Forty years ago, hundreds of thousands of young people descended on Sullivan County, NY to celebrate three days of peace, love and music.
Woodstock was an unexpected event that generated an unexpected impact on American culture, politics and civil rights.
To celebrate that event, the Poughkeepsie Journal has partnered with Fold3.com so you can review newly digitized newspaper pages, photographs, documents and video from that era.
You can even share your personal memories of this event with the world by easily adding your own photos and memories to the web site.
Go here to find the latest Woodstock-related news and hear music from Sony Music Entertainment's "The Woodstock Experience," released first to the Poughkeepsie Journal.
Read the Poughkeepsie Journal's commemorative special section on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock.