State History

This article originally appeared in a Dutchess History newsletter.

Ulster County Clerk Nina Postupack is the 2022 Martha Washington Woman of History. Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site gives this award annually to a woman who has made a contribution to the history of the Hudson Valley through education, promotion or preservation. Martha Washington inspired this honor through her steadfast devotion to American liberty and her lengthy residence in Newburgh with her husband, General George Washington, during the last year of the Revolutionary War.

Postupack is the long-serving Ulster County Clerk. A historian and educator, she was Co-Chair of the Ulster County Quadricentennial Committee, a member of the Hudson River Maritime Museum and co-host of the weekly radio show Terrific Tuesdays on Kingston Community Radio. Under her leadership, the Ulster County Clerk’s Office has expanded access to the county’s rich archival material, opened the Matthewis Persen House Museum in Kingston to visitors, and sponsored ongoing programming to share the county’s nearly 400 years of history with the public.

The 2022 Martha Washington Woman of History Award will be presented at an event entitled, “The General’s Lady,” held in March.