VOTE! 2022 HVNY Summer Photo Contest
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Photo by: Amy Mott
Location: Barton Orchards
Photo by: Brianna Nonnon
Location: Thomas Bull Memorial Park
Photo by: Camila Montanhani
Location: Croton Gorge
Photo by: Matthew Hogan
Location: Gallatin
Photo by: Caitlin Minton
Location: Round Top
Photo by: Anat Ishai
Photo by: Cori Witkiewicz
Photo by: Alla Lorenzetti
Photo by: Joshua Yaple
Location: Over Broadway, Kingston
Photo by: Allison Lahikainen
Location: Poughkeepsie
Photo by: Alexandra Srikacha
Location: PepsiCo Garden in Purchase
Photo by: Laurel Wassner
Location: Lake Minnewaska
Photo by: Kayleigh Madormo
Location: Bear Hill Preserve near Cragsmoor
Photo by: Irving Solero
Location: Barefoot Dance Center's performance taken during the Bridge Music Dance Project on the Walkway Over the Hudson
Photo by Sarah Richardsen
Location: Friday Mountain
Photo by: Eduard Hueber
Location: Rhinecliff
Photo by: Jennifer Westcott
Location: Ashokan Reservoir
Photo by: Jenifer Mangione Vogt
Location: Boscobel
Photo by: Lia-Marie Henry
Location: Quiet Cove Park, Poughkeepsie
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In 1870, the New York Herald proclaimed that Ulster County was New York's Ulcer County due to its lawlessness and crime. The columnist supported his claim by citing that in only six months, it has been the scene of no less than four cold blooded and brutal murders, six suicides and four elopements. Hannah Markle--the bane of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union--ran a Kingston saloon where murder and violence were served alongside the whiskey. John Babbitt confessed on his deathbed to murdering Emma Brooks, and Willie Brown--reputed member of the Eastman Gang--accidentally shot his best friend. The infamous Big Bad Bill, the Gardiner Desperado, lashed out more than once and killed in a drunken rage. Discover the mayhem and murder that these and others wreaked on one of New York State's original counties.
About the author
A.J. Schenkman is a historian, educator, and author. He specializes in uncovering the “hidden” human stories of American history, particularly within the Hudson Valley. His storytelling approach to history, which he calls “History Made Seamless,” uses personal narratives over dry dates and battles. His body of work includes Wicked Ulster County and Murder and Mayhem in Ulster County, as well as broader historical investigations such as Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York and his 2025 release, Hispanic Americans in the Civil War. In addition to his adult non-fiction books, he has also authored a children’s book, Franklin’s Trees, which explores FDR’s passion for conservation.
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