Towns receive $10K for trail feasibility study Nov 21, 2009
Were the results of the election a mandate on the current polices of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors. Today's Weather Hudson, NY. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Sarah Palin = Dan Quayle Nov 18, 2009
Only Martin Van Buren went from the No. 2 slot to winning election as president, and until Theodore Roosevelt broke the mold, even vice presidents who inherited the top office and logged time as chief executive didn't get their parties' nomination. If the vanquished vice presidential running mates who preceded FDR were largely anonymous, those who followed him were scarcely more august. (Slate)
Remembering Sabrina Nov 13, 2009
Friday November 13, 2009. Cambria Heights residents held a candlelight memorial Monday to support Sharida Matthews, inset, whose daughter Sabrina, 14, was killed a year ago. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Polk: Forgotten Great Nov 13, 2009
In 1844, Polk, twice defeated for governor of Tennessee, was seeking the Democratic vice presidential nomination on a ticket with ex-President Martin Van Buren, Jackson's vice president. But when the issue of annexation of Texas caught fire in the country, Van Buren opposed it, losing his patron Jackson. (Townhall.com)
Lindenwald, Olana projects highlights at luncheon Nov 12, 2009
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Superintendent Dan Dattilio addresses the attendees of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerces semi-annual tourism luncheon Wednesday at the Wagon House at Olana State Historic Site. (Robert Ragaini/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers). (Hudson Register Star, NY)
More Presidential Fun Facts Nov 6, 2009
English was Martin Van Buren s (1837-1841) second language: his first was Dutch. He made three unsuccessful bids for reelection. (Suite101.com)
Obama: Is he Carter or Reagan? Oct 27, 2009
Incumbent presidents who lost bidsJohn Adams (1800)John Quincy Adams (1828) Martin Van Buren (1840) Grover Cleveland (1888) Benjamin Harrison (1892) William Howard Taft (1912)Herbert Hoover (1932) Gerald Ford (1976*) Jimmy Carter (1980) George H.W. Bush (1992). Ford assumed office after Richard Nixon resigned. (CNN)
7th-Grader: Obama, Most US Presidents Related Oct 24, 2009
BridgeAnne d'Avignon, who attends Monte Vista Christian School in Watsonville, traced that Obama, and all other U.S. presidents except Martin Van Buren, are related to John "Lackland" Plantagenet, a king of England and signer of the Magna Carta. The student and her grandfather, who is a genealogist, spent this past summer designing the first known family tree chart in history that shows the presidents' direct relationship. (KSBW 8, CA)
The public be damned Oct 13, 2009
Martin Van Buren (8th President of the United States). Doug McGivney should be ashamed of himself. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Lindenwald slowly but surely regains lost acreage Oct 5, 2009
KINDERHOOK When Martin Van Buren, America s eighth president, retired from political life and settled into the role of a farmer at Lindenwald, his Kinderhook home, looked out his windows much of what he saw belonged to him ... According to Dan Dattilio, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site superintendent, the transfer takes about a year. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
What Would John Adams Drink? Oct 1, 2009
Harrison rode the image to a 234-60 Electoral College victory over incumbent Martin Van Buren. Shortly after the Harrison landslide, Americans would begin to drift away from his beloved libation. (Slate)
Mohicans share in celebration Sep 26, 2009
Regarding the Sept. 24 commentary, "Hudson's forgotten observers": The Martin Van Buren National Historic Site and the Friends of Lindenwald have not forgotten the Native Americans who were here before us. For the second year in celebration of the Quadricentennial, we have worked with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans from Wisconsin so that they can be at Lindenwald (Route 9H in Kinderhook) for our shared Harvest Day experiences. (Albany Times Union)
Dutch delight: Flotilla arrives in spirit of friendship Sep 19, 2009
Speaking on behalf of U.S. Representative Scott Murphy, D-Glens Falls, senior regional representative Benedict McCaffree noted the many instances of Dutch words as place names in the region, and reminded all that Kinderhook resident and 8th U.S. President Martin Van Buren, spoke Dutch at home. McCaffree, commenting that he recently had dinner with the Dutch ambassador emeritus, elicited laughs from all when he added that the former dignitary said that since the land originally belonged to the... (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Pulitzer-winning author to speak Sep 15, 2009
