Poughkeepsie, NY… In celebration of the 300th Anniversary of Democracy in Dutchess, the County’s Department of History has launched the Heritage Lecture Series. The series kicks off this Friday, June 7th at 7:30pm at the Millerton-North East Library Annex at 28 Century Boulevard in Millerton with a lecture by Dr. Whitney Martinko of Villanova University titled Founding Antiquaries: Preserving a Historic Landscape in a New Nation. Tickets are available by calling Dutchess County Tourism at (845) 463-4000. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. The lecture event will be followed by reception and is being hosted by the North East Historical Society and the Friends of the Irondale Schoolhouse.
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