Hey there Everyone, I'm not new to your website but I thought at present was as good as time as any to say hey, so.. well whats up :)

I am absolutely impressed with the new website! Thomas Cole is my great great great Grandfather and I was actually the last generation to live @ Cedar Grove before our family sold it. I have many fond memories of my childhood @ Cedar Grove. I think the State of New York and all the wonderful people @ Cedar Grove have done a wonderful job in maintaining a true historical site. I will be visiting my former home hopefully in the next year with my daughter Haley Cole Schneider and I look forward to reminiscing about all the great times I had as a young child. Congrats again on a wonderful website and I look forward to my next visit! I hope everyone has the opportunity to enjoy Cedar Grove as much as I have!

Great website that helped me with a project in school. If anyone else knows anymore sites about Thomas Cole email me at mr.dean.moris@gmail.com.

Nice site!!

My 14 year old daughter had to do an essay on one of Thomas Cole's
paintings. Her teacher directed her to this website because of the
additional information found here about things that aren't noticeable
with the naked eye (e.g. initials carved in trees). Keep up the good
work. Organizations like yours can never get too much credit for
educating others about our history.

This is a very nice site.

Hello, I am the great great great great granddaughter, of Thomas Cole. I love what you've done with the website, the new look is amazing. I've never been to the house, yet. But, more than anything would love to visit there, as soon as possible.

I am impressed!

As a Catskill native it's encouraging and uplifting to see what a wonderful historic site Cedar Grove has become. Growing up in Catskill in the 1970s-80s when the village and town was at a low, the house has certainly added as have the annual cats walk to the local economy and regentrification of the area. It is also great to see the collaboration between our family's place of worship and this important public historic site. The cooperation between these two neighbors is a wonderful model for other places in the state to follow.

Really good site!

Since the fall of 1998, I have been coming to the mid-Hudson valley in October- either for parent weekend at Bard- last attended in fall, 2002, my daughter's last year there- or then , the NY State Sheep and Wool Show. One year, I was late finding a B&B in the vicinity of Bard and did a wider search, finding a place to stay at Caleb Street Inn with host Rita L. I had visited Olana but until staying in Catskill, I was not aware of the Cole site, so Rita pointed me in that direction. I guess the first time I took a tour was in the fall of 2001- it must have been not long after the reopening. Since then, as I have continued my October pilgrimages to that region, I have made it a point to stop by the Cole House and see what's been happening. I've enjoyed several of the fall lectures, was excited to see the completion of the studio, and have taken several house tours. Each docent brings his/her own unique slant to the restoration of the house, so I never felt I took the same tour. Tonight I am typing this at my school where it is "Back to School Night." I'm one of the two art teachers, so maybe some parents will visit in a while after getting the homeroom spiel, meanwhile I'm here exploring the updated site. I went home to let out the dogs between the end of the day and this evening's event and the flyer about the new website was in the mail. I'm am very excited to see how I can incorporate its use in the fifth grade art curriculum which includes lessons on American artists. It's good to see that the Cole House historic site continues to flourish.

My wife and I visit Thomas Cole National Historic Site every year as part of our annual pilgrimage to the Catskills.Every time we visit there is a new facet to the visit.We love the different exhibitions yearly.We have also visited many of the sites Cole painted and walked in his historic shoes while following the art trail.The new film is a great addition to the website.Nicely done.