Lindenwald was the residence of Jackson s secretary of state and vice-president and the nation s eighth president Martin Van Buren ... n The lecture and Meet the Author reception and book signing will be held on the grounds of Lindenwald, the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site on Route 9H in Kinderhook. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
This Week in History: Abolitionists Sep 13, 2009
Answer to last week s question: Martin Van Buren, eighth president of the United States, was born in Kinderhook. He became known as Old Kinderhook. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Abraham van Deusen Early New Amster... Aug 30, 2009
In 1657, this man who became ancestor of American presidents Martin Van Buren and Franklin D. Roosevelt, became a burgher, a position that once again marked him as a leader in the Dutch colony. Line of Descent. (Suite101.com)
An old battle rages in Columbia County Aug 17, 2009
Connie Mondel, from the historical society, said it was eighth U. S. President Martin Van Buren who championed the name Austerlitz in 1818 while he was a New York state senator. He was an admirer of Napoleon, she said. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Exhibits bring reality in - and out - of focus Aug 15, 2009
An even more inviting interior can be found in Bahar Yurukoglu s Martin Van Buren had red hair. The cake visible on a marble sideboard looks delicious, but not as delicious as the title. (Boston Globe)
Flooding hit Lindenwald Aug 12, 2009
It only lasted a short time, but a pond returned to Lindenwald, President Martin Van Buren's home in Kinderhook ... KINDERHOOK -- For a time last month, Lindenwald, the historic home of eighth President Martin Van Buren, had a reflecting pond on the front lawn. (Albany Times Union)
- Voice: Not a natural-born citizen (23) Aug 10, 2009
It wasn't until Martin Van Buren, I believe, that America even HAD a natural-born President, so the argument itself is ridiculous and borders on flat out racist. And, let's be honest, if the movement really cared about the Constitution they'd have hanged Oliver North, Cheney would be on trial for torture, and Alberto Gonzales and his cadre would be behind bars right now. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Dutch ties connect region Aug 9, 2009
The quadricentennial has brought more visitors to the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook. Van Buren is one of three U.S. presidents of Dutch descent. (Albany Times Union)
Walking tour highlights Hudson's colorful past Aug 2, 2009
Walking up Warren Street she pointed out a number of historic buildings, from the Robert Jenkins house, a Federal style home that is now a museum run by the Daughters of the Revolution to the building that once housed Martin Van Buren s law office at 401 Warren St., which is now home to the cosmetics company Face Stokholm. Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Herman Jones Jr. (JuJu) (4) Jul 21, 2009
Herman grew up in Queens, where he attended and graduated from St. Catherine of Siena and Martin Van Buren High School. Herman (JuJu) worked for Berkshire Farm Center. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander visits Polk Presidential Hall Jul 19, 2009
Alexander said his favorite artifact was a painting of Polk campaigning in East Tennessee for incumbent President Martin Van Buren. It shows the campaign process very well, Alexander said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Smaller Not Better When It Comes to Business Jul 15, 2009
By early fall of 1837 (under the new president, Martin Van Buren), 90 percent of the nations factories had closed and unemployment, not yet officially calculated by government, rose to previously unimagined levels. Best estimates suggest that more than one-in-four laborers failed to find work, and federal revenues instantly fell by half. (Townhall.com)
Throop marks 150 years Jul 11, 2009
Throop, who was born in Johnstown, went on to study law in Albany, where he became friends with future president Martin Van Buren. After being admitted to the bar in 1806, Throop located to Auburn, where he began his law practice and his political career. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Clarkesville is artisan-friendly Jul 3, 2009
Those include Grace-Calvary Episcopal Church and First Presbyterian Church, which were built by Jarvis Van Buren, nephew of former President Martin Van Buren, and are open to the public. Grace-Calvary, a white columned church with the original hand-blown glass and old-fashioned box pews, also claims to have the oldest pipe organ in Georgia. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Students busy ’til the end Jul 3, 2009
Friday July 03, 2009. Students busy til the end 07/02/2009. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Community theater hosts birdhouse auction in Valatie Jun 28, 2009
Some were designed as miniatures of local buildings, and one was a tribute to former president Martin Van Buren. Abby Freinberg of the Valatie Economic Redevelopment Association (VERA) had the idea to form a birdhouse auction. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Third Parties in U.S. Presidential ... Jun 19, 2009
