Historic Hudson Valley (HHV) has been awarded a $399,000 Digital Projects for the Public grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to produce a new interactive graphic novel, Kofi’s Trial. The experience will tell the true story of Kofi, an en... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Revolutionary Westchester 250, the non-profit created to celebrate and promote the county’s role in the American Revolution, has released three new videos covering significant local players in the War for Independence. The three-and-a-half m... More »
By Barrett Seaman — She was an artist, actress, designer, carpenter, fashionista — eclectic, eccentric, glamorous — and for the 58 years she lived in Irvington, a force for civic good. Beginning on Thursday, Oct. 28, a year after her death at age 86, the Irvin... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Margaret J. Horan Gold Star Mothers’ Memorial was unveiled Sunday, May 9th at Horan’s Landing Park in Sleepy Hollow. The Memorial is a project initiated by Armando “Chick” Galella, a 100-year-old Sleepy Hollow resident and decorated WWII ... More »
By Barrett Seaman– They say there will be an app for everything someday. Now residents of the rivertowns can add one more app that will tell them what of historic significance is right under their noses. This particular app, produced by TravelStorysGPS, a comp... More »
By Linda Viertel— While many rivertown residents are enjoying the breath-taking Lyndhurst grounds during these snow-filled weeks transforming the landscape into a winter wonderland, staff and preservationists are working at deep cleaning the mansion’s interior... More »
In honor of Black History Month, we, the Assistant Town Historians, wanted to show you, our readers the stories of Greenburgh’s first African-American police officers. We would like to examine the lives of the: first black officer in Greenburgh, first black ra... More »
By Erik Weiselberg, Ph.D.– Our installments so far have featured native sons and daughters of Westchester County, but during the war Americans and Europeans from all over came to Westchester. This installment features Captain George Hurlbut, a native of Conne... More »
Revolutionary Westchester 250 Launches Video Series Explore Westchester County’s Revolutionary War Sites Irvington, New York — October 24, 2020 Revolutionary Westchester 250 (RW250) announced today the release of five videos that will further the goal of bui... More »
The New York State Organization of the Daughters of the American Revolution announced on September 24, 2020 the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Teacher of American History (OTAH) award. Three judges unanimously bestowed the highest total points achievable to... More »
Lyndhurst Swimming Pool Building Opens with Site-Specific Art Exhibit Lyndhurst continues to enhance every architectural, cultural and landscape component of the mansion’s extensive property on South Broadway in Tarrytown. Following on several successful art e... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Built in 1833 atop the knob of a hill that overlooks the village of Dobbs Ferry, Zion Episcopal Church was once known as the “Mother of Churches” in the lower Hudson Valley. It was instrumental in the founding of Christ Episcopal Church in T... More »
By Erik Weiselberg, Ph.D. Principal Historian, Revolutionary Westchester 250, Village Historian, Irvington, New York– This installment shines a spotlight on another unsung Westchester hero: John Peterson, a patriot of African descent. Peterson’s keen observa... More »
By Erik Weiselberg, Ph.D.– In our last installment, we chronicled the early service of John Odell, the first to volunteer in the local militia, and by 1778 serving as a mounted guide to the light infantry troops stationed in the no-man’s land of Westchester Co... More »
By Barrett Seaman– It was the right place and the right time to marry—if you lived in Tarrytown and if your choice of a wedding day happened to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of the Village of Tarrytown, June 11, 1970. On that day, Ch... More »
By Erik Weiselberg, Ph.D. Principal Historian, Revolutionary Westchester 250 and Village Historian, Irvington, New York Previously we shared the wartime experiences of a captain and a private in the local militia. This installment tells the exploits of the mo... More »
by Erik Weiselberg, Ph.D. – In the previous installment, we featured a prominent tenant farmer who became captain of a militia company; this time, we examine a different tenant farmer’s son who served as a private. Captain Sybout Acker often related that the ... More »
by Charlene Weigel – The Historical Society Serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown has a new exhibit as part of the 200th anniversary celebration of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” “We started planning years ago for this bicentennial,” said Sara Mascia, Executive... More »
The year was 1870. Ulysses S. Grant was President. The country was recovering from the Civil War and had recently passed the 15th Amendment prohibiting state and federal governments from denying the right to vote based on race. New York City’s first subwa... More »
by Dr. Erik Weiselberg THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY A Bimonthly Series of local Revolutionary Era History Stories Researched and Written by Erik Weiselberg, Ph.D., Principal Historian for Revolutionary Westchester 250 and Village Historian of Ir... More »
