Oldest Items
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Oldest Items
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Oldest items in Clifton Park History Collection
Collection Items
Signature of Cornelius Forte
Signed by Cornelius F. Forte, 1842. Containing loose pages of Betts family records from 1802-1957 & marriage certificate for Erastus Forte and Huldah Vischer, 6 June 1867; 9” x 11 ¼” x 2 ½”
Family Record - Births
Signed by Cornelius F. Forte, 1842. Containing loose pages of Betts family records from 1802-1957 & marriage certificate for Erastus Forte and Huldah Vischer, 6 June 1867; 9” x 11 ¼” x 2 ½”
Family Record - Marriages
Signed by Cornelius F. Forte, 1842. Containing loose pages of Betts family records from 1802-1957 & marriage certificate for Erastus Forte and Huldah Vischer, 6 June 1867; 9” x 11 ¼” x 2 ½”
Family Bible Spine
Signed by Cornelius F. Forte, 1842. Containing loose pages of Betts family records from 1802-1957 & marriage certificate for Erastus Forte and Huldah Vischer, 6 June 1867; 9” x 11 ¼” x 2 ½”
Quilt made by Minnie Forte Wood (1868-1926)
Quilt made by Minnie Forte Wood (1868-1926). Its size is 75” x 86”.
Quilt made by Catherine Vischer in 1864
Quilt made in 1864 by Catherine Vischer (1842-1924). Its size is 76" x 85".
Coverlet 1819 made by Helena Vischer
1819 coverlet made and initialed by Helena Vischer (1805-1890) was the daughter of Nicholas Vischer and Catherine Van Vranken. They built what is now known as King's Crest Farm in 1802, which is where the coverlet was likely made. Helena later gave…
Hand-Woven Coverlet 1830
Donated by Barbara Olson who is a descendant of the Bloodgood, Wood, Forte, Vischer, and Warx families of Clifton Park.
Enslavement in Clifton Park page 2
Sale of Negro woman (Nann) and infant boy (Yap) for 45 pounds by Derrickje Van Vranken to Christopher Miller in 1786.
Enslavement in Clifton Park
Sale of Negro woman (Nann) and infant boy (Yap) for 45 pounds by Derrickje Van Vranken to Christopher Miller in 1786.
Dutch Document
Dutch document signed by Ryckert Claase Van Vranken’s three sons Garret, Maus and Evert in 1712.
Transport (Deed) of Property, page 3
Transport (deed) of property on the north side of the Maquaes (Mohawk) River from Ryker Schermerhorn to Maas Rycksen, Sept. 10, 1706
Transport (Deed) of Property, page 2
Transport (deed) of property on the north side of the Maquaes (Mohawk) River from Ryker Schermerhorn to Maas Rycksen, Sept. 10, 1706
Transport (Deed) of Property 1706, page 1
Transport (deed) of property on the north side of the Maquaes (Mohawk) River from Ryker Schermerhorn to Maas Rycksen, Sept. 10, 1706