Martin Van Buren, nominee of the newly formed Free Soil Party, received 291,263 votes. Because the Democrats supported the position of extending slavery to the West, scholars speculate that without the Free Soil Party, some of Van Buren s votes might have gone to Cass. (Suite101.com)
MVB site to offer three free weekends Jun 6, 2009
The Martin Van Buren house was the home of our country s eighth president, who acquired the house and 137 acres of land around it in 1839 and began improving the estate and amassing more property, until 1845 when he acquired nearly 225 acres. In his own words, this is where Martin Van Buren spent the last and happiest years of my life, a farmer in my native town ... Tours of Martin Van Buren s 36-room retirement home start every half-hour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily throughout the summer, and... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
American Presidents' Religious Affi... Jun 5, 2009
Martin Van Buren worshiped at Episcopal and Dutch Reformed churches; Andrew Johnson had no affiliation but frequently attended the Catholic Church, which he vigorously defended against Know-Nothingism in the 1850s. Both Thomas Jefferson and John Tyler subscribed to Deism. (Suite101.com)
College Education and American Pres... Jun 4, 2009
Four of the eight Presidents without a college degree are often found on lists of most ineffectual Presidents: Martin Van Buren, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, and Andrew Johnson. Grover Cleveland, the only President to win two non-consecutive terms, is generally consider a cut above post-Civil War Presidents. (Suite101.com)
Dorrance Announces Nine-Woman Recruiting Class For Women's Soccer May 4, 2009
She lives in Kinderhook, N.Y., the hometown of U.S. President Martin Van Buren. At Ichabod Crane High, she has played varsity soccer for six years, leading the team in scoring all six years, scoring 157 career goals. (Tarheelblue.com)
THIS WEEK'S COUPLE Apr 19, 2009
"Invite him over for a glass of wine and an unabridged presidential biography on tape. Preferably of some random president, like Martin Van Buren." -- Hailey. 3. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The 1848 Election, Slavery, and the... Apr 3, 2009
Nominating former President Martin Van Buren, they took as their slogan, Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men ... Of those, 291,263 voted for Martin Van Buren. (Suite101.com)
65-vote margin in N.Y. race for Congress Apr 1, 2009
Pat Ginsberg, a Democrat in her 60s, voted Tuesday morning at the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site in Kinderhook, southeast of Albany. "I wanted a Democrat because I wanted someone who backed Obama's policies," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Officials optimistic about future of county Apr 1, 2009
He added that another benefit to the county, from his own backyard, was the news Monday that President Obama signed an Omnibus bill that included a bill to expand the boundaries of the Martin Van Buren National Historic Sight to about 300 acres, nearly its total when owned by the eighth president of the United States. Reader Comments. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
MVB site one step closer to boundary expansion Mar 20, 2009
Kirsten Gillibrand announced Thursday that the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site has reached an important milestone on the road to a long-awaited goal. A large bill that passed in the Senate Thursday contained legislation sponsored by Gillibrand that will see the boundaries of the national park in Kinderhook grow by 261 acres to nearly the entire area it covered during the time it belonged to Kinderhook s native son, eighth President of the United States Martin Van Buren ... We are now one... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Letters to the editor (March 11) Mar 11, 2009
Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren and their Senates committed money from the federal treasury to build churches through treaty agreements with Indian tribes. Robert G. Gourley wrote: How Prichard came to the conclusion that the Establishment Clause is to protect the state from the church is beyond me (Letters, Feb. 13, Clarifying a letter on church, state separation ). (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Rubye Davidson Melton Mar 8, 2009
she was the daughter of Martin Van Buren Davidson Jr. and Pearlie Reeves Davidson. Rubye married Lloyd Carl Melton in 1945; they enjoyed 52 years of marriage before his death in 1998. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
US should learn to respect others Mar 5, 2009
These include; John F. Kennedy (Irish), Franklin D. Roosevelt (French and Dutch), Abraham Lincoln (English), Martin Van Buren (Dutch), among others. Eight presidents were born British subjects: George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and William Henry Harrison. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Rushmore Redo - an Interview Mar 4, 2009
