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Albany’s Philip Schuyler Statue Removed From City Hall

June 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff 8 Comments

Philip Schuyler Statue being removed from Albany City Hall in June 2023A statue of Philip J. Schuyler (1733-1804) has been removed from outside of Albany’s City Hall. Mayor Kathy Sheehan ordered the statue removed in 2020 because Schuyler was a slaveholder. Sheehan said at the time that removing the statue was one way to acknowledge the enduring legacy of slavery. [Read more…] about Albany’s Philip Schuyler Statue Removed From City Hall

Filed Under: Arts, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, American Revolution, Battle of Saratoga, Black History, Military History, Monuments, Philip Schuyler, Political History, Public History, Saratoga National Historical Park, Saratoga Patent, Schuyler House, Schuyler Mansion, Schuylerville, sculpture, Slavery

Albany’s Abraham Ten Broeck: A Short Biography

May 15, 2023 by Peter Hess Leave a Comment

Abraham Ten Broeck portrait by John Roberts circa 1796-1800Abraham Ten Broeck was born in 1734 to Dirck Ten Broeck (1686-1751) and Margarita Cuyler (1682–1783). Abraham was one of twelve children born to the couple. Abraham first-generation grandfather had come to America from Holland in 1626 on the same ship with Peter Minuit, the first Director General of the Dutch colony of New Netherland. [Read more…] about Albany’s Abraham Ten Broeck: A Short Biography

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Abraham Ten Broeck, Albany, Albany County, Albany County Historical Association, American Revolution, Mechanicville, New Netherland, Philip Livingston, Philip Schuyler, Political History, Rensselaer County, Rensselaerswijck, Saratoga Patent, Schuyler Mansion, Schuylerville, Ten Broeck Mansion, Van Rensselaers, Watervliet

Black History: Capt. Samuel Schuyler & His Steam Towboat Company

February 20, 2023 by Peter Hess Leave a Comment

Captain Samuel Schuyler's towboat America ca 1852 painting by James BardAccording to his monument at Albany Rural Cemetery, Samuel Schuyler was born in 1781. Although part African-American, he may have also been a descendant of Philip Schuyler, one of Albany’s most prominent families.

In 1805 he received a manumission from Dirck Schuyler (who is thought to be his white father). [Read more…] about Black History: Capt. Samuel Schuyler & His Steam Towboat Company

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, Albany Rural Cemetery, Black History, Hudson River, Maritime History, New York City, Philip Schuyler, Schuyler Mansion, Steamboating, Transportation History

Revolutionary Albany: The Battles of Saratoga & Loyalist Opposition

March 21, 2022 by Peter Hess 2 Comments

Battle of SaratogaIn the first days of August, 1777, Albany seemed doomed to be overrun by the British. General John Burgoyne had taken Crown Point, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort George, Fort Anne, Fort Edward and Fort Miller, the last substantial fortified place protecting the city from the north.  To the west at Fort Stanwix, a siege was underway requiring many of General Philip Schyuler’s troops being sent to that fort’s defense from their camp on Van Schaick Island, now in the city of Cohoes.

Burgoyne however, had severely stretched his supply line. He was now having problems bringing up food and supplies over primitive roads that had been severely rutted and nearly destroyed by the Revolutionaries. He had to slow down to wait for food and had to keep his supply line protected all the way back to Canada, spreading his troops more thinly. [Read more…] about Revolutionary Albany: The Battles of Saratoga & Loyalist Opposition

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Albany, Albany County, American Revolution, Battle of Bennington, Battle of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold, Columbia County, Fort Edward, Horatio Gates, Hudson River, Indigenous History, Iroquois, John Burgoyne, Military History, New York City, Philip Schuyler, Political History, Revolutionary Albany, Saratoga County, Schoharie Valley, Schuyler Mansion, Schuylerville

6 Albany Museum Sites Offering ‘Immersion’ Tours

June 21, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ten Broeck MansionThe Ten Broeck Mansion, home of the Albany County Historical Association, has announced new Immersion Tours in partnership with five other historic sites and museums. The Immersion Tours allow the public to visit some of the Capital Region’s finest history museums in sequence, focusing on special topics: historic architecture and gardens, the role of enslaved persons, abolitionists, and immigration, and Native American voices. [Read more…] about 6 Albany Museum Sites Offering ‘Immersion’ Tours

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Schuyler Mansion, Ten Broeck Mansion, Underground Railroad Eduation Center

Jessie Serfilippi On (All) The Women of Schuyler Mansion

March 15, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Portraits of Angelica Elizabeth and Margaret SchuylerThe Hendrick Hudson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has announced their 2021 speaker series is set to begin on Monday, March 22nd with a virtual presentation on the women of Schuyler Mansion during the 18th century. [Read more…] about Jessie Serfilippi On (All) The Women of Schuyler Mansion

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Schuyler Mansion

Schuyler Mansion, Crailo Hosting Virtual Twelfth Night Celebration

December 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

12th Night The Schuyler Mansion in Albany and Crailo State Historic site , across the Hudson River in Rensselaer, NY, have announced “Salutations of the Season!,” a virtual Twelfth Night celebration set for Wednesday, January 6th, 2021. [Read more…] about Schuyler Mansion, Crailo Hosting Virtual Twelfth Night Celebration

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Crailo Historic Site, Schuyler Mansion

Reconsidering the Legacy of Alexander Hamilton

November 10, 2020 by Alan J. Singer 6 Comments

Watercolor drawing of the Schuyler Mansion made by Philip Hooker in 1818A new study by Jessie Serfilippi, a historical interpreter at the Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site in Albany, New York, details Alexander Hamilton’s “Hidden History as an Enslaver.”

Philip Schuyler was the father of Eliza Hamilton, Hamilton’s wife, and one of the largest slaveholders in New York State when the new nation was founded. [Read more…] about Reconsidering the Legacy of Alexander Hamilton

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, Black History, Schuyler Mansion, Slavery

Schuyler Mansion Reopens for Reserved Tours

August 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Schuyler Mansion

Schuyler Mansion, located at 32 Catherine Street in Albany’s historic South End, was the 18th century home of Revolutionary War Major-General Philip Schuyler (1733–1804) and his family.

The Mansion has reopened to the public, by reservation only. All tours will be an Open House (self-guided) format, directed by staff, and limited to 10 people max. [Read more…] about Schuyler Mansion Reopens for Reserved Tours

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Albany, Schuyler Mansion

Independence Day Event At Schuyler Mansion in Albany

June 27, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site in Albany has invited the public to attend an old-fashioned Independence Day celebration on the mansion grounds, on Thursday, July 4th, 2019, from 11 am to 4 pm. This event is free and open to the public.

There will be a variety of 18th century inspired activities that may be sampled throughout the afternoon and demonstrations of candle-dipping, tin-smithing and natural dying. “Dr. Stringer,” Philip Schuyler’s physician, will discuss the subject of 18th-century medicine, including the use of leeches, bleeding, and oxygen. [Read more…] about Independence Day Event At Schuyler Mansion in Albany

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Events, History Tagged With: Albany, Independence Day, Schuyler Mansion

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