April 30, 2024, Hudson, NY: The Hendrick Hudson Chapter, NSDAR participated in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation's 4th Annual National Historic Marker Day on a beautiful April 26th in the historic villages of Valatie and Kinderhook, New York. Auspiciously, two bald eagles were spied flying overhead. Three chapter members (one wielding a camera), two civic-minded friends, and… Continue reading Hendrick Hudson Chapter Participates in National Historic Marker Day
Tag: Daughters of the American Revolution
Hendrick Hudson Chapter Marks Founder Margaret Mulford Collier’s Grave
April 17, 2024, Hudson, NY: The Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution marked the grave of their founder, Margaret Mulford Collier, on Sunday April 7th in the Hudson City Cemetery. Collier founded the chapter in 1895 with other women from the Hudson area and became its first regent. By 1900 the chapter… Continue reading Hendrick Hudson Chapter Marks Founder Margaret Mulford Collier’s Grave
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
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
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
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