Frances Chester
White Hartley
Zouave Uniform
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Chapter House
Hudson
New York
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CHAPTER HOUSE, LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
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The Hendrick Hudson Chapter, NSDAR was organized December 26, 1895, at the home of Margaret Collier. On May 1, 1896, the charter was received. A Chapter Building Fund then was started to provide a permanent home. When Mrs. Frances Chester White Hartley, Charter Member #686 of NSDAR, learned of the project, she purchased and then presented the Robert Jenkins House to the chapter. The house had been built in 1811 by Robert Jenkins, the son of one of the Proprietors of the City of Hudson, who served as the third and fifth Mayor of the city. Mrs. Hartley was a granddaughter of Robert Jenkins and had been born in the house. The Chapter House was presented with an endowment by Mrs.Hartley on May 15, 1900, with a requirement to maintain a library and a museum. In 1898, the chapter established a "Free Library" in the old Fourth Street School.
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