Remembering Woodstock

Richard Heppner

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2008
• eBook ISBN: 9781614235941
• Edition: 0
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

From the early pioneering days to the establishment of one of the premier art colonies in the nation, these are the stories of one of America's most famous small towns.Beneath the gentle slopes of Overlook Mountain lies the townof Woodstock, a thriving community of painters, musicians andcraftsmen. The town's early history of wintry hardships, courageous settlers and rebellious farmers sets the stage for a saga of spirited and creative personalities. As this energetic individualism carried over into the twentieth century, the sounds of cow horns and tin pails gave way to the bacchanalian revelry of Maverick music festivals and the wailing guitar of Bob Dylan. The first hippie came to town in 1963, and within a few years this Colony of the Arts was swept up by the counterculture movement of the '60s. In this collection of essays from the Historical Society of Woodstock archives, Richard Heppner captures the unique spirit of Woodstock, where 'the individual is always welcome and new and creative beginnings are always possible.'

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction, by Richard Heppner
• Pioneer Life in Woodstock, by Louise Hasbrouck Zimm
• History and Hearsay—The Down Rent War, by Anita Smith
• Letters from the Civil War, from HSW Archives
• Overlook Winters, by Jean White
• Early Days at Woodstock, by Bolton Brown
• The First Summer in Byrdcliffe, 1902–03, by Lucy Brown
• The Maverick, by Henry Morton Robinson
• The Woodstock Dress, from HSW Archives
• Homeland Security—Woodstock during the First Months of World War II, by Richard Heppner
• Twine’s Catskill Bookshop and the Art of Growing Up in Woodstock, by Tinker Twine
• Woodstock Meets the Sixties, by Jeremy Wilber