News from the Marshall House
The Marshall House continued its engagement with the Women in War Symposiums in May.
The foundation event had been presented by The Marshall House in 2022 and included speakers
Holly Mayer, a chair of military history at the US Military Academy, West Point and prominent author on leading topics such as Women Waging War in the American Revolution.
Todd Braisted, authority on Loyalist military history
Lois Huey presenting Molly Brant: A Legacy of Her Own
In May 2026 the Henry Knox and Women in War Symposium was presented in conjunction with American Revolution commemorations across the nation including many events authorized by the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors. A speaker sponsored by The Marshall House was Paul Staiti who spoke on the calamity of Jane McCrea, bringing new insights about the production of historical iconography.
In 2024 Dr. Friederike Baer came to Saratoga and shared exceptional findings on the Baroness Riedesel in her address, "With the Battle of Saratoga our Misfortunes began, Friederike Riedesel in the War for American Independence".
Dr. Baer is a leading researcher on German troops accompanying the British Army in the American Revolution. https://friederikebaer.com/
A work of music is being prepared for presentation in 2027, the 250th anniversary of the battles of Saratoga.
There will be openings to see The Marshall House on October 10 and 11, 2026.
The Apple Cottage
Apple Cottage from the pond
In 1957 a small two storey cottage was built beside a small brook, now dammed to create a pond in the woods, some thirty yards behind The Marshall House. This structure and its furnishings, some brought from the owner’s homes in Kyoto and Tokyo, are inspired by Japanese domestic architecture.
Like its parent, The Marshall House, it is constructed of local materials. Within and without the walls are of pine, the ground floor is slate flagstone from a nearby quarry and the roof, too, is slate.
Interior features include a cryptomeria stair railing with mulberry balustrade and cherry false rafters from Japan supporting a sawali split bamboo mat ceiling from the Philippine Islands. The bedroom ceiling is covered with grass paper brought from Korea. On a sign beside its doorway “Apple Cottage” is written in both Japanese and English.
This winsome little house is used as an occasional residence, as a guest house and as a studio for the owner’s wife, a well-known composer[1]. This secluded cottage with its pleasant associations is a lovely daughter of The Marshall House.
