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September 6: Open House, Historic Robert Jenkins House

WHAT:               Open House and Tours LOCATION:       Historic Robert Jenkins House, 113 Warren Street, Hudson WHEN:               Saturday, September 6, 2025 TICKETS:          Free INFORMATION: 518-828-9764 or hendrickhudsonchapterdar@gmail.com ACCESSIBLE: Not yet but we’re working on it Come see the Historic Robert Jenkins House! 113 Warren St, Hudson. Saturday, Sept 6, 2025, 1-4pm. Hudson's whaling days began at the close of the American… Continue reading September 6: Open House, Historic Robert Jenkins House

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Keeping Columbia County History Alive: Thank you Pomeroy Foundation!

​This informative webinar ​was held on Monday, Jan​uary 6​th, on Zoom. The General Seth locomotive, at the Pomeroy Family Railroad at the Copake Iron Works in Taconic State Park. Named for General Seth Pomeroy, 1706-1777. One of many WGP Foundation signs in Columbia County. Several communities around Columbia County have benefitted from projects funded by… Continue reading Keeping Columbia County History Alive: Thank you Pomeroy Foundation!

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May 31: Women and Whaling in Hudson

A Docent-Led House History Tour & Panel Discussion WHAT:               A Docent-Led House History Tour & Panel Discussion LOCATION:       Historic Robert Jenkins House, 113 Warren Street, Hudson WHEN:               Saturday, May 31, 2025                            Docent-Led House Tour, 1:00pm & 2:00pm                            Public Discussion Panel, 3:00pm TICKETS:          Free, RSVP recommended by May 29, phone: 518 828 9764 Women and Whaling in Hudson  This event follows up… Continue reading May 31: Women and Whaling in Hudson

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May 10, 2025: Columbia County 250’s Look Back

The Columbia County Historians and the Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the ​D​AR​ hosted a rapt gathering of historians, chapter members, and the public on May 10th, 2025 ​t​o celebrate and remember May 10th, 1775​. ​T​hat was the date of the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga ​a​nd also the first recorded seating of delegates from our area​, then still part of Albany County, in the Albany… Continue reading May 10, 2025: Columbia County 250’s Look Back

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Columbia County 250: A Look Back at the Albany County Committee of Correspondence

Please join the municipal Historians of Columbia County New York and the Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for an open house at the Historic Robert Jenkins House on May 10th, 2025 from 1pm to 3pm. Remarks provided by historians will be followed by a 2pm docent-led tour. The house is… Continue reading Columbia County 250: A Look Back at the Albany County Committee of Correspondence