# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Long Road Home: Genealogy and Race in the Dutch Hudson Valley - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm - **Event Description**: A conversation about finding our roots and coming to terms with our history. Because we're all in this together.About this EventOn Sunday, February 1st, 2 - 4pm, the African American Archive of Columbia County in collaboration with the Hudson Area Library, will host the third in their 2025 -2026 Speaking About History lecture series.Family genealogy, especially in the Dutch-settled upper Hudson River Valley, is akin to an intricately woven fabric. Our history is your history. We are one.Join us as the members of our panel discuss their genealogical experiences:· Debra Bruno discusses her motivations in researching her Dutch family and their slaveholding past as well as her encounter with Eleanor Mire - a descendent of one of those Debra’s family enslaved. This research and encounter led to the publication of Bruno’s bestselling book - A Hudson Valley Reckoning: Discovering The Forgotten History of Slaveholding In My Dutch American Family.· Together, Debra and Eleanor discuss the emotional consequences of connecting, sharing thoughts and feelings as well as addressing and dispelling uncomfortable truths about family and national histories.· Lisa Fludd-Smith will share her feelings as a descendant of the Black Van Ness and Van Alen families and the discovery that her ancestors were enslaved by Columbia County’s most prominent residents. She and Peter Smith explain how their research not only led to the creation of a family tree which, to date, has more than 2,000 entries dating back to mid-1700s, but also fostered the establishment of the African American Archive of Columbia County. Lisa and Peter are Deputy Executive Director and Director of Genealogy and Research, respectively, for the African American Archive. · The panel will be moderated by Vicki Jimpson-Fludd, Executive Director of the African American Archive of Columbia County.This event is free of charge, but donations are always welcome.An audience Q&A follows the discussion. Refreshments will be served.Signed copies of Debra Bruno’s book will be available for sale.Information on preserving and digitalizing family records, documents and photos will be available.--- - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/hudson/the-long-road-home-genealogy-and-race-in-the-dutch-hudson-valley/100001980666752575 - **Event Categories**: sports, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Hudson - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Hudson Area Library - **lat**: 42.2512341 - **long**: -73.78502019999999 - **full address**: Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Long Road Home: Genealogy and Race in the Dutch Hudson Valley - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/cf570fbc942ab95036998f691c08bb2272cc6feabd8ce1c607de37799b4eade5-rimg-w1200-h1200-dceeeadd-gmir.jpg?v=1768525385 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Long Road Home: Genealogy and Race in the Dutch Hudson Valley being held? - **A:** The Long Road Home: Genealogy and Race in the Dutch Hudson Valley takes place on Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 01 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Hudson Area Library, 51 North 5th Street, Hudson, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Long Road Home: Genealogy and Race in the Dutch Hudson Valley? - **A:** The Long Road Home: Genealogy and Race in the Dutch Hudson Valley is organized by African American Archive of Columbia County. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "The Long Road Home: Genealogy and Race in the Dutch Hudson Valley", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/cf570fbc942ab95036998f691c08bb2272cc6feabd8ce1c607de37799b4eade5-rimg-w1200-h1200-dceeeadd-gmir.jpg?v=1768525385", "startDate": "2026-02-01", "endDate": "2026-02-01", "url": "https://allevents.in/hudson/the-long-road-home-genealogy-and-race-in-the-dutch-hudson-valley/100001980666752575", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Hudson Area Library", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "51 North 5th Street", "postalCode": "12534", "addressLocality": "Hudson", "addressRegion": "NY", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.2512341", "longitude": "-73.78502019999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A conversation about finding our roots and coming to terms with our history. 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