According to what we told growing up at 110 Redwood Drive, Maple trees on our property were planted to line the road going up to the main house of the Mackay Estate. Is this tree part of the original trees plantings?
Carol, thanks for the comment. If you have any additional information or images that you wish to share, please forward them to [email protected]. Howard
Steven, the two cemeteries that you mentioned are the Landing Cemetery and Garvie Cemetery. They are described in this 2007 Historic Oyster Bay Cemeteries Report by Twon Historian John Hammond. Note the Townsend Cemetery in East Hills is also listed.
City of Glen Cove has a number of cemeteries. One is hardly noticeable on McGlaghlin St at an apartment complex entrance. One or two of the worn stones are noticeable this time of year from the road.
A second small cemetery is the Garvies family on nearby Garvies Preserve.
I've come across the citation by the Roslyn Landmark Society in the course of my ongoing genealogical studies. I am the great-great granddaughter of Capt. Charles Powell Smith, and the great-great-great granddaughter of Stephen B. Smith, who was his father. Great-great grandfather Chas. Smith was, indeed, the captain of the ill-fated steamboat, Seawanhaka; one year later, Jul 24, 1881, he succumbed (in Roslyn, NY) to the burns he sustained in the fire on the steamboat. He was born Apr 10, 1826, and was married to Julia Aner Totten (b. Dec. 26, 1836). His son, Charles Gilson, married my great-grandmother (and I am through 2 later maternal generations). My record shows Stephen B. Smith b. 1799 and d. 1884; was married to Marinda Allen.
Thank you for your informative description of this landmark! You are welcome to contact me, if I
may be of help.
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Nice house
From Profiles: Stephen and Charles Smith House
According to what we told growing up at 110 Redwood Drive, Maple trees on our property were planted to line the road going up to the main house of the Mackay Estate. Is this tree part of the original trees plantings?
From News: Roslyn Landmark Society Monday Mystery Foto #1 Solved: The original western maple tree in front of the Harbor Hill country home
The tree would be part of the original Mackay estate plantings and would have been located very close to the original Mackay mansion.
From News: Roslyn Landmark Society Monday Mystery Foto #1 Solved: The original western maple tree in front of the Harbor Hill country home
Part of the Mackay estate?
From News: Roslyn Landmark Society Monday Mystery Foto #1 Solved: The original western maple tree in front of the Harbor Hill country home
I believe that was a tree that was part of the Mackay Estate. I know that is near the section where the mansion once stood
From News: Roslyn Landmark Society Monday Mystery Foto #1 Solved: The original western maple tree in front of the Harbor Hill country home
Is it a sugar maple tree? That species dates back to the time when dinosaurs roamed the earth and are at least 100 million years old.
From News: Roslyn Landmark Society Monday Mystery Foto #1 Solved: The original western maple tree in front of the Harbor Hill country home
Carol, thanks for the comment. If you have any additional information or images that you wish to share, please forward them to [email protected]. Howard
From Profiles: Stephen and Charles Smith House
Steven, the two cemeteries that you mentioned are the Landing Cemetery and Garvie Cemetery. They are described in this 2007 Historic Oyster Bay Cemeteries Report by Twon Historian John Hammond. Note the Townsend Cemetery in East Hills is also listed.
https://oysterbaytown.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/HistoricCemeteries6-2013.pdf
From News: Update: Survey of the Town of North Hempstead Cemeteries including Roslyn's Only Burying Ground
City of Glen Cove has a number of cemeteries. One is hardly noticeable on McGlaghlin St at an apartment complex entrance. One or two of the worn stones are noticeable this time of year from the road.
A second small cemetery is the Garvies family on nearby Garvies Preserve.
From News: Update: Survey of the Town of North Hempstead Cemeteries including Roslyn's Only Burying Ground
Good afternoon,
I've come across the citation by the Roslyn Landmark Society in the course of my ongoing genealogical studies. I am the great-great granddaughter of Capt. Charles Powell Smith, and the great-great-great granddaughter of Stephen B. Smith, who was his father. Great-great grandfather Chas. Smith was, indeed, the captain of the ill-fated steamboat, Seawanhaka; one year later, Jul 24, 1881, he succumbed (in Roslyn, NY) to the burns he sustained in the fire on the steamboat. He was born Apr 10, 1826, and was married to Julia Aner Totten (b. Dec. 26, 1836). His son, Charles Gilson, married my great-grandmother (and I am through 2 later maternal generations). My record shows Stephen B. Smith b. 1799 and d. 1884; was married to Marinda Allen.
Thank you for your informative description of this landmark! You are welcome to contact me, if I
may be of help.
[email protected] / 301-461-9117
From Profiles: Stephen and Charles Smith House
Great news about the transfer and the initial money available for restoration. Thanks to Howard Kroplick and the mayor of East Hills.
From News: The Roslyn Times December 22, 2021: Deed to the Mackay Estate gate lodge transferred to the Village of East Hills
Great news the restoration of this landmark will surely make many people happy. It has been neglected for far to long.
From News: The Roslyn Times December 22, 2021: Deed to the Mackay Estate gate lodge transferred to the Village of East Hills