While the history of the Dutch and French settlers in the area has been well-documented and preserved both in archives and in structures, researchers are only beginning to uncover the history and lives of African American slaves and indentured servants in the Hudson Valley, who not only contributed to the construction of many of the historical stone houses and municipalities, but who also have an ancestral line that runs as deep as those of the Huguenots. To bring us all up to date, Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) educator and researcher Susan Stessin-Cohn is poised to present a special talk on Feb. 26 at Deyo Hall on “The Missing Chapter.” It will not only reveal hard truths about the treatment of African Americans in the Hudson Valley region during the Colonial and antebellum periods, but also shine a light on the very real and personal stories of local African American families over the course of 200 years, with one descendent of an African American family slated to come to the talk and put a “face” to the research.