armistead, jr. followed his grandmother's example of adding labels to important objects in the family collection, and, like his grandmother, he compiled his reminiscences in the mid-20th century after he reached old age. his reminiscences contain additional stories and information passed down by his grandmother, as well as other members of the family. now, britannia recognized her grandson's interest in family history and frequently gave him objects from the family collection as well as bundles of old papers that were left in the tudor place attic. he went on to note that britannia said he was the only family member who took the slightest interest in them and she knew that he would preserve and care for them. each time armistead returned to georgetown to visit his grandmother, he continued to conduct oral history interviews with her. after spending the day with her on may 13 of 1899, he confided to his diary a desire to write down all she tells me of the past, the most interesting volume it would ma

park slope, built off the fifth avenue, all they both benefited from the greening of brooklyn by armisteadrth green and east clinton, hill benefited from the myrtle avenue l. as well as the northern and crown heights. prospect gardens and flat bush from the right in line. so they had transportation. they had the bridge. they had a green framework that proclaimed could grow around. and as a matter of fact, homestead realized when he worked on brooklyn that this was his lacework. eventually, by the mid 18 seventies, he and box operated. back in the 18 sixties. that greenbelt, it is actually part of a greenbelt that, it's not exactly a continuous greenbelt, but it runs through the brooklyn queens area. on the lower left, ocean parkway, taking you to the beaches of the atlantic ocean, where their green line makes a right turn. that is eastern parkway. right runs to the northeast, eastern parkway extension, not acts exactly a landscape but like the original. but it's in the spirit of the original. it takes you into the new edges of the city of brooklyn, and in the 1890s with the advice of olmst