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1798 Quitman Parsonage Historic Sign Installed in Rhinebeck

June 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Museum of Rhinebeck HistoryThe Town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, NY celebrated the installation of a historical marker at Quitman House on May 28th.

The building served as the Parsonage for the minister serving St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, better known as the Stone Church, located next door. The parsonage is known today as Quitman House and was built in 1798 to house the minister, Reverend Frederick H. Quitman, D. D.

[Read more…] about 1798 Quitman Parsonage Historic Sign Installed in Rhinebeck

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Cobleskill, Dutchess County, German-American History, Germantown, Livingston Manor, Palatines, Religious History, Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck Historical Society, Schoharie County, William Pomeroy Foundation

The Astor Dynasty: Rag Street to Broadway, A Waldorf Tale of New York

October 24, 2021 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

Holywell and Wych StreetIn 1780, a young man traveled from his provincial hometown in Baden-Württemberg to London to meet his elder brother who had settled there two years previously as a wooden instrument maker. The many small states that constituted Germany at the time had a reputation for developing and producing musical instruments. The export of technology was an important feature of German design and many craftsmen had migrated to London (and eventually to New York and other American cities).

The seedy location of his brother’s workshop must have come as a shock to the youngster and he was eager to better himself. Four years later he left the capital for the docks of Southampton, carrying few belongings and a number of flutes with him, and set sail for America. Half a century later he owned large parts of Manhattan.

This remarkable tale could have served as one of the “rags to riches” stories that made Horatio Alger such a popular author in America during the later decades of the nineteenth century. [Read more…] about The Astor Dynasty: Rag Street to Broadway, A Waldorf Tale of New York

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: fur trade, Knickerbocker Hotel, Literature, Manhattan, Musical History, New York City, nypl, Rhinebeck, science fiction, Titanic, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

A New Biography of Henry Beekman Livingston

September 20, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Livingston Lion: Henry Beekman Livingston’s RevolutionBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

The new book The Livingston Lion: Henry Beekman Livingston’s Revolution (Epigraph, 2021) by historian Geoff Benton is the first biography of Revolutionary War soldier Henry Beekman Livingston. [Read more…] about A New Biography of Henry Beekman Livingston

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: American Revolution, Battle of Monmouth, Battle of Saratoga, Books, Dutchess County, Kinderhook, Military History, Rhinebeck

Outdoor Tours of Wilderstein Historic Site Available

August 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

WildersteinThe Wilderstein Historic Site, on the Hudson River in Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, NY, has announced they will offer guided outdoor tours on Saturdays and Sundays starting August 15th. [Read more…] about Outdoor Tours of Wilderstein Historic Site Available

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Architecture, Hudson River, Rhinebeck, Wilderstein Historic Site

Rhinebeck: Our Time At Fox Hollow Farm

September 10, 2016 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

our time at foxhollow farmDavid Byars’ new book, Our Time at Foxhollow Farm a Hudson Valley Family Remembered (SUNY Press, 2016) is a pictorial history of a wealthy Hudson Valley family in the early decades of the twentieth century. Illustrated with the family’s extensive collection of personal albums compiled during the nascent years of photography, it provides a fascinating insight into the regional, social, and architectural history of the era. [Read more…] about Rhinebeck: Our Time At Fox Hollow Farm

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Architecture, Genealogy, Hudson Valley, Rhinebeck

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