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Was John R. Livingston a Murderer?
John R. Livingston in later years Of Judge Robert R. Livingston’s four sons John R. Livingston is perhaps the most forgotten. His oldest brother Robert helped to found this country. His next brother Henry found success as a soldier. Even his younger brother was a famous politician, serving in congress…
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Well Served: 20th Century Servants at Clermont
Villa Camerata, one of the homes theLivingstons rented in Italy. In the early 1920s, the Livingston family spent some five years in Europe, enjoying travel and making sure the two daughters Honoria and Janet got a \”Cultural Education.\” While they were gone, the Livingstons on their staff to run Clermont\’s farming operations and care for…
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From Our Fellow Bloggers: The Hidden Estates of Woods Road
Even though our mailing adress is \”Clermont Avenue,\” Clermont is excellently situated on Woods Road, an enclave of the Livingston family for generations. To our north and south, hidden behind the dense trees are homes built by the Livingston brothers and sisters. Have you ever wondered what they look like? Thanks to our friend–and fellow…
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Sheep & Wool Showcase at Clermont April 2016
On Saturday, April 23, the rolling hills and river views at Clermont State Historic Site will be alive with the sounds of music and laughter, the smells of hot food, and the brilliant colors of hand-dyed yarns. The Chancellor’s Sheep & Wool Showcase will run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are just $8…
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Katharine and Clermont: A Descendant Solves an Old Mystery
Katharine Livingston Timpson has been the subject of much discussion here at Clermont lately. Katharine\’s split with her father, John Henry Livingston took her out of the country in 1905, where geography and time misted over many of the details of her life. But ever since her great-grandson donated a collection of family portraits from…
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More Than a Just a Jerk: Henry Beekman Livingston and the Battle of Monmouth
Henry Beekman Livingston was a jerk. That is an undeniable fact. His terrible treatment of his wife, children, servants and slaves was well documented. His military career nearly came to an early end because of a personal dispute with another officer and it did end in what was essentially a temper tantrum. He was also…
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The Man Named After the House: Clermont Livingston, Part 2
When Clermont Livingston inherited Clermont the estate from his father in 1844, it seemed like he was set up to become a country gentleman with a cozy little family life. Instead of pursuing a public legal career, as the past four generations of Livingston men had done, Clermont snuggled into his childhood home like a warm…
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The Man Named After the House: Clermont Livingston, part 1
For a long time all I knew about Clermont Livingston was that he was named after the house and that he kept a very detailed garden journal. Clermont Livingston (pronounced like \”Clement\”) was the head of Clermont the estate from 1844 when his father died and officially through his own death in 1895–though during the last few…
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The Black Walnut Tree: Trying to Find the History of a Tree
If you\’ve been here, you\’ve seen; you just might not realize it. Clermont is home to one of the oldest black walnut trees in New York State. Depending on who you talk to you, it might be the oldest, the second oldest, or possibly the third oldest. Either way–it\’s old! It\’s been estimated that it\’s…
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Livingstons Get Inked: Clermont’s Tribute to an All-American Art Form.
Comic books and historic homes. At a glance, there aren’t a lot of correlations between the two; comics are low brow, for the masses, easily accessible and disposable. Historic homes are protected, cherished, definehighbrow and are for those who can afford the ticket price. They draw polar opposite crowds, but they aren’t as unrelated you may think!…
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