Founded in the late 17th century, the Old Huguenot Burying Ground located within Historic Huguenot Street's National Historic Landmark District is the earliest known site of burials for New Paltz's European residents. The burying ground remained in use by the community until the mid-19th century, and provides a direct and physical connection to those who called the street home in centuries past. Yet, despite a rich legacy of historical research and education in New Paltz, the Old Huguenot Burying Ground is and has been dedicated a fraction of the attention in programming and research that the stone houses on our site have traditionally received.

In this presentation, HHS Tour and Interpretation Manager Eddie Moran will share findings from research undertaken in the last two years on the Old Huguenot Burying Ground and the evolution of how we have engaged with it as historians, as a community, and as an organization. It is a story of history lost due to degradation, and the subsequent evolution of efforts to preserve what remains for the future.

Eddie Moran currently serves as the Tour and Interpretation Manager at Historic Huguenot Street, and as a historical researcher for the Dr Margaret Wade Lewis Center, in New Paltz. He graduated with a B.A. in history from SUNY New Paltz in the Spring of 2020. Eddie began work as a tour guide at Historic Huguenot Street in 2017 and has overseen guided tours and interpretation full-time at HHS since January of 2022. He is a lifelong resident of the New Paltz area, and a descendant of New Paltz’s Huguenot and Dutch colonizers.

This program will be presented entirely online via a link provided after registration.

This program will be recorded, and access to the recording will be provided to registrants the following day.

$8 General Registration

$5 Discounted registration for seniors, students, active military members and their families, and veterans

FREE for HHS Members

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.