Where Are They Now?

This turn-of-the century photo of the Beekman Mansion recently turned up in our e-mails.

Not too long ago, the director of the library in the neighboring village of Middleburgh sent us a photo of the Beekman Mansion from the turn of the 19th century.

Always interested in how the house has changed over the years, we immediately focused on a structure that seemed to be perched on the roof.  The age of the photo made it difficult to see clearly. For weeks it remained a mystery.

Then one late...