Tag: Rex McVitty
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Create Your Own History at Clermont State Historic Site
Welcome to Clermont State Historic Site, where breathtaking views of the river and mountains awaits you! Home to the Livingstons, Clermont offers the perfect outdoor wedding venue for those seeking to exchange their vows amidst nature’s beauty. With Clermont’s serene surroundings and historic significance, this venue provides a unique and unforgettable experience for your special…
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Strange No One Considered Water Until It Grew Scarce
By Rex McVitty July 14, 1965 It is a strange paradox that one does not begin to miss any particular thing until suddenly, it is in short supply. Take water for instance, stuff that came down in bucketsful when you were planning a picnic or some other form of outdoor activity. Water that you could…
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The Strange Case of Trevor McVitty
Alright true crime fans, deep from the annals of the extended Livingston family, we have one for you to puzzle over. Reginald (Rex) Leopold Moore McVitty, born in August of 1899 in Bantry, married Honoria Livingston of Clermont. His parent were Rev. William Presley McVitty, a methodist minister who seems to have spent quite…
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McVitty Takes His Irish Friend To See Historic Williamsburg
As site staff have been swamped with program work of late, we turn once again to our guest correspondent Rex McVitty to update our blog This article originally appeared in the Sarasota Journal on Thursday, August 22, 1963 Last week, we went traveling south again. This time we headed south to the Eastern Shore of…
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If Flora Doesn’t Get You, Fauna Probably Will
Thursday October 17, 1968 Rex McVitty Here at Sylvan Cottage by the Hudson River in New York, in the fall of the year my thought turn to self-protection. There are two enourmous black walnut trees, one on each side of the path from our porch to the drive and at this time of the year,…
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FDR Raged Because McVitty Wasn’t Shot!
A guest post by Rex McVitty, Honoria Livingston’s husband and correspondent for the Sarasota Journal. June 21, 1963 FDR Raged Because McVitty Wasn’t Shot! I wrote in a previous article about seeing and talking with the Roosevelt boys at Hyde Park last Decoration Day and now I will tell you about an incident that happened…
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The Roosevelts and The Livingstons: Centuries of Intertwining
The Livingston family and the Roosevelt family have been linked by business and marriage for centuries going back to the 1790’s when Chancellor Robert R. Livingston worked with Nicholas Roosevelt to invent a practical steamboat. The familial relationship to the Livingstons is even more fascinating though. Elliott Roosevelt (1860-1894), President Theodore Roosevelt’s younger brother,…
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