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  1. Untapped Cities takes a look at the Conference House in Tottenville, where Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge met with British Admiral Lord Howe in September 1776, and the war nearly ended. I am featured in their video archive discussing Tottenville's overlooked history. If you love local history, this one is worth your time. #Tottenville #StatenIsland #AmericanRevolution #LocalHistory untappedcities.com/evolutionar

  2. The August blog is here with exciting updates! After months of focused writing, 18th Century Tottenville History Comes Alive is in its final stages before Amazon publication. I'm happy to be back to the blog. Don't miss the sneak peek featuring dramatic Revolutionary War stories of loyalty and betrayal that unfolded right here in Tottenville!
    #History #Tottenville #StatenIsland #BookNews #RevolutionaryWar #LocalHistory
    angiemangino.com/tottenville-h

  3. Did you know?
    On December 29, 1927, at Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Tottenville, Father Joseph V. Hyland received Dorothy Day into Catholicism following her conversion when he baptized her daughter, Tamar.
    medium.com/@AngieMangino/the-l
    #History #Dorothy Day #Catholic Worker #Tottenville History #Writing

  4. Did you know?
    In teaching the history of New York first the Dutch held New Amsterdam. In 1664, the English took control calling it New York.
    Sounds simple enough, but it really wasn’t.
    medium.com/@AngieMangino/the-e
    #History #English #New York City #Tottenville History #Books #Writing

  5. Meet the wife of Captain Christopher Billopp
    To sample a taste of her life gives us a taste of the history of this area in New York City as well as insight into the lives of 17th Century women here in the colonies.
    medium.com/@AngieMangino/who-i
    #History #Billopp #New York City #Tottenville History #Books #Writing

  6. Captain Christopher Billopp, an Englishman, was the first to settle in Tottenville. He came to New York harbor with Major Edmund Andros in 1674.
    It was he who built Bentley Manor around 1680, the building now called the Conference House after an 18th Century attempted peace conference held there that could have changed the course of the American Revolutionary War. #Tottenville #History #Billopp
    angiemangino.com/tottenville-h

  7. Fact or Fiction?
    According to the story, the Duke of York supposedly asked English naval Captain Christopher Billopp in 1668 to sail around Staten Island in under 24 hours to claim it for New York.
    medium.com/the-biographical-hi
    #History #Billopp #New York City #Tottenville History #Books #Writing

  8. Meet Christopher Billopp
    Born in 1638 in England to Christopher and Mary Hazelwood Billopp, Captain Christopher Billopp lived a long and history making life.
    medium.com/the-biographical-hi
    #History #Billopp #New York City #Tottenville History #Books #Writing

  9. The #Tottenville #History #Facebook Group keeps growing.
    I'm proud of this community who openly share with each other & it's great to use my many years of research to answer questions. We’re even had reunions, with one of the members reconnecting with a friend after 45 years!
    Join us. Invite your friends & family.
    facebook.com/groups/2278987305

  10. I'm still working on the 18th-century version of #Tottenville's #history, but you can pick up the Kindle or print edition of 17th Century Tottenville History Comes Alive right now! amzn.to/3ueVMYz
    Want to get the kids interested? Let them listen to the Audible edition. audible.com/pd/B0CWBDCNDR/?sou
    Have you read it? I'd love to read your comments in a review on Amazon or Audible!
    I'd appreciate it so much!

  11. One of Tottenville’s most famous historical treasure is the Conference House, located on 3.27 acres called Conference House Park, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. #Tottenville #History
    medium.com/@AngieMangino/disco

  12. Did you know in 1904 the Tottenville Branch Library becomes the first Carnegie library on Staten Island? #Tottenville #Historyhttps://untappedcities.com/2022/08/26/nycs-oldest-libraries/?displayall=true