George Clarke, the builder of Hyde Hall, was the painting’s first purchaser, linking this celebrated work of 19th-century American art directly to the history of the Clarke family and the mansion.…
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Holly Donnelly-Heg, age 14, completed the nine-mile Otsego Lake swim on August 9.…
Verna Everitt, Hyde Hall’s programs director, says “Great Expectations” fit the series as part of an exploration of the social effects of wealth disparity, and how that connects to Hyde Hall.…
“This is really great that he’s coming here to speak about his film, and his long, varied career,” said Verna Everitt, events manager for Hyde Hall. “He’s had several Academy Awards, BAFTA awards, Cannes Film festival awards, so he’s quite amazing.”…
More than 700 children and their families attended the Easter Egg Hunt at Hyde Hall/Glimmerglass State Park on Saturday, April 4.…
EASTER—11 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt featuring the Easter Bunny and more. Free. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. (607) 547-5098 or https://www.hydehall.org/events2025…
With it being roughly five months since the publication of the third installment of this series, there was one important addition to the arsenal of Otsego County’s state parks and forests this time around: wonderful wintry snow.…
Also under the white tent were the six notable covered bridge societies, hailing from Indiana, Ohio, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont and, of course, New York. Andy Rebman, president of the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, shared that this occasion marked the first time in 20 years that all six presidents of each covered bridge society were present at the same place.…
BICENTENNIAL—10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Hyde Hall Covered Bridge 200th Year Celebration.” Music, classic car show, kid’s activities, history and more. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Route 31, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8662 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1135819781976642/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D…
Anyone who’s followed the steady progress of restorations at Hyde Hall—the National Historic Landmark in Cooperstown renowned for its neoclassical architecture and scenic views of Otsego Lake—can testify to the fact that this is a museum and cultural site that has truly reinvented itself.…
