Author: clermontstatehistoricsite
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There Once Was A Family Called Livingston: Poetry in the Guest Books of Clermont and Staatsburgh
Guest books. They’re pretty familiar. Perhaps you’ve been asked to sign one at a wedding or a party. Maybe there was one in a hotel room you stayed in. Or it’s possible you visited a local historic site and found one in their Visitor’s Center. Guest books allow you to make your mark and to…
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"The Little Gamecock": George Croghan in the War of 1812
George Croghan George Croghan has been mentioned in a few of our other blogs most notably here and here. He is noted for his disastrous marriage to Serena Livingston, the daughter of John R. Livingston, where money troubles and possible alcoholism caused Serena to seek a legal separation from him. But there must have been something that made…
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Marginalia: The Mysterious Doodles
One of the projects we are hoping to thoroughly undertake when things return to normal is a look through the books owned by the Livingston Family. Even casually browsing the shelves, we can see there are really books for everyone. Several complete works of William Shakespeare. A copy of Jane Eyre. A book of crossword…
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Henry Beekman Livingston: Loving Father?
Mea culpa Henry Beekman Livingston Several years ago I wrote a post about Henry Beekman Livingston (read it here ) which I concluded by saying Henry died alone and unmourned. While this is what his daughter, Peggy Livingston, would have liked us to believe it simply is not true. Information buried deep in Henry Beekman…
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Son of a Loyalist: John Cox Jr.
The Revolutionary War was as much a civil war as it was a war between two opposing powers. This meant that fights often involved family members on both sides as each person was forced to decide where their loyalties lay. The Livingston family of Clermont was rather unscathed by this as they were a pack…
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A Long Drop From A Short Rope: The Danger of Making an Enemy of Robert Livingston
It takes a special kind of person to be cursed by two different men on their way to the gallows. Especially if you are not a judge or a hangman. Robert Livingston was just that Robert Livingston type of man. When you rise from a simple clerk to one of the most powerful and richest…
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Richard Montgomery and the Dead Priest: Violence Outside Montreal, 1759
In the November 1873 Dawson\’s Historical Magazine the war stories of James Thompson of the 78th Highland Regiment were published. Among them is a rather violent story about Richard Montgomery \”It wasn\’t me\” that, if true, would cast a rather large shadow on his legacy. According to Thompson, Captain Montgomery was stationed near the falls…
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Tours, Tickets, and Grounds
*************************A NOTE for MARCH 17, 2020********************* Dear Neighbors, New York State Parks are open. All year-round parks, trails and grounds of historic sites are currently open for outdoor recreation and enjoyment. In an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19 and to encourage social distancing, all public programs and events are suspended indefinitely. This means…
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The Circles Edward Livingston Ran In
Edward Livingston\’s second career in Washington D. C. put him in the company of some of the most famous politicians the United States has ever seen. His term as a representative from Louisiana from 1823 through 1829, his time in the senate from 1829 through 1831 and his time as a member of Andrew Jackson\’s…
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