Historic Preservation, history, Hudson, National Park Service, Save America's Treasures

HRBT Foundation Provides Major Grant to Repair and Conserve the Historic Robert Jenkins House

March 13, 2024, Hudson, NY: The HRBT Foundation has awarded a major grant of $25,000 to the Historic Robert Jenkins House Campaign to replace its slate roof, rebuild its box gutters, and make masonry repairs. The house, at 113 Warren Street in Hudson, is owned by the Hendrick Hudson Chapter, National Society Daughters of the… Continue reading HRBT Foundation Provides Major Grant to Repair and Conserve the Historic Robert Jenkins House

Citizenship, history, Schools

Good Citizen Awards presented by Hendrick Hudson Chapter, DAR

Every December, the Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution gives Good Citizen awards to Columbia County high school seniors who have been selected by each of their schools as their DAR Good Citizen. Awardees for the 2023-2024 school year are, in alphabetical order by high schools: Isabella Grace Wiseman, Chatham High School; Fathima Islam Chowdhury, Hudson High… Continue reading Good Citizen Awards presented by Hendrick Hudson Chapter, DAR

history, library, literacy

The Story of the Hendrick Hudson Free Library at the Historic Robert Jenkins House

October 19, 2023, Hudson, NY: Today's city residents may be unaware that, before our city's outstanding Hudson Area Library was established, there was another free public library, and it was located in a handsome and imposing brick federal structure at 113 Warren Street on a particularly beautiful block near the waterfront. That's the Robert Jenkins House, which is… Continue reading The Story of the Hendrick Hudson Free Library at the Historic Robert Jenkins House

history

Local History Talk at Hudson Area Library: Hudson and Its Whaling Roots

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… Continue reading Local History Talk at Hudson Area Library: Hudson and Its Whaling Roots