September 9, 2023, Hudson, NY: In connection with a visit to Hudson and the Hendrick Hudson Chapter by the Descendants of Whaling Masters, the chapter and the Hudson Area Library and in particular its History Room are offering a talk by local attorney Carl Whitbeck. Entitled Hudson and Its Whaling Roots, it is free and open to the public. It will be held in the library’s Community Room on Thursday, September 14th, at 6pm. From the library’s notice:
The Descendants of Whaling Masters, headquartered in New Bedford, MA, has over 450 members throughout the US. Its mission includes encouraging members to save and preserve their whaling records and artifacts, as well as educating and raising public awareness of the history of whaling and the contemporary issues of whale preservation and ocean conservancy.
The Descendants were aware that, in 1783, members of the Jenkins family and others, including many whalers, had migrated from New Bedford, Providence, and Nantucket, purchasing and settling in what they would soon name Hudson. The Historic Robert Jenkins House at 113 Warren St was built in 1811 by the son of one of those “Proprietors” and is now the chapter house of the Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Descendants contacted the chapter to arrange for a tour of the historic house and museum, also requesting a talk about Hudson and whaling.
The notice can be found here.
Hendrick Hudson Chapter, NSDAR 