T. Livingston, negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase and co-inventor of Robert Fulton’s steamboat.
Lunch: will be at Kozel’s Restaurant on Route 9H in Ghent. It will be a hot and cold buffet consisting of salads, several hot entrées, desserts, coffee and tea.
Departure: 8:30 a.m. from the rear parking lot across from the Wesleyan Church, 75 Grace Street, Northside, Waterford. Approximate return to Waterford 5:30pm.
Cost: Current Museum members- $80.00 - non-members $85.00. Price includes parking, motor coach transportation with Wade Tours, admission fees, guided tours and lunch.
Paid Reservations by April 4, 2014
Make reservations with Emily Wilson at 518-237-7122 by April 1st. Please make checks payable to the Waterford Historical Museum and mail directly to:
Emily Wilson, Treasurer
26 Columbus Ave.,
Waterford N. Y. 12188
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