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Paul Abitabile's Bed Races, 1984 Collection

Paul Abitabile, local photographer and library supporter, has gifted the rights to his digital copies of the 1984 Hudson Bed Races, a famous (infamous) local tradition, to our History Room. The bed races were held in Hudson for a few years in the 1980s, revived in 2002 and again in 2016 and 2017. Carole Osterink of Gossips of Rivertown has a few blog posts that covers the history of the Hudson races, as well as the history of bed races in general, quite thoroughly at this link: https://gossipsofrivertown.blogspot.com/search?q=bed+races.

You can view all the photos of Hudson's Bed Races, 1984 or any other part of our collection by emailing brenda.shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org to make an appointment.