Christian Brown DAR Chapter Honors Johannsen Hanks

COBLESKILL — Dr. Christina Johannsen Hanks, President of the Iroquois Museum Board of Trustees, was presented the DAR Excellence in Historic Preservation Award at a recent meeting by the Captain Christian Brown Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

"This award recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that promote historic preservation in a myriad of ways.  The recognition honors individuals and groups that have saved or preserved local history, including the restoration of buildings, monuments, cemeteries, collections, significant objects and other important artifacts."

In observance of National American Indian Heritage Month in November, Dr. Johannsen presented a program to the Cobleskill chapter on the Iroquois Museum.  One of the missions of the National Society is historic preservation. Christina, along with former SUNY Professor Dr. John Ferguson, established the Iroquois Museum in 1981.  This museum holds numerous outstanding collections of local Iroquois artifacts and other significant Iroquois objects found in Schoharie County and other nearby areas.