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Hasbrouck Family Association publishes a newsletter two or three times a year. Editions contain articles about members past and present, interesting historical events and figures, news about the family houses, events on Huguenot Street, and more.

 

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Below are excerpts from recent newsletters:


March 2026

Scholarships Awards 2025

A significant highlight of the year is the awarding of scholarships to deserving college students. One of the express purposes of HFA is to award scholarships in recognition of the importance of education. In 2025, HFA created a new $5,000 scholarship in honor of Robert W. Hasbrouck, Jr., recognizing a student of Huguenot heritage who is majoring in historic preservation and/or museum management. In addition, six students of Huguenot Street lineage received $5,000 Gertrude E. Hasbrouck Memorial Scholarships recognizing their outstanding academic accomplishments. An eighth scholar received the Charles J. Hasbrouck Memorial Scholarship ($1,000), awarded to a student studying historic preservation, architecture, conservation of artifacts and manuscripts, and demonstrating how their scholarship can be applied to educating the public about local history. The Charles scholarship is jointly awarded by HHS and HFA.


As you read the bios of these scholarship recipients, you will be impressed with their accomplishments and can take heart that they will continue to be successful in their future endeavors and represent the best of our Huguenot heritage.



March 2026

Jean Hasbrouck House

As often happens in restoration work, projects become more involved as issues are revealed when old materials are peeled away. For the Jean House cellar cover, more extensive masonry work was required on the cellar stairway retaining wall. With that work completed, the cellar cover was fabricated and installed.


This spring new, larger gutters will be fabricated on site and installed using durable Alaskan Yellow Cedar. The blacksmith is fabricating additional gutter hangers to safely support the gutters. Another exciting project ...



March 2026

Abraham Hasbrouck House

... In January 2026, HFA board members Derek HasBrouck and Chuck Hasbrouck met with Jude Castigan, HHS Site Supervisor and Eric Kwak of Conscious Energy to plan lighting for the three rooms on the first level of the Abe House. Last year, Eric installed LED lighting in the cellar kitchen...

March 2026

Lt. Hasbrouck Family Portrait Acquisition

Once in a very great while, an extraordinary opportunity presents itself. Notified by Josephine Bloodgood, HHS Curator, of the forthcoming auction of a Hasbrouck folk art family portrait, HFA Director Robert Freehill pursued the auction and obtained the portrait of the family of Josiah Hasbrouck. It was a special acquisition. ...


March 2026

HFA 2025 Financial Report

Rebecca Hasbrouck, Treasurer

Both HFA and HHA investment portfolios, managed by Vice President, Derek HasBrouck, delivered excellent results this year, with cumulative gains reaching just under 16% and 17%, respectively. Increases such as these fuel our ability to support current commitments and build our confidence in supporting multi-year projects. ...