Kathryn was born in Hudson. She has lived at Fountain Head since she was two years old. Her parents built the current house. Kathryn’s maternal grandfather bought this property in 1896, known as Fountain Head, which has been in the family over 100 years.
Her father James McDonald, one of 10 children, lived on Front Street. His father ran McDonald’s Ice-Cream Parlor. Her mother was Florence Hiscock. Kathryn has one brother, Andrew, who lives in Hudson and a sister who passed away five years ago.
This house, called the New House, was originally the Fountain Head Hotel. It was in poor repair because her elderly grandfather couldn’t maintain it. In 1940 it was torn down and rebuilt, mostly using the original materials. The tin roof was originally on one of the cow barns, which her grandfather had installed in 1907. Florence and James lived there for the rest of their lives. The mountain and the rocks and the cement plant have all been a big part of Kathryn’s life.
