Are you familiar with the old Van Schaick house on Van Schaick Island north
of Albany? Nearby is Peebles Island State Park. Peebles Island was named
for Garret Peebles who married Maria van Schaick. The Van Schaick family
originally owned Peebles Island. The family was related to Herman Melville.
See the new biography of Herman Melville by Herschel Parker.
Paul Huey