Ulster County Historian Eddie Moran to Speak on Esopus People during the American Revolution

On Saturday August 1 at 12:00 p.m., the Historical Society of Woodstock will present Ulster County Historian Eddie Moran speaking about the county’s indigenous inhabitants, the Esopus, during the American Revolution. Admission is free. The Historical Society of Woodstock is located at 20 Comeau Drive in Woodstock. In the lead up to the American Revolution, Ulster County’s Indigenous inhabitants, the Esopus, navigated a world already transformed by colonization, diplomacy, and dispossession. As war engulfed the region, their community faced difficult choices, mounting violence, and profound upheaval that reshaped their lives and homelands. This presentation follows their story through the Revolution, tracing their forced relocation to Ontario, Canada, where their descendants remain today.