WHOEVER has made a voyage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill mountains. They are a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian family, and are … [Read more...] about Exploring the imagination of Washington Irving and early American folklore along the Rip Van Winkle Trail in the Catskills … a photo essay
Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson River Valley
Everybody knows the tale, but there's a lot of truth behind the legend. An hour up the Hudson River there's another world, still steeped in early American mythology, and still bearing the marks of this earlier age.
Here's a good place to start your adventure, how Washington Irving came to write the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, in his own words, and how that world has changed, and how it hasn't since then.
Return to Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
What is Halloween? On visitations by the dead, a bit of necromancy, sixties trick or treating in in drag, and a seismic switch in films that changed Halloween forever
What is Halloween? A look at Halloween traditions of the past What is Halloween and why the focus on the dead? It's a boon to necromancers, the day … [Read more...] about What is Halloween? On visitations by the dead, a bit of necromancy, sixties trick or treating in in drag, and a seismic switch in films that changed Halloween forever
Tip your hat to the Imp of Donder-Berg mountain, who still haunts the highlands of the Hudson River
Donderberg Mountain overlooks the Hudson River just a bit above Sleepy Hollow and is in the thick of the Hudson Highlands. The legend of the Imp of … [Read more...] about Tip your hat to the Imp of Donder-Berg mountain, who still haunts the highlands of the Hudson River
Hiking Rockefeller State Park Preserve: Looking for Spook Rock, Hulda the witch and the non-headless horseman origins of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
At last she came to a little house, and an old woman was peeping out of it, but she had such great teeth that the girl was terrified and about to run … [Read more...] about Hiking Rockefeller State Park Preserve: Looking for Spook Rock, Hulda the witch and the non-headless horseman origins of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Daily Life of the American Colonies: The Production of Flax, Linen and My Bloodline in the Colonies
William Atterbury, my namesake was born in England ca 1700-1710, and was a laborer living in London, somewhere in the area of St. James Church and … [Read more...] about Daily Life of the American Colonies: The Production of Flax, Linen and My Bloodline in the Colonies
Daily Life of the 19th Century: Patent Medications and Homeopathic cures at Washington Irving’s Sunnyside
Top: Medicine box beside Washington Irving's deathbed When you're touring a historic home museum, keep an eye out for the little details which speak … [Read more...] about Daily Life of the 19th Century: Patent Medications and Homeopathic cures at Washington Irving’s Sunnyside
Daily Life of the American Colonies: Spoons
Spoon Rack and Spoons. Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, New York Colonial era spoons were often made of pewter, as goods made from pewter were … [Read more...] about Daily Life of the American Colonies: Spoons
The legend comes to life with Jonathan Kruk in the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
The Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow has been perched on the hill overlooking the Pocantico River and the Albany Post Road for well over 300 years. … [Read more...] about The legend comes to life with Jonathan Kruk in the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
Return to Sleepy Hollow, from an essay by Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow, a remembrance by Washington Irving is a short article which first appeared in the Knickerbocker Magazine in 1839. Unlike Irving's more … [Read more...] about Return to Sleepy Hollow, from an essay by Washington Irving
True Confessions: In which the author relates his own encounters in the land of Sleepy Hollow
Above: The shot I was taking in Washington Irving's Sunnyside when the lady laughed. People are always asking me if I believe these stories, they say … [Read more...] about True Confessions: In which the author relates his own encounters in the land of Sleepy Hollow
Peter Stuyvesant: A citizen of old New Amsterdam, carrying on nearly 400 years later in New York City
Statue of Peter Stuyvesant, St. Marks-Church-In-The-Bowery. Before there was New York, there was New Amsterdam. Founded by the Dutch in 1614, New … [Read more...] about Peter Stuyvesant: A citizen of old New Amsterdam, carrying on nearly 400 years later in New York City
Philipsburg Manor: Historic Attraction in Historic Hudson Valley’s Sleepy Hollow
Philipsburg Manor Millhouse, Sleepy Hollow, New York. To view more images of Philipsburg Manor, click the photos."The schoolmaster is generally a man … [Read more...] about Philipsburg Manor: Historic Attraction in Historic Hudson Valley’s Sleepy Hollow
Jonathan Kruk, The Sleepy Hollow Storyteller
Jonathan Kruk Performing at Legend Weekend. Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, North Tarrytown, Westchester County, New YorkEDITOR'S NOTE. Jonathan now … [Read more...] about Jonathan Kruk, The Sleepy Hollow Storyteller
The Pursuit of Ichabod Crane, from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving
Writing in an introduction from a reprinting of the story in 1996, Henry Steiner, Village Historian of Sleepy Hollow states that "At the close of his … [Read more...] about The Pursuit of Ichabod Crane, from the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving
