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A. J. Schenkman

A.J. Schenkman teaches history in the Lower Hudson Valley and writes about the history of Ulster and Orange counties. He is the town of Gardiner Historian. A.J. has appeared on WAMC, and WDST. He is the author of several books. A.J. most recent book,Patriots and Spies in Revolutionary New York, will be released by Rowman and Littlefield’s Pequot-Globe Press in February 1, 2021.

The Hasbrouck Family of Newburgh and Slavery

February 22, 2012 by A. J. Schenkman 3 Comments

Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site in Newburgh, New York, sits on a bluff overlooking the Hudson River. It was the headquarters of General George Washington from the spring of 1782 to August of 1783. Before it was the headquarters of General Washington, however, it was the home of Colonel Jonathan Hasbrouck and his wife Tryntje DuBois. [Read more…] about The Hasbrouck Family of Newburgh and Slavery

Filed Under: History Tagged With: African American History, AJ Schenkman, American Revolution, Hasbrouck House, Newburgh, Orange County, Slavery, Washington's Headquarters

Preserving Civil War Graves in New York State

February 6, 2012 by A. J. Schenkman 8 Comments

Last year, the nation celebrated the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. This momentous occasion, in which over 600,000 individuals lost their lives, profoundly affected New York State as well as the still young nation. New York State not only contributed the most of the northern states, but also paid dearly with the loss of over 50,000 soldiers according to the New York State Military Museum. [Read more…] about Preserving Civil War Graves in New York State

Filed Under: History Tagged With: AJ Schenkman, Civil War, Historic Preservation, Military History, Ulster County

Colonel Jonathan Hasbrouck’s Tory Son Cornelius?

January 19, 2012 by A. J. Schenkman 3 Comments

Governor George Clinton of New York sat down at his desk, in January 1781, to read a painful letter from Judge Robert Yates. The letter concerned the son of a now deceased acquaintance, Colonel Jonathan Hasbrouck. It involved his oldest son, Cornelius Hasbrouck, who as Clinton read the letter, sat in a Kingston jail tried, convicted, and branded for stealing “sundry oxen and goods and chattels of the United States of America”. [Read more…] about Colonel Jonathan Hasbrouck’s Tory Son Cornelius?

Filed Under: History Tagged With: AJ Schenkman, American Revolution, Crime and Justice, Hasbrouck House, Hudson River, Kingston, Military History, Newburgh, Orange County, Ulster County

Lower Hudson Valley History: Stories on the Wind

January 2, 2012 by A. J. Schenkman 4 Comments

When I was a boy I worked on a farm in Little Neck, Queens in New York City. It was the only working farm left in Queens. The land was originally settled by a Dutch family. Every morning I would awake and bike from one side of Queens to the other. There I would feed ducks, cows, till, gather eggs, and eat my lunch under a huge tree or when it rained in the barn. [Read more…] about Lower Hudson Valley History: Stories on the Wind

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Agricultural History, AJ Schenkman, Catskills, Kingston, Orange County, Queens, Shawangunk Ridge, Ulster County

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