I picked presidents who were for limited government, a limited executive role and a restrained foreign policy as the Founders wanted -- and those would be John Tyler (1), Grover Cleveland (2), Martin Van Buren (3) and Rutherford B. Hayes (4). The general public probably hasn't heard of any of them. (Townhall.com)
Come again no more Feb 23, 2009
" I passed that clue on to Ben Zimmer, executive producer of www.visualthesaurus.com, with the suggestion that it may have to do with the populist President Andrew Jackson's assault on Philadelphia's Second Bank of the United States. Jackson liked "hard" money - silver and gold, money you could bite, none of that soft, paper stuff being printed by private banks - and was furious at the way rich merchants controlled much of the nation's money supply. As he turned the White House over to his vice... (International Herald Tribune)
MVB Historic Site planning for the future Feb 19, 2009
KINDERHOOK Interested community members, planning experts and park management for the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site came together Wednesday night at the St. Luke s Church on Kinderhook Street in Valatie to discuss the future of the homestead of America s eight president. Along with dissecting options for a 20-year General Management Plan (GMP) the first since the 1970s the group collectively crossed their fingers in hopes that the House of Representatives will pass a bill next week of... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
And for extra credit, rank our presidents Feb 17, 2009
Martin Van Buren begins the descent into the nether regions of the presidential list followed by Chester A. Arthur, Rutherford B. Hayes, Herbert Hoover, John Tyler, George W. Bush, Millard Fillmore, Warren G. Harding, William Henry Harrison, Franklin D. Pierce, Andrew Johnson and James Buchanan. I know what you're thinking -- why is Harrison ranked so low when he died a mere month into office. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Historian poll shuffles presidential rankings Feb 17, 2009
By Natasha T. Metzler, Associated Press Writer Monday, February 16, 2009. Former President George W. Bush, who left office last month, was ranked 36th out of the 42 men who had been chief executive by the end of 2008, according to a survey conducted by the cable channel C-SPAN.. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
C-Span ranks presidents; Upstate NY fares well Feb 17, 2009
Grover Cleveland and Martin Van Buren, who also served as New York governors, were ranked 21st and 31st, respectively. William McKinley, who graduated from , was ranked 16th. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Historians list of presidential rankings Feb 16, 2009
Martin Van Buren 31 30. Chester A. Arthur 32 32. (KHOU.com, TX)
Top 10 Forgettable Presidents Feb 16, 2009
Making himself nearly disappear completely from the history books was probably not the trick that the "Little Magician" Martin Van Buren had in mind, but his was the first truly forgettable American presidency. Van Buren was largely done in by an economic crisis brought on by banks offering easy credit while benefiting from little or no central regulation. (Time.com)
Takes all kinds to be sedentary in White House, bathtub Feb 16, 2009
Note: Tyler was one of three presidents to serve during 1841; the others were Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison, the latter of whom had a habit of dying in office. We didn't have a woman as president until No. 13: Mildred Fillmore. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Make room for Millard: Celebrating ‘unknown’ presidents Feb 16, 2009
Make room for Millard: Celebrating unknown presidents : La Crosse Tribune. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Opinion: Abraham Lincoln is back Feb 12, 2009
He is a figure from some misty historical past, only slightly more vivid than Martin Van Buren and James Buchanan. Well, two things have happened since those dark days. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Dorchester church salutes Lincoln Feb 8, 2009
Lincoln downplayed Taylor's advanced age (64), his history as a Louisiana slaveowner, and his service as a general in the Mexican War - unpopular in New England, where it was seen as a move to extend slave territory - and made the case that Taylor would be better than Democrat Lewis Cass and Free Soiler Martin Van Buren. Lincoln likened Van Buren "to a man having a gun which went off at both ends," according to one Boston newspaper account, saying "he would kill the object in view and those who... (Boston Globe)
6 giants born during downturns Feb 7, 2009
Under President Martin Van Buren, bank failures and concerns about the paper economy spurred the greatest economic decline since the birth of the country. But Pived and went on to score lucrative contracts to supply necessities to the Union Army during the Civil War. (CNN -- Money)
