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Fort Crailo State Historic Site Has Reopened

July 30, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Crailo State Historic Site (also known formerly as Fort Crailo) on the Hudson River in Rensselaer, once the Van Rensselaer family’s fortified home, has reopened to the public.

 

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Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Crailo Historic Site, Rensselaer, State Parks

Shirley Dunn’s New Book: Fort Crailo and the Van Rensselaers

June 18, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fort Crailo and the Van Rensselaers (2)Although it played a highly significant role in the settling and development of the Capital Region, Fort Crailo, the birthplace of “Yankee Doodle” and the manorial seat for generations for one branch of the Van Rensselaer family, remains relatively little known, even within the Capital Region itself.

Shirley W. Dunn’s new book, Fort Crailo and the Van Rensselaers: The Dutch Colonial Origins of Greenbush & the City of Rensselaer (Black Dome Press, 2016) traces the history of Crailo and the Van Rensselaers from the years leading up to the building of Fort Crailo in 1663, through the war years and through the many additions and renovations over the centuries and generations of Van Rensselaers, to the present day in its role as the museum of Dutch history in the Hudson River Valley. [Read more…] about Shirley Dunn’s New Book: Fort Crailo and the Van Rensselaers

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Fort Crailio, New Netherland, Rensselaer, Van Rensselar

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