Hudson River Valley Institute

It was fitting that the day before I head out to Morocco I was reminded about how lucky I am to live in the Hudson River Valley. A wonderful speaker, Col. James M Johnson, reminded me when he spoke at the Howard C St John Distinguished Lecture Series at Ulster Community College. The program is sponsored by Ulster Savings Bank where my Dad was CEO for many years.

Col. James M. Johnson is the Executive Director of the Hudson River Valley Institute and a Military Historian of the Hudson River Valley. His lecture about the significance of the area was extremely well done and all in a period uniform. His enthusiasm about this area will serve all of us that live here well as history can build a future for the area. I immediately subscribed to the Hudson River Valley Review that Col. Johnson recommended. It is nice to be reminded about my home area and its importance, it has always been a wonderful place to be. I look forward to learning more from this two-time winner of the U.S. Army’s Legion of Merit.