Exploring The Legacies Of Everyone Who Lived And Worked At Clermont
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Exploring New York’s Revolutionary War Flags: A Legacy of Liberty
One of the most difficult things about writing about the Revolutionary War is trying to imagine what an American soldier would have seen and felt. Imagine yourself as an Albany County militia man at the Battle of Saratoga. You’ve just emerged from the woods and are forming up into lines for battle. Ahead of you…
The Saga of Timothy Tickler
In late 18th century America, the most petty, brutal political battles were often duked out on newspaper pages. It was common practice for one to publish their political opinions under a pseudonym. John Dickinson penned his famous series of essays under the simple “A Farmer”, Thomas Paine often wrote as “Vox Populi”, and the writers…
The Lives of Livingston Ladies: The 20th Century
Tours at Clermont are typically framed around the last generation to live in the house. This means that we frequently discuss the last two girls to grow up here – Honoria Alice Livingston and Janet Cornelia Livingston. However, these two share a half-sister – Katharine – who was a product of their father, John Henry’s…
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