So this house tells a particular story, a long history, but it cant tell the history of the other houses because they were so different. Daller: It just went right out of my head! Burke: I dont find any difference living here. The following is a roundup of obituaries published on SILive.com. Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. Facebook gives people the power to. Daller: But he has albums upstairs, photos. And so I had all that stuff in my apartment. And he dealed in antique rugs, and regular rugs and everything. Join Facebook to connect with George Burke and others you may know. And I never got along with her that much because everything I wanted to do, she said, No, no, no, I dont like that. And thats where I had all this wonderful carved stuff from the Eskimos that they gave me. Burke: Oh, well, the Eskimos up there would give me beautiful mukluks and all kinds of things. Do you drink? No, we dont drink. So I would collect all the stamps. Burke: So, my sister Marge, and my sister Bess, would come over and help me. I had just bought this house, and it needed a lot of work. Q: So its budgets and the contractors, all that stuff. George James Manger , 100, of Staten Island died on May 4, 2022. Burke: So that should pretty well cover it, I think. It was a sweet sixteen Ill never forget. Constantly. Was very little time on here. I mean, how did you decide what to purchase, what to collect? Q: And thats what allowed you to buy this house? Ill do the whole window. But I dreamt it and I knew every single thing about it. Find the obituary of William Burke (1966 - 2021) from Staten Island, NY. He was always at the stables there. And you can put it together and fix it. But I had all this beautiful carved stuff. And he did these two chairs. John T Burke passed away on April 22, 2015 in Whiting, NJ and is under the care of. And I decided, well, Im going to pick up some nice buildings. Daller: Well, he hopes that Historic House Trust and the Parks Department work hand in hand and maintaining itthat theyll maintain it as a museum. But it looked like an attic with the roof like that and everything. Its just a shame. Is that what you want? This whole corneryou could stand and see the street out there, so this whole corner was rebuilt. Daller: He enjoys the whole house. Obituary George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. And, she said, If so, we will give you gifts. And then that was the end. Obituary: George W. Burke October 07, 2021 George W. Burke, 63 George W. Burke, of Hull, died on Oct. 2. So you really cant even try to say what does it feel like? So, I would saywhat was it?the spring, and in the back of the house was the entrance to the cellar with the double doors, where you walked down the stairs, and it was all brick, and it had the doors. So I made sure it was filled in with dirt the rest of the way, so I wouldnt have that water getting in the basement. Burke: Yes, there was a little man in New Jersey. [laughs] And I lived there for a long time. It was his first time off of Staten Island. I wanted to know some more details about the life tenancy. Burke: Yes. They talk about Tottenville, its all McMansions. Everything has changed, all the old houses are torn down. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. The Seguine Mansion, also known as The Seguine-Burke Mansion, is located on Lemon Creek near the southern shore of Staten Island. But the only thing was it was too small. Wed go down through the junk yards and whatnot. Staten Island was very early on, and then Florida, and then off to Europe. Thats when she said to me, George, go save my house. And I came down and looked at it. Burke: So, in other words, fifty years from now, if someone wants to learn about the house, they can find out. Yes, of course, they could eat all the grass. Daller: Well, no, Mrs. Seguine allowed him to buy, Burke: No, I already had this house from the first deal. They tore down those two nice little cottages that were there. And so they lost it. She had to move them to New Jersey. Or you can do a small whatever. The orientals that originally were on the floor here, I put up in the bedrooms upstairs. So my sister Bess said, Well, come on, lets go to Florida. Births: July 1847-48, July 1853-1909 Deaths: 1795, 1802-04, 1808, 1812-1948 Marriages: June 1847-48, July 1853-1949 *Includes records for western Bronx, 1874-97, and eastern Bronx, 1895-97. And it never had a kitchen. Burke: Yes. It was piled up in their basement. It was so overgrown in the front yard and everything. So I just grew up with it, knowing it. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! Im no bulldozer!. But you used tell me. And in the back of the house, its still there, is aChrist, it must be half the size of this roomis a huge, huge lilac bush. In fact, my mother worked there. Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. They didnt even have soap. And then finally I had a man come in and talking to me about how hes bought a place on Staten Island that hes opening up a place like Saks only not as nice. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. All these empty buildings and things. Daller: The stables. But thats what that was. And they said, Oh my god, George, what are you Oh, and who else was that? What the hell is this? All of a sudden, she went, Youre in my house, and get out! Holy Christ. Hes done it for forty-plus years, now its time to give back. Im sorry that, during all that construction, I wasnt taking photographs, of step by step. That was gorgeous. Because Mrs. Seguine was holding the. Yes. So they said, You better get back here and do something. So I came back, got out of the military, got a job working for Saks Fifth Avenue. Thats the only thing in the house left from the Seguines. And they said he had the box, and took it with them. Burke: Well, look at the mansion! One of the doors was shot, so I took this door off, and when I did, the brick wall, on the side, started falling out. Burke: Of course, Id been in Alaska for all that time. I have no idea what it would be like to live in some other place. Frank Tredici Jr., age 79, of Staten Island, New York, passed away on Monday, February 20th, 2023. They were all womens stuff. He says, Hes my good friend, and so on, We live on Staten Island. And I got to know a tremendous amount of people that way. Daller: Yes, definitely. All rights reserved. And the fact that somebody could save a house like this, and want to show it to people, and let people hear about the history behind it? Death and Obituary Indexes from