5 reasons to visit Clermont this month
- Friends of Clermont
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It's Women's History Month!
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America 250: Livingstons of Clermont in 1776
Saturday, March 7
3 - 4 p.m.
We’re kicking off Clermont’s celebration of the semi-quincentennial with a series of presentations about Clermont at the brink of the Revolution.
Join Emily Robinson as she tells the story of the Livingstons of Clermont and the events and familial circumstances that brought the British to our doorstep.
Learn more about our America 250 celebration.
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The American Girls of Clermont
Saturday, March 14
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Bring your favorite doll to meet the real American girls of Clermont State Historic Site! Crafted by local seamstress and costume designer Adrienne Westmore, these dolls represent twelve real girls who once called Clermont home, illustrating members of the Livingston family, the people who served them, and the indigenous people of the Hudson Valley. Kids and their grownups will take a first-floor tour of the mansion and meet the dolls, then head up to our Visitor Center to make a doll-sized craft to take home!
Please note: This is a family program; all children must be accompanied by an adult and all adults must be accompanied by a child.
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America 250: The People of Clermont in 1776
Sunday, March 15
3 - 4 p.m.
Continuing the conversation from the lecture on March 7, Geoff Benton tells the story of the Livingston family in 1776 through the lives of the dozens of people they enslaved and the thousands of Palatine Germans bound to their lands.
Learn more about our America 250 celebration.
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Winter Series: Author Talk & Book Signing with Mary Mistler
Saturday, March 21
2 - 3 p.m.
Celebrate Women's History Month by learning about ten women who lived on and ran the estates that line the eastern shore of the Hudson, including Clermont's own Margaret Beekman Livingston. The women were connected deeply to their family lands and had a lasting impact on the history, society, and even the geography of the Hudson Valley. Afterward, the author will sign copies of Ladies of the Valley.
Thank you to the Germantown Library for partnering with us on our Winter Series.
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Those Who Served guided tour
Saturday, March 28
2 - 3 p.m.
For nearly a century, the mansion was run by enslaved staff, and by the 1830s, the staff was completely replaced by paid labor. Follow along to learn the real stories of those who served at Clermont and delve into the realities of enslavement, immigration, and employment across three centuries.
