The Chapter was very pleased to contribute to this stunning exhibit of landscape paintings at the Columbia County Historical Society, loaning six important works from its collection at the Robert Jenkins House. On loan to the exhibit are paintings by Henry Ary, Arthur Parton, Ernest Parton, Robert Fulton Ludlow, and George McKinstry. Two--Henry Ary's Mount Merino and Arthur Parton's Sunshine… Continue reading Rolling Hills and Gracious Fields: Columbia County Painters of the Hudson River School
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Flag Day at the Historic Elmendorph Inn
The Hendrick Hudson Chapter enjoyed a special Flag Day luncheon in Red Hook in June at the 1780s Elmendorph Inn on the Albany Post Road. Our speaker for this year of America250! was local author, educator, and veteran Mark Clarke, who gave a stirring talk entitled "Our Flag: An American Story."
America at 250 — The DAR Museum, by The American Alliance of Museums
Other voices. Ordinary and extraordinary. "How people like me experienced this tumultuous time." The 10 Million Names Project. Evolving. Resilience and the pursuit of freedom. And, there's a local connection. https://youtu.be/QS-R8IA_dxs
The Robert Jenkins House Museum and Library
The DAR's Memorial Continental Hall in Washington, DC, was built in large part to house America's historic records, its relics and treasures. That's not so different from what the early Hendrick Hudson Chapter wanted in its own chapter house, and what its benefactor Frances Chester White Hartley made possible when she donated the Robert Jenkins House… Continue reading The Robert Jenkins House Museum and Library
DAR Memorial Continental Hall
Memorial Continental Hall, in Washington, DC, is not only a National Historic Landmark but the center of the largest women-owned city block of buildings in the country. It's just two blocks from the White House, and if you've been to DC, you may have been struck by its majesty. Shows like The West Wing have filmed at… Continue reading DAR Memorial Continental Hall