| May 2001 | Page 3 |
| 2001 HFA Annual Reunion |
Our reunion day this year is Saturday, October 6 in New Paltz. It will follow the usual format: registration/socializing and service in the French Church in the morning followed by an onsite review of the restoration work at the Abraham Hasbrouck House, lunch at The Locust Tree Inn, and our annual meeting. If you are coming from a distance and want to visit Huguenot Street in some detail, plan to spend at least one night here because the reunion will take up most of Saturday and you will need at least one additional day on the Street. The houses can be visited only on guided tours and are closed Mondays. If you will be a first-time visitor, contact us to help with your planning. The Hudson Valley is full of beautiful scenery and tourist attractions; you can easily spend an entire vacation here.
Anyone planning an overnight stay should make reservations as soon as possible. The reunion is on Columbus Day weekend, and accommodations usually sell out early. New Paltz has three good motels: Super-8 (845-255-8865), EconoLodge (845-255-6200), and Days Inn (845-883-7373). You can also get information on bed & breakfast inns in the area from the Chamber of Commerce (845-255-0243).
Mark your calendars for October 6 and plan to come and meet some relatives you never knew about!
| Scholarships |
The deadline for scholarship applications this year is August 31, which means that awards will apply to the spring semester rather than the fall semester. If you are interested, contact HHS for detailed requirements and an application: (845)255-1660 or hhsoffice@hhs-newpaltz.org.
| HHS Trip to Europe |
To avoid duplication HHS has set a policy that it will have priority for sponsoring trips to Europe in even-numbered years with family associations having priority in odd-numbered years. The Deyo and Schoonmaker families sponsored trips this year, and HHS is planning a 15-day trip starting in mid-April, 2002 with an itinerary of Amsterdam - Leiden - Bruges - Calais - short stop in Hazebrouck - Lille - Heidelberg - Mannheim - Strasbourg - Geneva. This trip will probably fill up early (the one last year sold out in two weeks); so if you are interested, send a note to David Lent at HHS (18 Broadhead Ave., New Paltz, NY 12561), and he will send you details as soon as they're available.
| Travel Books by Edward Hasbrouck |
The February 2000 HFA Journal had a feature on HFA member and international travel expert Edward Hasbrouck with mention of his book, The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World. Edward has recently published an updated Second Edition of this popular book and has just come out with a new book: The Practical Nomad Guide to the Online Travel Marketplace, priced around $18. It shows the reader how to cut through the jungle of websites to find the best travel deals online, avoid scams, and use the internet while traveling. It also offers tips on consumer protection, privacy, security and safety. With the rapid growth of the internet as a convenient and effective source for travel planning, this new book provides a valuable tool for getting the most out of it. Check out Edward's books at your local bookstore or (of course) online. And you can learn more about Edward online too; visit his website at http://hasbrouck.org.