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New Paltz, NY (July 7, 2026) \u2013 Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) is pleased to announce two new online exhibits that revisit and expand upon earlier research, revealing new information and stories that were previously unexplored. Both exhibits can be accessed for free at https:\/\/www.huguenotstreet.org\/exhibits<\/a>:<\/p>\n
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Released in commemoration of the nation\u2019s 250th anniversary, Provincial Exile: Roelof Josiah Eltinge and Solomon Eltinge\u2019s Banishment from the Paltz highlights the experiences of two brothers accused as Loyalists to the British Crown after refusing to accept paper money produced by the Continental Congress in their family store. As a result, both brothers were imprisoned and eventually exiled to live behind enemy lines in British-controlled New York for the duration of the war, leaving behind their elderly parents, siblings, and Roelof Josiah\u2019s wife Maria and their eleven children under age fifteen.<\/p>\n
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Launched this spring, the online exhibit John Hasbrouck, A Most Estimable Citizen reveals the story of a Black child born under New York\u2019s gradual abolition acts in 1805 in New Paltz and explores the personal stories of how the laws impacted him, his enslaved parents Peg and Phillip, and other family members. Having learned how to read and write, John later kept two remarkable account books, purchased land, and was one of the town\u2019s earliest Black voters. The account books, in particular, reveal new information about John\u2019s interactions with both the White and Black communities in New Paltz.<\/p>\n
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Both exhibits are hosted by Hudson River Valley Heritage (www.hrvh.org<\/a>) and draw on recently digitized historic documents from the Huguenot Street Archives, Town of New Paltz Records, Reformed Church of New Paltz Records, and the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection, Elting Memorial Library. For more information about these collections, visit www.NewPaltzHistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n
About Historic Huguenot Street<\/p>\n
A National Historic Landmark District, Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to preserving a pre-Revolutionary Hudson Valley settlement and engaging diverse audiences in the exploration of America’s multicultural past, in order to understand the historical forces that have shaped America. As an educational institution founded by the town\u2019s French-speaking Protestant descendants and chartered by the University of the State of New York Department of Education, HHS explores the lives of the early European colonists, honors the region\u2019s Indigenous people, and acknowledges the enslaved and disenfranchised peoples who built this place. Today, HHS is recognized as an innovative museum and community gathering place, providing visitors with an inclusive presentation of our shared past. For more information visit www.huguenotstreet.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Image caption: Continental Currency, 1775. Historic Huguenot Street Archives.<\/p>\n
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