Monthly Archives: October 2016

Here Lyes the Body: The Pell Family Burial Ground

Posted on October 22, 2016 by mansionmusings

Who isn’t intrigued by the idea of a cemetery around Halloween? For many people, an eerie frisson or two isn’t such a bad thing during this season. So now is a good time to visit the Pell family burial ground … Continue reading →

Posted in Mansion Musings | Tagged Bartows and Pells, Colonial cemeteries, John Zuricher, Pell family burial ground, Pells | 4 Comments

Bluestockings and Blue Bloods: The Pelham Priory School for Young Ladies

Posted on October 5, 2016 by mansionmusings

The girls came from all over. They were daughters of the nation’s elite, of people such as Robert E. Lee and Lincoln’s former Secretary of War Edwin Stanton. They were Lorillards, Lefferts, and maybe even Bartows. In the nineteenth century, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mansion Musings | Tagged Bolton Priory, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, Female Academies, Henrietta Temple, Margaret Deland, Minny Temple, Mrs. Richard S. Greenough, Nanette Bolton, Pelham Priory, Robert Bolton, Rosina Emmet Sherwood, Sarah Dana Loring, Women's Education | 6 Comments

Monthly Archives: October 2016

Here Lyes the Body: The Pell Family Burial Ground

Bluestockings and Blue Bloods: The Pelham Priory School for Young Ladies

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