ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Heritage Weekend would not have been made possible without the generous support of our many sponsors, supporters, and contributors. We would like to thank the following:

• Amtrak
• Heritage Weekend Steering Committee
• The Historic House Trust of New York City
• The History Channel Magazine
• Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
• The Hudson River Valley Tourism Association
• The Museum Association of New York
• The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
• The Preservation League of New York State
• The United States National Park Service
• The Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commission
• Congressman Maurice Hinchey, New York’s 20th Congressional District
• State Senator Jose Serrano, 28th Senate District
• State Assembly Member Steven Englebright, New York’s 4th Assembly District
• Michelle Paige Paterson, Honorary Chair of the Quadricentennial

This project has been funded in part by a grant from the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

We would also like to thank Sara Griffen, President of The Olana Partnership, who initially suggested the idea for Heritage Weekend; Joan K. Davidson, Chair of the Quadricentennial Commission, who made Heritage Weekend a Quadricentennial Legacy project; Tara Sullivan, the Executive Director of the Quadricentennial, who helped make it an integral part of the celebration. Mark Castiglione, Acting Executive Director of the Hudson River Valley Greenway and the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and J. Winthrop Aldrich, Deputy Commissioner of Historic Preservation at the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, contributed the support of their agencies. Liz McEnaney and David Craig provided invaluable assistance to the project. Randy Bourscheidt, President of the Alliance for the Arts, and author and photographer Benjamin Swett for providing images from the Alliance’s new publication, The Hudson Valley: A Cultural Guide.

Alexia Lalli is the Administrator of Heritage Weekend and wishes to thank Joan Davidson for giving her the opportunity to create this event.