the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library includes: Buffalo Deaths, 1882-1892; Death Notices and Obituaries in the Buffalo News, 4-22-2009 to 2010; Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths found in select Buffalo and Erie County Publications, 1870s-1950; some cemetery burial records; and other items. Burke: So I dont know if that was a ghost. So that makes sense. And then when I went looking for myhis name was Joinerand everybody was saying, Well, Sergeant Joiner is leaving, Sergeant Joiner is leaving. And I never thought much of it. Q: So this is going to part of an online archive. When I bought it, I didnt know what was that ones house. So Id go up there and Id say, Ed, Adriana, what do you got? Well, we got some old fabric, out of date fabric. Give it to me! And Id take it. https://www.nypap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BurkeGeorge_20211109_access_redacted.mp3. Things like that? And it was called SS White [Dental Manufacturing Company]. That was the mansion. And the last time I went there, there was all houses built in it. I need to get someone in to do a good cleaning on the house, someone to take care of maintaining it. But thats part of whats been going on down here. Daller: Yes, I found him. You know, everybody knew him, and everybody, wow. You just named them. Email or phone: Password: . Daller: Oh, I dont know. George Memon's passing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 has been publicly announced by Martin Hughes Funeral Home in Staten Island, NY. My sisterher mother [indicates Daller], Francesmy sister living in the Bronx, she got me a little apartment and she got me a job working for Saks Fifth Avenue. And thats what they were doing in France to keep from getting it taxed. And I said, What in the hell is this doing in my house? So I opened up the lid and there was this old lady laying in there, with this big lace collar around her neck, and her hair was puffed up behind her head, like that, was all gray. Kitchens were always built in a house outside by themself, and a breezeway going to the house, because the kitchens would always burn down. George Burke. That poor horse. And is there a way where, according to how you would like the house to be maintainedwould everything stay in its place? And the kitchen was outside. Off of Hylan Boulevard? And I walked into there and I walked up, and the lid was closed on the coffin. Burke: Oh, what I want to do isover that fireplace, I want to take that painting downand bring my painting and put it over that fireplace. Burke: Greek revival. Everybody came in to a coldwater flat in the Bronx and walked in amazed because theyve never seen anything like that. We have a choice in having a caretaker come in also to maintain it. You werent allowed to buy much because it was worth a fortune over there to the general public, to the British. Q: And did you keep records of the restoration process? And my brother Bill and my brother Ed decided to go into an automobile repair shop. Q: And how did you keep track of all the items in your collection as they were moving from, Burke: Well, a lot of this stuff, I never got back, because once you left it for years and years, you werent going to go back and say, Well, give me that, and give me this. Was it your mother I gave her all the blue and. Theyll take care of it and be able to show tours. Developers. Where were you stationed and what was it like? Oh, they loved me. The stables, everything has to remain the same. And after he died the family still lived like we had my fathers money involved. Just as long as its saved and its here. And I never had timesometimes Id be sleeping on the pool table there because I just couldnt leave! It was so overgrown. So that was the reason we chose to do a White Party. Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow. Staten Island, Brooklyn, New York, Kings, Long Island, and New Jersey (718) 966-7800 Burke: I think that waswhod ya call-it got me involved with that. Hes the man that built the house. And if I couldnt take care of them, Id call down to the base and theyd send a helicopter and theyd pick them up and take them down to the hospital, because we had to take care of them, because Alaska was ours, and all the Eskimos was our responsibility. Oh my god. Its no different from home. And I often wondered what happened to that brooch because I gave it to Bess. Then I decided, well, Im going to get myself a nice apartment. I loved them too. Its some very wealthy unknown-known person who was there. Because the problem was is that my uncle was paying for everything in the househe was paying for the heating, he was paying all the utilities, paying all the bills. And I would just would go around and Id just pick stuff up. I had all the plasters done. He was an old craftsman from the other side. And I got a good price for that. I said, Well, the only one I know that talked like that is Bess Seguine. She said, Well, this is me. I said, What is it, Bess? She said, I want you to come and save my house. I said, Are you kidding, Bess? I said, as a kid growing up, we were always down on the beach, looking back up at this big white house that looked like a big Southern mansion. I was an interior designer. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina. So that had the outside kitchen. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Burke: Yes, she held the mortgage on it. And I finally got to meet Mrs. Seguine because she had stables at that time. Daller: Because you might remember, he was away for so many years. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. George Burke. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. So I went out and I said toI had two roommates, and I said to my roommates, Wheres my box? And they said Oh, well, Sergeant Joiner came in and took it. I said, Oh, no! I went running out. Im going to get gifts now because Im staying in the house and Im going to fix it up.. It makes sense because she was an old lady. You could imagine what the mansion looked like. Daller: Oh, yes. Thats how I got to know Adriana Scalamandr and the Scalamandrs. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? So I run downstairs. Well, he didnt want the bull with the little girl. Its a plus for the borough too. Burke: Well, if she left them there, she had to come back as a ghost and tell me that they were there! I think there were hundreds of people that worked there. And then, it was declared unsafe, and they come in and knocked it down. 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