Author Carol A. Johnson has lived in New Paltz all her life and is the coordinator of the Elting Memorial Library's Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection. Using mostly images from the library's extensive archives, she hopes to instill the importance of history collections in the preservation of local heritage and make local history accessible to everyone.

Beginning with the Huguenots and Huguenot Street, Johnson gives us glimpses of the town's history and the determined families who founded New Paltz. Chocked full of carefully selected photographs and detailed text. A trip down memory lane for some, an entertaining journey for others.
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In this biography first published in 1894, Durand’s son John reconstructed the artist’s life from family records and documents and his own recollections, creating what has become an essential source of biographical data on Durand, his paintings, his engravings, and his patrons. Learn More

Superb, finely detailed full-color reproductions of rare portraits, the first of their kind by an American painter. These cards comprise an extraordinary gallery of realistically depicted American Indians of various tribes, shown in authentic costumes and regalia. Identifying captions and descriptive notes. Learn More

And that’s just the beginning. In The Upside-Down Christmas Tree, anyone looking to laugh their way through the stress of the holidays will discover what truly strange goings-on go on behind closed doors in homes and towns around the world during the twelve days of Christmas, including:

Weird holiday food and drink traditions and toasts

Unusual decorations and celebrations

Shopping idiosyncrasies, presents from hell, and bizarre gift exchanges

Wild and wacky variations on the Santa Claus theme

Dysfunctional family antics associated with the holidays

What people will do to avoid going home for the holidays

Family and cultural traditions from around the globe

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Step back in time to witness "the biggest party" New York had ever seen. Learn More

A. J. Schenkman's newest title about the Hasbrouck home that became our nation's first public historic site in 1850. Look for the author at our Old New Paltz Day author's tent. Learn More

Detailed images of not only past history but also of attempts at preservation of the historic building. Learn More

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Volume II of E. M. Ruttenber's history, complete with full appendix and index. Learn More