Historic Weather Station Display at Lindenwald

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site will host a free historic weather station display by the Hawthorne Valley Farmscape Ecology Program on Saturday, August 24th, from 10am to 3pm.
The weather station display will feature antique and replica weather instruments, predominantly from the 19th century. The event will be an opportunity to learn about and interact with these early weather instruments, many of which were manufactured and/or used locally. Some, like the De Witt Rain Gauge (circa 1830) and Kendall Thermometer (circa 1860), were part of a 19th century meteorological network throughout New York State that included sites in Kinderhook, Hudson, New Lebanon, Chatham, and Spencertown.
Visitors will be invited to try their hand at reading the weather conditions on some of the still functional instruments and learn more about their history and use.
A daily almanac derived from meteorological and seasonal observations made by 19th century observers in Kinderhook and nearby towns will be available for perusing, as well as historical weather maps. These historical weather observations provide a window into how weather and climate has changed since Martin Van Buren’s time, and some of the local effects of those changes.