Janet A. Miller was born on February 8, 1949 in Hudson, New York and has lived in Hudson her whole life. She is a Program Assistant for the Office of the New York State Comptroller in Albany and has been a volunteer with the Hudson Area Library for over thirty years.
Janet begins her interview by sharing childhood memories of living on Columbia Street as one of six children. She talks about Hudson during this time as a place where everyone knew each other and comments throughout the interview on the ways this has changed. Janet speaks about Ellen Henderson, a neighbor who cared for Janet and her siblings and who has since had a significant impact on Janet’s life. She shares several memories about her middle school and high school years, including time with her cousins and reading for many hours at the library. She mentions going to the junior high school as the first time she learned there were other Black people in Hudson.
