UPCOMING
Holiday Sing
Sunday December 7th, 2008 2pm-4pm - Join your neighbors in song, holiday cheer and baked goodies of the season.
Blueberry Festival
Click here to read about our Blueberry Recipe Contest.
The Blueberry Festival is always held the last Sunday in July - this year the Festival will be held Sunday, July 27, 2008 on the grounds of Old Austerlitz from 9am-4pm.
Early 19th century craft demonstrations & wares, live music and of course - lots of blueberries!
Adults $6.00
Children under 12 free
The event will feature early 19th Century craft demonstrations and wares, antiques, live music and entertainment for children, many different vendors and a variety of foods to feed the masses. There will be blueberries galore, a blueberry recipe contest, and a blueberry pancake breakfast (please note that there is an additional charge for both adults and children).
Blueberry Pancake Breakfast
Adults $6.00
Children $3.00
We all love our pets ... but due to insurance concerns we ask that you make arrangements for attending the Blueberry Festival without your pet. Thank you for your consideration in this regard.
2008 Artisans and Craftspeople
Annie Hayes Rugs, Annie Hayes, Delhi NY
Bonnie White Paintings, Bonnie White, Canaan NY
D. Keegan, Denise Carpenter,
Daul Folk Art, Susan Daul, Matthews NC
Hearts and Stars Forever, Marty Minch, Claverack NY
Horowitz Painted Wooden Bowls, Shaari Horowitz, Sharon CT
Jeffrey Andrews Antiques, Jeffrey Andrews, Salisbury VT
Justamere Tree Farm, JP Welch, Worthington MA
K. William Kautz American Folk Art, K. William Kautz, Hartland VT
Kate Adams Fine Miniature Quilts, Kate Adams, Kennebunkport ME
Pioneer Weave Studios, Mary Beth Correy, Essex NY
Polochinelle, MaryEllen Piester, Ghent NY
Salt and Stone, Noel and Susan Strobino, Clark Mills NY
Scherenschnitte, Pamela Dalton, Ghent NY
Tavern Signs, Ray and Theresa Podeszwa,
Vaillancourt Folk Art, Gary and Judy Vaillancourt,
Walter Fleming Tinsmith, Walter Fleming, Ballston Lake NY
Wooden Images, Tim and Diane Jumper, Hingham MA
2008 Antique Exhibitors
Eliza Woodward, New York NY
J&C Antiques, Spencertown NY
Signed Correctly, Claverack NY
Stephen Fales Antiques, Spencertown NY
Steve Tiger
Welcome Home Antiques, Chatham NY
William Holland, Spencertown NY
2008 Vendors
Ballston Lake Apiaries, Rick Green, Ballston Lake NY
Beth’s Farm Kitchen, Elizabeth Linskey, Stuyvesant Falls NY
Hudson Valley Vernacular Architecture, Alvin Sheffer, Germantown NY
Shephard’s Garden, Carol Livallera,
2008 Business Sponsors
Chatham Properties
Chatham Wines
Columbia Tent Rentals
Countryside Dental
Embers Sausages
Golub Foundation
The Hudson River Tractor Company, LLC
Jam Graphics
Metzwood Harder
National Union Bank of Kinderhook
Old Ghent Realty
R.H. Van Alstyne Jewelers
SideHill Music
Stewarts Shops
Technology 4 All
Vie de France
Autumn in Austerlitz - October 12th
Thank you to the over 600 attendees and nearly 100 volunteers that made this years festival our best EVER! We couldn’t do it without you.
The 1920’s Poppy Quilt was won by Leona Ceglia. Congratulations!
The Autumn in Austerlitz Festival is held on the Sunday before Columbus Day. This years Festival is scheduled for Sunday October 12th, 2008 from 11am - 4pm. Rain or Shine. Admission is $6 for adults and under 12 free. Attended by nearly 420 people in 2007, the event features volunteers dressed in early 1830’s costumes, antiques, live music and entertainment for children, many different vendors and a variety of hot and cold foods to satisfy your hunger.
