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Historic Huguenot StreetNew Paltz, NY (February 11, 2025) –Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) and the Hasbrouck Family Association are pleased to announce the seven recipients of a total of $32,000 in scholarships for 2024. Together, the two organizations have now provided over $280,000 to further the education of more than 170 undergraduate and graduate students across the country since 1998.
Five different endowed funds provide support for both Huguenot descendants and individuals doing scholarly work in fields related to Historic Huguenot Street’s mission. For four scholarships, candidates are reviewed, and recipients are selected, by the Historic Huguenot Street Scholarship Committee. The HHS Committee includes Dr. April Beisaw, Professor of Anthropology at Vassar College, Mr. A. Rief Kanan, Professor of Accounting (retired), SUNY New Paltz School of Business, Master Cohort Leader, ALPS Leadership, Inc., and Carol A. Johnson, Coordinator of the Haviland-Heidgerd Historical Collection at the Elting Memorial Library. 
Candidates for the Gertrude E. Hasbrouck Memorial Scholarship are reviewed, and recipients are awarded by the Hasbrouck Family Association, including its President, Thad C. Hasbrouck, Vice President, Robert H. Freehill, and Treasurer, Rebecca J. Hasbrouck. In 2024 the Hasbrouck Family Association choose four recipients for the Gertrude E. Hasbrouck Memorial Scholarship, plus an additional two recipients for students majoring in Environmental Studies/Science for their efforts towards the preservation of the environment and conserving locations of historical significance.
The 2024 recipients are: William Harris Atkins, Seton Hall University (Political Science and Philosophy), Samantha Bellman, West Virginia University (Political Science with Minors in Spanish, History, and Data Science), Ava DiBattista, University of Richmond (Environmental Studies and Geography), Anna Hasbrouck O’Halloran, Universita Ca Foscari – Venice (Economics, Management, and Preservation of Cultural Heritage), Josiah Hasbrouck, University of Notre Dame (Theological Studies), Samuel Lent, University of Rhode Island (Environmental Science and Management), and Pascal Young, Bard College (Written Arts).
Information about the scholarships provided by Historic Huguenot Street and Hasbrouck Family Association is available at huguenotstreet.org/scholarships.
About Historic Huguenot Street
A National Historic Landmark District, Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to preserving a pre-Revolutionary Hudson Valley settlement and engaging diverse audiences in the exploration of America's multicultural past, in order to understand the historical forces that have shaped America. As an educational institution founded by the town’s French-speaking Protestant descendants and chartered by the University of the State of New York Department of Education, HHS explores the lives of the early European colonists, honors the region’s Indigenous people, and acknowledges the enslaved and disenfranchised peoples who built this place. Today, HHS is recognized as an innovative museum and community gathering place, providing visitors with an inclusive presentation of our shared past. For more information visit www.huguenotstreet.org.
 
About the Hasbrouck Family Association
The Hasbrouck Family Association Inc. is a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation located in New Paltz, New York. It is a Type B Corporation as defined in subparagraph (a) (5) of Section 102 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law of the State of New York. Founded in 1957, with a membership of over 300, HFA has four primary purposes: 1) To support, preserve, furnish and maintain as a museum, the Abraham and Jean Hasbrouck Houses on Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY, presently administered by Huguenot Historical Society of New Paltz, NY as an example of the Huguenots’ lifestyle and their contributions to early American history, and to assist in the support, preservation, and maintenance of other sites authorized by our charter or certificate of incorporation. 2) To maintain and continue the genealogical and historical records of the family. 3) To publicize, both within the Corporation and publicly, items of interest to family and Corporation members, whether it be historical or current. 4) To foster our Huguenot heritage and ideals in education, freedom of thought, and family life. The Association holds an annual gathering in New Paltz.

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