Self-Guided
-
![]()
Historic Properties Map
-
![]()
Provincial Exile: Roelof J. Eltinge and Solomon Eltinge's Banishment from the Paltz
-
![]()
John Hasbrouck "A Most Estimable Citizen" Exhibit
-
![]()
Seed Library
-
![]()
Civil War, Poverty and Tales of a Congregation
-
![]()
Witness Stones of Anthony, Susanna, Jack and Betty
-
![]()
Historic Huguenot Street and “Jacob Wynkoop: Building a Free Black Neighborhood”
-
![]()
New Paltz Historical Documents
-
![]()
Flavors of Change: Food Stories from the Mid-Hudson Valley, 1680-1800
EXHIBITION: "Everyday Oases", photography exhibit by Melanie Gonzalez
Join us for the New Paltz Community Center’s Inaugural Art Exhibition.
"Everyday Oases", photography exhibit by Melanie Gonzalez, will be on display from April 6 to September 8, 2026 at the New Paltz Community Center, during regular community center hours. Using analog film and upcycled frames, Melanie’s images span both our local landscapes (New Paltz, Hyde Park, and Wallkill) and locations around the world. In her words: "Distinct tropical landscapes celebrate my exploration of Hispanic Caribbean heritage, mixed with photographic assignments in Brazil, Italy, Egypt, the West Coast, and beyond."
The “Garden Spruce-Up Hour” & Print Sale will occur on Thursday, September 3rd, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM, for more information and sales contact: hola@suzannaproductions.com // New Paltz Recreation at: (845) 255-2512.
Reception: May 23, 2026 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, learn more here: https://www.revolutionary-newpaltz.org/calendar/everyday-oasis-reception
Dates: Exhibit open during Community Center Hours. The inaugural art exhibition will be open from April 6 to September 8, 2026, reception May 23, 2026 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
Admission: Free.
Accessibility: Handicapped parking is available in front of entrance. Ramp leading to entrance. Main hall is on the ground floor. Bathrooms are handicapped accessible. Entrance doors are not automatic. Please call 845-255-2512 if assistance is needed.
Parking: Available in front of the Community Center.
Website: http://www.townofnewpaltzny.gov/rec
Melanie’s Website: https://www.suzannaproductions.com/
EXHIBITION: Historic Preservation Commission, Twelfth Annual Art Show
The Village HPC's annual art show focuses on artworks inspired by local and area historic architecture, landscapes, depictions of life within a historic context and preservation's role in promoting equality and social justice. While it's unpredictable how many of these themes will be represented in any given show, there is usually a great variety of subject matters and styles of artistic expression. It's not just an art exhibit, but also an opportunity for the community to gather during the reception.
EXHIBITION: Still Becoming: Arrivals & Afterlives
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, Still Becoming: Arrivals & Afterlives at Unison Arts offers a timely lens on American history—one shaped not only by founding documents, but by the ongoing movements of people, culture, and memory. Presented during Immigrant Heritage Month and Upstate Art Weekend, this multidisciplinary program brings together immigrant and first-generation artists whose work reflects on arrival, adaptation, and the afterlives of migration across generations.
Through visual art, sound, storytelling, and performance, the exhibition traces how personal histories intersect with larger national narratives—revealing the layered, often untold stories that continue to define the country. Set within Unison’s historic site, now marking its own 50th anniversary, the program invites visitors to consider how places carry memory, and how communities evolve over time.
Admission: Free.
Parking: Unison Arts is located at the end of Paradies Lane in New Paltz. From the NYS Thruway (Exit 18), turn right onto Route 299, then make a quick right onto Paradies Lane. From the Village of New Paltz, head west on Main Street toward Highland/Poughkeepsie and turn right just after the Thruway traffic light. From Poughkeepsie, follow Route 299 east, pass the Ohioville Road light, and turn left onto Paradies Lane just before the Thruway entrance. Parking is available both on the street and in designated areas on site.
Accessibility: Unison is accessible at ground level with wheelchair access, an ADA-compliant restroom, and a designated accessible parking space. Staff and signage are available in both English and Spanish.
SELF-GUIDED: Provincial Exile: Roelof J. Eltinge and Solomon Eltinge's Banishment from the Paltz
While no Revolutionary War battles took place in New Paltz, New York, the conflict drastically impacted the lives of two men, brothers Roelof Josiah Eltinge and Solomon Eltinge, as well as their family. Roelof Josiah and Solomon were accused of being Loyalists to the British side after refusing to accept paper currency produced by the Continental Congress in their family store. As a result, both brothers were imprisoned and eventually exiled to live behind enemy lines in British-controlled New York for the duration of the war, leaving behind their elderly parents, siblings, and Roelof Josiah’s wife Maria and their eleven children.
Drawn primarily from original eighteenth-century documents in the Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) Archives and the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection, Elting Memorial Library, this exhibit updates and expands upon text written for an earlier HHS exhibit. It adds to the story of Solomon Eltinge and highlights the experiences of Roelof Josiah’s wife Maria Louw and their family.
To explore additional online exhibits created by Historic Huguenot Street, go to https://www.huguenotstreet.org/exhibits.