Autumn in Austerlitz began in 1997 as a home grown festival to raise money for the Austerlitz Historical Society and the society’s ambitious project: to create a living history museum in the town of Austerlitz which would depict life in the 1840s, and a center for historical investigation for Austerlitz Town History.
We LOVE pets! However, our insurance does not allow pets to be brought into the festival. Please make arrangements to leave your pets at home. Thank you for your cooperation.
Our Famous Soup Kitchen
Featuring:
Soups
Hearty Beef Soup
Carrot Soup
Autumn Soup
Corn Chowder
Chicken Vegetable Soup
Spilt Pea and Ham Soup
New England Clam Chowder
Breads to enjoy with your soup
Dad’s Hawkeye Bread
Oatmeal Bread
Irish Soda Bread
Sunflower Bread
Corn Bread
Baking Powder Biscuits
Other Food
Hamburgers and Hot Dogs by the Austerlitz Volunteer Fire Dept.
Homemade Chili
Meatball Subs
Apple Cider
Jellies and Jams
Baked Goods a Plenty
Activities
Music by Ampersand throughout the day
Eric Johnson’s Wild Goose Chase Herding Demonstrations
Children’s Crafts & Games
Children’s Parade
Silent Auction
House Tours
Gift Shop
Quilt Displays
Antique Quilt Raffle
Pictorial Postal Stamp Cancellation
Early American Crafts
Weaver - Judith Choate
Spinner - Highland Spring Farm - Linda Becker
Cabinetmaker - Boyd Hutchinson
Woodworker - Turned by George - George Guadine
Clock Maker - The Clockworks - James Dunbrook
Folk Art - Bonnie White Folk Art - Bonnie White
Shaker Dolls - Donna Mullet
Watercolor Art - William Holland
Tinsmith - Walter Fleming
Blacksmith - Bob Engel
Fly Tyer - Bill Newcomb
Quilting - Marge Quinn, Anne Quinn and Sandy Parker
Vendors
Ballston Lake Apiaries
Elizabeth Walters
Judy Bloch
PineTree Crafts
Sandy’s Soaps
Barefoot Book Path
A special thank you to this years Underwriters that help make this event possible. Their generosity is greatly appreciated.
Norma Edsall
Alice Corbin
Robert Herron
Rebecca Greer
Sue Mugler
Ronald Lenney
Denise and John Dunne
Gerald DeBona
Rochelle Bartolo
Gabel Real Estate
Joe and Connie Mondel
Kleeber Agency Insurance
Hudson River Sampler Newspaper - Bill Lundquist
Country Caretaker Garden Center
Lydia Niessel
Anonymous
The Bank of Greene County
Quarterly Membership Meetings
Austerlitz Historical Society Quarterly Membership Meetings are held on Sundays at 2 pm and are free and open to the public. At our meetings, speakers discuss local crafts, landscaping, history and many other items of local interest.
Upcoming Meetings
Sunday November 16th - 2pm
J. Peter Bergman, the Executive Director of the Millay Society has titled his presentation “Steepletop: Its Present Future”. He will discuss Edna St. Vincent Millay’s life in Austerlitz, the current activities of the Millay Society, plans for restoration of the poet’s home and gardens as well as programs designed to bring her poetry and other accomplishments to a wider audience. Light refreshments to follow. Austerlitz Church - Route 22 - Austerlitz New York - Call with any questions (518) 392-0062.
Cemetery Walk
Just in time for the season of ghosts and ghouls, the Austerlitz Historical Society invites you to “Shadows from the Past: A Historical Cemetery Walk” on Saturday October 18th. Participants will gather on the Spencertown Green at 4:30pm (in front of St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church). There will be cider and donuts, then participants will follow a ghostly guide on a stroll the the Cemetery. Along the way they will meet the “shadows” of some illustrious residents of the Town of Austerlitz in years gone by and learn first hand about their lives and deeds.
The event will also introduce the Society’s 2009 calendar, which features stories of some of the local forbears along with photographs of their homes and the gravesites where they now repose. Who knows.... you may meet some of those very people on the cemetery stroll.
Admission to this intriguing event is by a voluntary donation to benefit both the preservation of the pre-revolutionary war church by the Friends of St. Peters and the Austerlitz Cemetery Preservation Fund.
