Conservation, Education

Hendrick Hudson Chapter DAR Shines a Light on Preventable Bird Deaths

Its Conservation Committee Contributes to Stunning International Art Project August 19, 2026, Hudson, NY: Education is one of DAR's three main goals, and DAR chapters' conservation projects help to educate communities about our natural world. The Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently contributed to a novel educational project,… Continue reading Hendrick Hudson Chapter DAR Shines a Light on Preventable Bird Deaths

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

Bank of Greene County Supports Hendrick Hudson Chapter Restoration Project

The Hendrick Hudson Chapter, NSDAR, was pleased and honored to be included amongst the Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation's many awardees again this year. At its Greenport branch award ceremony on June 23rd where grant funds were handed out, the chapter received $750 towards the restoration of the Robert Jenkins House. When matched by funds from the… Continue reading Bank of Greene County Supports Hendrick Hudson Chapter Restoration Project

America 250, history, Veterans

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 250, Historic Preservation, history, House Tours, Hudson, Save America's Treasures, whaling, women

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

America 250, Historic Preservation, history, House Tours, Hudson, Save America's Treasures, women

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