All About Me
DREAM:
I dream of keeping Hudson Valley NY history alive. Inspired by hearing tales of the past at the kitchen table in the Trail’s End Farm house in Milan, NY, I savor home cooking, hear the voices of our past and embrace family tradition.
BUILD:
To build my mission, I talk to strangers and discover the stories of common people - past and present- who impacted their community in ordinary and sometimes extraordinary ways. Perhaps I hear the words “when I was a child” or “I think there is a gravestone in my front yard”, and then I am on a mission in the field or in the archives.
GROW:
Regardless of whether I discuss history at Community Day, create a YouTube video, present, write a blog post or a book, I am Marking the Moment.
FOLLOW MARKING THE MOMENT to join my mission!
Local History
Videos and Blogs
Schultz Family: Rhinebeck and Milan
Beginning with Christian Otto Schultz's arrival on the Ship "Hope", he and his descendants have served their country and their community. The first four of the seven videos range from "Jacob Schultz: A Family Saga" that provides a brief history of Christian Otto Schultz's beginnings and traces the life and contributions of his son Jacob Schultz and selected descendants to three short clips that depict the area of Rhinebeck where Christian Otto Schultz settled. After scanning over a 1,000 Schultz documents for the Rhinebeck Historical Society, I had some fun recording "#1 From the Archives: Men's Fashion in the 1840s". After discovering the fascinating Google Books Ebook "Travels on An Inland Voyage" by Christian Schultz, Jr., I started reading. Whether listening or reading, I recommend having a map handy to imagine that you are traveling with Schultz in the earliest 19th century!
Check out my other Schultz projects: You never know what stories you will find in ancient documents!
"From Love Affair to Trouble" (published 11/13/21) is the story that Christian Schultz told when he witnessed the actions of young lovers. https://markingthemoment.squarespace.com/people
Scandal, the gold rush, international fame and travel and survival on a sinking ship do not capture all of the excitement in "Passages: Madame Anna Bishop & Martin Schultz" (published 5/15/22) , "Update: Passages" (published 5/22/22) and "The Mystery of Rock City's Native Son: Martin Schultz" (published 10/26/21). Check them all out at https://markingthemoment.squarespace.com/people After reading the blog about her gravestone and her life, I hope you will consider donating to my Go Fund Me Page to support the purchase of a gravestone for "Anna the Indomitable". https://gofund.me/ab2cbed8
Learn about John Griffin Schultz, the founder of Rock City's Memorial Lutheran Church and Cemetery at: https://markingthemoment.squarespace.com/stones/rockcitycemetery Be sure to read Burton Coon's 1939 article, "The House of God at Rock City". 4. Research on the Schultz land in Rhinebeck can be read at: https://markingthemoment.squarespace.com/land
Presented by: Bonnie Wood & David Miller on Mar 25, 2022 at 7:00pm via Zoom.
A Historic Trip up the Hudson
All aboard! Using 34 19th century prints from the Sue Hartshorn Collection and following an 1880 Dayline map from New York Bay to Albany, we share the stories the prints tell.
Community Service
2022 Historic Red Hook
10/22- Presentation on Madame Anna Schultz at Cemetery Crawl; Table Talk.
2017-2022 Town of Milan
10/22- Shookville Table Talk at Community Day.
8/22- Held unveiling, researched and successfully applied for a Pomeroy historic marker at the site of the Shookville Church and Cemetery. Marker was funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Website designer, digital archivist, researcher and writer.
2021-2022 Rock City Cemetery Association Inc.
Trustee, writer, website designer, digital archivist and researcher.
Piloted maintenance plan for crumbling stone walls of 1834 Shookville church.
2020-2022 Rhinebeck Historical Society
11/22 Presentation:Women in Rhinebeck History: Dorothy Knapp.
3/22 Presentation: A Historic Trip Up the Hudson w/David Miller.
Trustee, writer, website designer, digital archivist and researcher.
2019-2022 The Red Hook Society for the Apprehension and Detention of Horse Thieves
Member, joined in celebration for 225th year in 2021.
Books
2023 Memories of ‘Ol Rhinebeck (scheduled release year end 2023)
2019 Memories of ‘Ol Red Hook
2018 Stone By Stone: Building a Farm and a Family (Milan, NY)
