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Sun
29
Jun
Sunday, June 29, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us at Clermont State Historic Site for a guided landscape walking tour. On this tour we will look back through generations of the Livingston family and explore how their role as landowners shaped the land and local communities. From the questionable land purchases from Indigenous tribes to enslaved men and tenant farmers tilling the soil, to the Livingston's own gentleman farmers, the relationship with the land and those who worked it changed many times over the past 300 years. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. In the event of severe weather this tour will be postponed.
Registration: Not required
Fri
04
Jul
Friday, July 4, 2025 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
What was life like for the people of Clermont at the dawn of the Revolutionary War? See reenactors portray the daily life of these colonists through live demonstrations. Take an open house tour of the historic mansion and learn about the whole history of Clermont from one of our experienced guides. Make a historic craft or try out a colonial game. Be entertained by the songs and stories of Thomas Hooker Hanford. Hear readings of Frederick Douglass' famous speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Enjoy delicious hot food from At First Bite and ice cream from Fortunes. The day will end with a reading of the Declaration of Independence. Please note: The cost of this event is $15 per vehicle. Cash only. The event ends at 5:00pm. The park closes at sunset.
Registration: Not required
Sat
12
Jul
Saturday, July 12, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us Saturday mornings this summer for free crafting in the Visitor Center. Each week we will work on a different craft in relation to Clermont, our history, and our local ecosystem. While supplies last. Make it a day by hiking the grounds or enjoying a picnic overlooking the river. Mansion tours for kids 12 and under are free!
Registration: Not required
Sat
12
Jul
Saturday, July 12, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join Harvesting History educators Leslie and Lila in making ice cream! During this program we will learn about methods of ice cream making of the past and how it applies to our present day, ending with a tasty treat!
Registration: Not required
Sat
12
Jul
Saturday, July 12, 2025 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join well known regional geologist Dr. Robert Titus for a walk-through Olana's picturesque landscape and explore the ice age history of the Hudson River Valley. Travel back through time and learn how glaciers sculpted Olana's striking views. Enjoy Robert's storytelling approach as he explains the origins of Frederic Church's landscape art and architecture. The two hour walk will cover about 1 1/4 miles of carriage roads. $10 ($5 for members). Meet at the main entrance to the historic house. Each walking tour will take place outside in Olana's landscape for around 45 minutes to one hour and connect to What's Missing?, an exhibition of site-specific outdoor artworks by Ellen Harvey and Gabriela Salazar that respond to missing pieces of Olana's landscape history. Visit OLANA.org/whatsmissing to learn about the exhibition.
Registration: Not required
Sun
13
Jul
Sunday, July 13, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join author Mary Mistler for a talk and signing for her book Ladies of the Valley: Women of the Great Estates of the Hudson Valley.This book tells the story of the women who lived on and ran the estates that line the eastern shore of the Hudson--- many of whom were Livingstons. Women such as Alida Schuyler Livingston of the Manor, Margaret Beekman Livingston of Clermont, Janet Livingston Montgomery of Montgomery Place, Margaret Armstrong Astor of Rokeby, Ruth Livingston Mills of Staatsburgh, Mary Livingston Ludlow Hall and Eleanor Roosevelt of Oak Terrace, and Daisy Suckley of Wilderstein connected deeply to their family lands and had a lasting impact on the history, society, and even the geography of the Hudson Valley.
Registration: Not required
Sat
19
Jul
Saturday, July 19, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us Saturday mornings this summer for free crafting in the Visitor Center. Each week we will work on a different craft in relation to Clermont, our history, and our local ecosystem. While supplies last. Make it a day by hiking the grounds or enjoying a picnic overlooking the river. Mansion tours for kids 12 and under are free!
Registration: Not required
Sat
19
Jul
Saturday, July 19, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meets at the Visitor Center, $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and children under 12 are free. From Chancellor Livingston's prize Merino sheep to Alice Livingston's countless canine companions, The Animals of Clermont charts the timeline of Americans' evolving relationships with the animals we call our own. Visitors will be guided through a wide survey of the site's grounds and learn the stories of all the animals, whether livestock or family pets, for whom Clermont was home. Please Note: This tour takes place both inside the mansion and outside on the park grounds. Visitors should be dressed for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Please be prepared for outdoor walking. Though this tour focuses on animals, please leave your pets at home.
Registration: Not required
Sun
20
Jul
Sunday, July 20, 2025 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meet at the Visitor Center, Free. Join us at Clermont State Historic Site for a guided landscape tour. On this tour we will look back through generations of the Livingston family and explore how their role as landowners shaped the land and local communities. From the questionable land purchases from Indigenous tribes to enslaved men and tenant farmers tilling the soil, to the Livingston's own gentleman farmers, the relationship with the land and those who worked it changed many times over the past 300 years. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. In the event of severe weather this tour will be postponed.
Registration: Not required
Thu
24
Jul
Thursday, July 24, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:30 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Since 1987, the Yankee Brass Band has entertained audiences in New England and beyond with historically informed performances of nineteenth-century American brass band music. Using antique brass and percussion instruments from the period, painstakingly restored by their owners, the Yankee Brass Band presents the music of the "Golden Age of Bands" played in much the same manner as in the mid-to-late nineteenth century. To recreate this music, the band pays close attention to the aesthetics, performance practice, and concert attire of an earlier time. For one week each summer, members assemble from across the country to preserve this unique musical legacy through a series of live performances. Please note: All Harmonies on the Hudson concerts are weather permitting. Check out the whole season's concert calendar at friendsofclermont.org/events.
Registration: Not required
Sat
26
Jul
Saturday, July 26, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us Saturday mornings this summer for free crafting in the Visitor Center. Each week we will work on a different craft in relation to Clermont, our history, and our local ecosystem. While supplies last. Make it a day by hiking the grounds or enjoying a picnic overlooking the river. Mansion tours for kids 12 and under are free!
Registration: Not required
Sat
26
Jul
Saturday, July 26, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Meet at Visitor Center, Free. Have you ever wondered what a Geologist does? Join educator Lila in learning the who, what and why of geology! During our discussion, we will create our own "egg carton geodes" to learn about minerals and water! This program is suitable for young science enthusiasts ages 4-14.
Registration: Not required
Sat
02
Aug
Saturday, August 2, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us Saturday mornings this summer for free crafting in the Visitor Center. Each week we will work on a different craft in relation to Clermont, our history, and our local ecosystem. While supplies last. Make it a day by hiking the grounds or enjoying a picnic overlooking the river. Mansion tours for kids 12 and under are free!
Registration: Not required
Sat
09
Aug
Saturday, August 9, 2025 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
Join us Saturday mornings this summer for free crafting in the Visitor Center. Each week we will work on a different craft in relation to Clermont, our history, and our local ecosystem. While supplies last. Make it a day by hiking the grounds or enjoying a picnic overlooking the river. Mansion tours for kids 12 and under are free!
Registration: Not required
Thu
28
Aug
Thursday, August 28, 2025 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Clermont State Historic Site
New York-based pianist/composer Sophia Subbayya Vastek.
Registration: Not required