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The Reconstruction of Clermont
When Margaret Beekman Livingston and her young children returned to Clermont in the spring of 1778 they found that the British army had done a very thorough job in destroying the mansion. Only the north and south brick walls of the mansion were still standing. The rest of the home was gone, burned to ashes.…
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The Mystery of Crazy Bob: Robert Le Roy Livingston
The War of 1812 is to historians what the common cold is to doctors: an embarrassment. It should be pretty simple, but its causes, nature, and ending are maddeningly elusive. Thankfully, the War of 1812 shares another feature of colds: it doesn\’t seem to have done too much harm. So we ignore it. -Karim…
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Unintended Consequences: Henry Knox\'s Artillery Train and The Invasion of Canada
It is easy to imagine bits of history happening in a vacuum. In fact, this is how history is often taught, one event after another, one date at a time. However, history is almost never that neat and tidy. Often events overlap, happen at the same time, or even interfere with each other. …
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A Guest Post by Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and John Adams: The Declaration of Independence.
In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the…
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Henry Livingston Sr. – Poughkeepsie Enslaver
Today we give you a blog originally posted on the Poughkeepsie Public Library District Page, written by their Historian (and former Clermont tour guide extraordinaire) Shannon Butler. In the blog Shannon writes about the Poughkeepsie branch of the Livingston family. The name of Livingston is well known in the Hudson Valley. One can travel…
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The Children Of Katharine Livingston Timpson: Helen Rosamund Timpson
Rosamund as a young woman This is the fifth in a series of five blogs that will explore the life of Katharine Livingston Livingston Timpson’s children. If Katharine was Clermont’s forgotten daughter, her children are the forgotten grandchildren. Whereas Katharine’s sisters Janet and Honoria had no children, Katharine had five children. They lived their…
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The Children of Katharine Livingston Livingston Timpson: John Alastair Timpson
Alastair rowing on an African lake during an R & R leave. Note the bandages on his hands covering blisters from his work in the desert. This is the fourth in a series of five blogs that will explore the life of Katharine Livingston Livingston Timpson’s children. If Katharine was Clermont’s forgotten daughter, her…
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The Children of Katharine Livingston Livingston Timpson: Robert Clermont Livingston Timpson
This is the third in a series of five blogs that will explore the life of Katharine Livingston Livingston Timpson’s children. If Katharine was Clermont’s forgotten daughter, her children are the forgotten grandchildren. Whereas Katharine’s sisters Janet and Honoria had no children, Katharine had five children. They lived their lives aware of their Livingston legacy…
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The Children of Katharine Livingston Livingston Timpson: Katherine Livingston Timpson
This is the second in a series of five blogs that will explore the life of Katharine Livingston Livingston Timpson’s children. If Katharine was Clermont’s forgotten daughter, her children are the forgotten grandchildren. Whereas Katharine’s sisters Janet and Honoria had no children, Katharine had five children. They lived their lives aware of their Livingston…
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The Children of Katharine Livingston Livingston Timpson: Theodore Livingston Timpson
This is the first in a series of five blogs that will explore the life of Katharine Livingston Livingston Timpson’s children. If Katharine was Clermont’s forgotten daughter, her children are the forgotten grandchildren. Whereas her sisters Janet and Honoria had no children, Katharine had five children. They lived their lives aware of their…
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