Hudson Valley Curiosities with Allison Guertin Marchese | Episode 2
Think you know the Hudson Valley? Have you heard of The Leatherman? The Disappearance of Doodletown? Spirit mediums in Poughkeepsie? Octagonal houses and phrenologists? Allison Guertin Marchese, author of Hudson Valley Curiosities and Hidden History of Columbia County is here with all the Hudson Valley history you definitely didn't hear about in high school. We discuss the process of researching and writing some of the region's quirkiest stories, and the visual arts for which Allison draws inspiration from the Hudson Valley.