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Events, Activities and Programming connected to the Friends of Clermont, a private non-profit supporting Clermont State Historic Site.

10/30/2026

Happy Halloween from all of us at Friends of Clermont! 🎃

Be sure to swing by the Visitor Center tomorrow between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to Trick-or-Treat at Clermont. Come for the candy, stay for our Halloween photo stations! Join the time-honored tradition of documenting your family's Halloween costumes, just like the Livingstons did.

Learn more at friendsofclermont.org/events

Pictured:
1) Honoria and Janet Livingston, Halloween 1915
2) Honoria Livingston as Robin Hood, Halloween 1918
3) Janet Livingston as Friar Tuck, Halloween 1918
4) Janet and Honoria Livingston, Halloween 1924

10/29/2026

Through the end of December, we are hosting a food drive to support the Germantown Community Cupboard and the communities it serves. 🥫

Non-perishable food items can be dropped off in the designated collection bin at the Visitor Center at 1 Clermont Avenue, Germantown during normal business hours.

To learn more, please visit: friendsofclermont.org/post/food-drive26

10/29/2026

It's National Cat Day 🐾

We're delving into the archives to celebrate one of Clermont's feline friends, Sir Percy, photographed here in March 1925.

10/27/2026

There are Livingstons *everywhere.* It's enough to make one's head spin. In an attempt to make sense of it all, Presidential Doodler (and former Friends of Clermont board member) Heather Rogers doodled her way through countless Livingston family trees. Can she make it through an hour-long presentation without getting discombobulated? There’s only one way to find out!

Join us November 17 at 2 p.m. EST for a live virtual program.

We're going to find out who:
• imported a Robert Livingston from Europe
• might have had business-dealings with a pirate 🏴‍☠️ (but probably not really)
• had the middle name "Robert"
• managed to marry not just *an* heiress but THEE heiress
• had a smile of "uncommon sweetness"
• was wanted "dad or alife" and had a reward for his capture

(Spoiler: the answers are all Robert Livingston! But not the *same* Robert Livingston.)

For details and registration, visit friendsofclermont.org/virtual

10/23/2026

The Legends by Candlelight Ghost Tours are officially SOLD OUT for the season! 👻🎃

EEK! Legends by Candlelight 2026 is officially S0LD 0UT!
Thank you to everyone for your support!

10/22/2026

Looking for a HAUNTINGLY good time this weekend? 👻 🎃

Limited tickets for tomorrow's Legends by Candlelight Ghost Tours are still available. Saturday's ghost tours are officially sold out. This is the final weekend of the Legends by Candlelight Ghost Tours.

Call (518) 537-4240 to purchase tickets. Tickets will NOT be sold online. Reservations are required.

Learn more: friendsofclermont.org/post/legends-oct26

10/20/2026

What a perfect way to spend an autumn afternoon! 🍎

Our Chancellor's Open House at Montgomery Place at Bard College offered guests the opportunity to tour the historic mansion and its historic landscape. The story of Montgomery Place is intertwined with that of Clermont. The estate was established by Janet Livingston Montgomery, daughter of Judge Robert R. Livingston of Clermont and widow of Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery.

Following the tour, guests enjoyed freshly picked apples, c***r, and donuts while overlooking the Hudson River, Catskill Mountains, and beautiful fall foliage. For over 200 years, an orchard has been operated at Montgomery Place and has become integral to its history. Refreshments were generously donated by Montgomery Place Orchards Farm Market.

We are tremendously grateful to our hosts for allowing us to explore the historic property of Montgomery Place.

Limited tickets are still available for our Chancellor's Open House at Midwood on November 4. All remaining Chancellor's Open House events are sold out.

Learn more and purchase tickets at: friendsofclermont.org/post/chancellors26

10/16/2026

250 Years Ago Today: George Washington shares the Chancellor's letter from earlier in the week with a Council of War consisting of his most senior generals.

10/16/2026

That's a lot of pumpkins!

🎃 To make Legends by Candlelight truly legendary, every week we must carve dozens of fresh jack-o-lanterns. Luckily, we have local school kids help us out! Thank you to the Bulkeley Middle School 7th graders for carving this week's pumpkins! 🎃

10/13/2026

There's still time to get tickets to this weekend's Legends by Candlelight Ghost Tours! 👻

Call 518-537-4240 to get tickets. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Learn more at: friendsofclermont.org/post/legends-oct26

Tkts are available for this weekend's Legends by Candlelight!
Join us Friday 10/16 or Saturday 10/17 for an evening of spooky fun by the river. Call 518-537-4240 to get your tkts today!

Address

87 Clermont Avenue
Germantown, NY
12526

Telephone

(518) 537-6622

Website

http://www.friendsofclermont.org/

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