You are invited to attend the August Behind-the-Scenes Networking event hosted by Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh, NY. This is a unique opportunity during which GHHN members and friends can come together to enjoy a relaxing evening of conversation, discovery, food and drink, and camaraderie!   

We'll take a special look at the renovated Museum and the new exhibit “Unpacked & Rediscovered: Selections from Washington’s Headquarters’ Collection.”   Join Site Manager Elyse B. Goldberg and Curators Susan Walker and Amanda Massie as they provide insight into the planning, teamwork, and execution needed to bring this long-awaited renovation and exhibit to fruition. 

Come and browse through this exhibit featuring military weapons, domestic implements, dolls, souvenirs of past wars, local Newburgh history, memorabilia, and so much more.  You will see an eclectic grouping of objects that represents the early years of the American preservation movement and its ideas about museums and collecting.   The exhibit utilizes an “open storage” format, where a large number of objects, over 1,300, are on display. An electronic catalog maximizes a visitor’s self-directed learning experience, offering curatorial information about every object on view, along with images, details, and related object references.

On the Fourth of July 1850, the State of New York dedicated General George Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh, making it the very first publicly owned historic site in the nation. It was here that General Washington spent the final critical months of the War for independence  and molded the new republic. The headquarters immediately became a popular attraction and a shrine to the patriotic ideals associated with George Washington and the American Revolution.  Unpacked & Rediscovered serves as a microcosm of the site’s long and diverse collecting history.

Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site is located at the corner of Liberty and Washington Streets within the City of Newburgh’s East End Historic District. The site is one of 35 historic sites within the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and is one of 24 facilities administered by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission in New York and New Jersey. For directions contact: (845) 562-1195.  For more information about New York State Parks, please visit www.nysparks.com.

Bring a friend to introduce to them to GHHN and include your staff so they may benefit from this enriching experience!

Sign up early--

Previous Behind the Scenes events sold out!

 There is a $10 requested donation to cover hospitality.

We look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP Now! Questions or directions:
call GHHN at 914-592-6726 or e-mail Priscilla Brendler, GHHN Executive Director at director@greaterhudson.org