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The Reed Memorial Library, Carmel, N.Y.
Dedicated in 1914, the Library was built by Arrietta Crane Reed as a memorial to her husband, William Belden Reed, an early Literary Union supporter
Old Southeast Church
The statue of Sybil Ludington, sculpted by Anna Hyatt Huntington, was erected on Rte. 6 in Carmel in 1961. A smaller copy of the statue is located on the grounds of the DAR Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and another small version is at the entrance of the Danbury Public Library, in Connecticut.
1885, Mahopac
What happened to the Civil War letters collected by George Ludington--grandson to Col. Ludington--who ran the family store/bank in Ludingtonville in the mid-1800's? They were described in a 1980's article from the Reporter Dispatch; at the time Mae Griffeth owned the letters (she ran the Ludington's store with her husband--a descendant of the Ludingtons--until 1952).
ReplyDeleteAn e-mail from the always knowledgeable Betty Behr (of Kent) to Patricia Houser says:
ReplyDeleteYour Mom interviewed two well known local historians.
Mae Griffin (deceased) was the granddaughter of Joshua Griffeth who owned the Store at Ludingtonville, He got many letters from locals serving as soldiers during the Civil War and sent them what they asked for from the store. One of them I remember was Capt. Webster Smith. They were great letters. Unfortunately she (Mae) had them for sale and they were subsequently bought by a collector (Mr, Hyda/Hydie?) from Shrub Oak, NY. He bought tons of memorabilia from the whole area. However, I think some of those letters can be found at Putnam County Historical Society not only from Mae before she died but from the Hyda (sic)-- Collections were donated by his wife when he died. There may also be some at Carmel Historical Society as they were given some of his collections too. Both organizations were supposed to sort through & give them back to the communities they were gotten from. However that didn't happen to much of it as P.C.Historical Soc. had the Griffeth store facade and furnishing for years. Richie has now gotten several of the artifacts back for the Kent schoolhouse museum. I don't know about the letters.
The other person your Mom interviewed was the famous Hattie Ballard. Her mind was the biggest history book to be had. She is deceased now also. Ballard also served with Rev. Hillery, our first Co. Historian, with collections published in the Workshop books.