tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post8498011415329907895..comments2024-03-09T15:02:20.201-05:00Comments on Murder by Gaslight: Albany GothicRobert Wilhelmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-83367211324172117892017-12-27T20:46:13.442-05:002017-12-27T20:46:13.442-05:00I am also having the problem of blank boxes. I ha...I am also having the problem of blank boxes. I have found that highlighting them (as though you're going to copy and paste) brings up the writing! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453451811980852921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-43296098492870672862017-09-30T11:06:55.666-04:002017-09-30T11:06:55.666-04:00HearthCricket, I don't know what would cause t...HearthCricket, I don't know what would cause this, but it might be your browser or browser settings. It displays correctly in Chrome and Edge with default settings.Robert Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-84542179577125944062017-09-29T12:31:13.318-04:002017-09-29T12:31:13.318-04:00I absolutely LOVE your blog I just discovered, can...I absolutely LOVE your blog I just discovered, can't believe it took me 8yrs! I've always been obsessed with historical crimes.....<br />I was wondering tho, in almost all those inset boxes in each article...like in this article the ones with the lovers letters in them....there's nothing. There! It's soooooo beyond distressing to know I could be seeing the love letters but instead see an empty box. 😓😮 do you have any idea why this happening? It seems anything added to the article by way of newspaper articles or other things from the time won't show up, only what you've written,.....thanks for any help! Driving me insane missing all the major clues and parts of the stories. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442452886354570930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-43365538639972230572016-10-05T11:04:00.881-04:002016-10-05T11:04:00.881-04:00I am interested in learning more about Strang'...I am interested in learning more about Strang's ancestors.Aunt Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003189749511014593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-7510850892180301712012-09-18T02:13:17.556-04:002012-09-18T02:13:17.556-04:00Lifetime resident of albany, thank you for the sto...Lifetime resident of albany, thank you for the story on cherry hill mansion. when we were kids it was said that it was haunted also. thanks again for the storyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-81211073846276186032012-08-06T21:17:42.367-04:002012-08-06T21:17:42.367-04:00Donna, regarding the Rankins v. Van Rensselaers/La...Donna, regarding the Rankins v. Van Rensselaers/Lansings:<br /><br />I'll try to make this quick:)<br /><br />Catherine Bogart Putnam, known to her family as Kitty, was a great granddaughter of Nicholas Van Rensselaer and was sent to live at Cherry Hill as a three year old girl, after her mother died in 1860. She never left Cherry Hill. Kitty was raised there by her mother's favorite cousin - Harriet Van Rensselaer Elmendorf - who she called "Aunt Hat." In 1884, the same year that Kitty Putnam married Edward Rankin of Albany, her Aunt Hat was forced to sell Cherry Hill and its contents at a public auction. She had been having financial troubles since her husband (Dr. Elmendorf) passed away, but luckily the home's new owners allowed Kitty Putnam Rankin and her husband to rent the house back from them. Just as soon as they could afford it (in about 1896), the Rankins purchased the house back. Over the years they also tried to buy back as much of the family's original possessions as possible. Keeping the property intact was Kitty Rankins life work. Kitty's daughter, Emily Rankin, always loved the place as her mother had, and her last bequest (she died in 1963) allowed the house and the thousands of objects contained within to become Historic Cherry Hill Museum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-35724973712415194902012-04-18T19:53:14.515-04:002012-04-18T19:53:14.515-04:00Curious - why does the Rankin family feature so pr...Curious - why does the Rankin family feature so prominently in the history of Cherry Hill when the Van Rensselaer and Lansing familes were the original owners?<br /><br />Donna Lansing BakerColahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368624594272446543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-54062661697027739912010-06-20T10:27:18.236-04:002010-06-20T10:27:18.236-04:00Thanks, Mirella ;)Thanks, Mirella ;)Robert Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-86061244222537249282010-06-18T19:53:07.722-04:002010-06-18T19:53:07.722-04:00I'm never disappointed each time I visit here....I'm never disappointed each time I visit here. Thanks for all the research and information you provide.Mirella Patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928081276314403541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-34229920582467434732010-06-15T20:14:09.317-04:002010-06-15T20:14:09.317-04:00Thanks Judy, I love the feedback!Thanks Judy, I love the feedback!Robert Wilhelmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008320767930927490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8906786397374372561.post-62464736896857667662010-06-15T09:12:03.997-04:002010-06-15T09:12:03.997-04:00Thank you for writing and sharing these stories! I...Thank you for writing and sharing these stories! I love reading them! Very good job!judyjohnson91@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.com