Resources
Books/Publications
In Defiance: Runaways from Slavery in New York’s Hudson River Valley, 1735–1831 ~by Susan Stessin-Cohn and Ashley Hurlburt Biagini
Cruel Murder: A Story of Fear, Death, Childhood, and Enslavement in Early Nineteenth-Century Ulster County, New York ~ by Wendy E. Harris
Bound by Bondage ~by Nicole Saffold Maskiell
Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad ~by Eric Foner
Long Hammering: Essays on the Forging of an African American Presence in the Hudson River Valley to the Early Twentieth Century ~by A.J. Williams-Myers
The Ex-Slaves Fortune: The Story of Cynthia D. Hesdra ~by Lori L. Martin, Ph. D.
Education
The Missing Chapter, an Educational Resources for Grade 4-8
Understanding Slavery in the Hudson Valley, Teaching the Hudson Valley
Documentaries/Short Films
“Where Slavery Died Hard: The Forgotten History of Ulster County and the Shawangunk Mountain Region,” ~by Cragsmoor Historical Society (2018)
Doing the Work: How Including the Enslaved Expands our Understanding of Colonial New York ~by Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site presents Lavada Nahon
“Hidden History: Slavery in the Hudson Valley,” by Vassar College (2021)
Long Hammering: Essays on the Forging of an African American Presence in the Hudson River Valley to the Early Twentieth Century ~by A.J. Williams-Myers
Maps
1781 – A map containing part of the Provinces of New York and New Jersey ~Library of Congress
1797 – Marlborough ~New York State Archives
1797 – Shawangunk ~New York State Archives
1798 – New Paltz ~New York State Archives
1798 – Marbletown ~New York State Archives
1798 – Kingston ~New York State Archives
1853 – Ulster County, New York ~Library of Congress
1854 – Ulster County, New York ~Library of Congress
1858 – Ulster County, New York ~Library of Congress
1875 – County Atlas of Ulster New York ~Ulster County Clerk’s Office