Ferryman Newsletter

• Locals have ties to ’39 World’s Fair, by Seamus Breathnach
• Hyatt-Livingston is setting of early 20th century novel, by Teresa Walsh
• The great debate over “Why Johnny Still Can’t Read”, by Seamus Breathnach
• Civil War surgeon, eloquent speaker, is first president, by Madeline Byrne and Alan Steinfeld
• Every donation has a story, by Madeline Byrne

• Respected Animator Called Dobbs Ferry Home. by Seamus Breathnach
• Native Americans Were the First Residents, by Henrietta Toth
• Postcards Ramp Up Village Narrative, by Robin Costello
• Class of ’62, Reconnect, Reflect…at High School Reunion, by Teresa Walsh
• Road to Freedom Medley

• Remembering the Centennial – 50 Years Later
• Mummers and twirlers and floats, by Robin Costello
• Sailing, Singing, and Sunburn: Tales from an Ex-Hippie, by Christine Potter
• From the Desk of the President, by Madeline Byrne
• Edwin Gould: Village Benefactor, Champion of Many, by Seamus Breathnacht
• Fond Memories Drive This Family Narrative, by Annie Zaranski Brown

• Looking Back at 1873, by Teresa Walsh
• The Name Game…, by Madeline Byrne
• From the Desk of the President, by Madeline Byrne
– Garden Club of Dobbs Ferry turns 100
• South Presbyterian Church Celebrates Bicentennial, by Jacque Jennet
• Lost Video Brings to Life the Meads and Their Home, by Seamus Breathnach
• Ogden Engine Company Reaches Milestone – 125 Years of Service
• Masters School students use archive for new course work

2022

• Focus on Dobbs Ferry: From bucolic burg to bustling burb, by Henrietta Toth
• Old Croton Aqueduct: What’s Really Beneath Your Feet…by Seamus Breathnach
• From The Desk of The President, by Madeline Byrne

• Greenburgh Hebrew Center Is 75!
• Dobbs Ferry On Their Minds: Mayors Bova, Marra, Monahan On Growing Up Here, and More…by Teresa Walsh
• From The Desk of The President, by Madeline Byrne
• Picture Postcards: A Window In Time, by Alan Steinfeld

• Pompeii Celebrates 100 Years
• President’s Page: Upaway Estate, McKenna Family Donations, Did you know?
• Kris Lent, WWII Flyer, by Teresa Walsh
• Ukraine: A Personal Perspective, by Olena Nabatov
• Revolutionary Era Historian Visits Dobbs Ferry, by Ellen Klein
• Spotlight on Dobbs Ferry Business, by Madeline Byrne
• Dobbs Ferry Historical Society Website Inspires Local Teacher, by Teresa Walsh
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2021

• The 20th-Century Ferry: Quirky Amenity for an Artists’ Colony, by Jim Luckett
• Wires, Wires, Everywhere, by Gerard Coffey
• Our Own Star of Stage and Screen, Peggy Conklin by Teresa Walsh
• Zion Episcopal, A Local Treasure, by Emily Kahn
• From the President’s Desk, by Madeline Byrne
• Comments from Readers
• H. DeWitt Dobbs and His Hats, by Madeline Byrne and Alan Steinfeld

• The Ferry Shrinks, but Survives, in the Late 1800s, by Jim Luckett
• Yes, Dig They Must, by Gerard Coffey
• Research at the Archives – Willoughby’s Market by Madeline Byrne
• Ernie Howell Reflects on His Life, by Maria Harris
• Essay Contest 2021: essays by Maeve Larson and Ariana Biberaj
• Lilacs

• The Ferry Sails Into The Age of Steam, by Jim Luckett
• Matthew K. Couzens: Preservationist by Design? by Gerard W. Coffey
• Good News Amid The Pandemic! by Daniel Schwartz
• The Road to Dobbs Ferry, Ashford Avenue by Madeline Byrne
• Paradise…Or Parking Lot? by Ellen Milhan Klein

2020

• Welcome To The Road To Freedom Issue
• The Decision That Changed History
• Col. Hamilton Jeopardizes Secrecy
• Andre’s Preferred Meeting Place Was Dobbs Ferry
• Military Units of the Past Join Freedom Day Commemorations
• Dobbs Ferry in 1781 by Larry Blizard
• The Other Road To Freedom by Jim Luckett

• The Ferry In The Revolution (Dobbs Family, Part VII), by Jim Luckett
• So, Who Was the First Policeman in Dobbs Ferry?
  By Alan Steinfeld and Madeline Byrne
• Remembering a Beloved Firefighter by Teresa Walsh
• The Man of a Thousand Faces by Larry Blizard
• Remembering Bruce Platt

• The Ferry Takes Root On The West Bank (Dobbs Family, Part VI), by Jim Luckett
• The Levelers Are Coming! The Levelers Are Coming!
  By Larry Blizard
• An Early 19th-Century Time Capsule, By Peggie Blizard
• A Remembrance of Pharmacies Past, By Joe Bova
• A Word From the Presidents
• New Dobbs Ferry Walking Tour, By Madeline Byrne
• Dobbs Ferry’s First Police Officer

2019

• John Dobbs Makes It To Dobbs Ferry (Dobbs Family, Part V), by Jim Luckett
• R.I.P In Dobbs Ferry, by Larry Blizard
• A Chat With a Feminist Pioneer – Interview with Muriel Fox
  Co-Founder, National Organization for Women
• Reinventing History at the Masters School, By Rachel O’Connell,
• The Libraries of Dobbs Ferry, By Judith Doolin Spikes

• The Dobbs Family, Dislocated by Rebellion (Dobbs Family, Part IV), by Jim Luckett
• The Day Garfield Didn’t Visit, by Richard Borkow
• Time for an Aqueduct District? by Sonya Terjanian
• Dobbs Ferry Historical Society Resources by Alan Steinfeld
• A Recent Inquiry: Spotlight on 18 Ashford, by Madeline Byrne

• The Dobbs Family In Rural Manhattan (Dobbs Family, Part III), by Jim Luckett
• The Other War of 1918: The Local Impact of the Flu Epidemic by Ellen Milhan Klein
• The Big One: Looking Back at the Blizzard of 1888
• Mildred Emory Persinger, by Mary Donovan
• Who Was This Ladies’ Man?, by Peggy Blizard

• The Dobbs Family In Manhattan (Dobbs Family, Part II), By Jim Luckett
• The Villards of Dobbs Ferry and the Great War, by Richard Borkow
• Not Just Garbage: The Wickers Creek Shell Midden, by Tom Morrison
• Possible Native American Burial Ground on Oliphant Avenue, by Larry Blizzard
• A Healing Brunch, by Larry Blizzard
• The Arone Pharmacy and ‘Doc’ Columbus Arone, by Patricia Arone

• The Dobbs Family Before Dobbs Ferry, (Dobbs Family, Part I), by Jim Luckett
• Dobbs Ferry Historical Society Essay Contest
• Why Immigrants Matter, by Darian Ahmadizadeh
• The Rich History of Zion’s Victory Bell, by Niall Cain
• The Case of the Plaque at Our Doorstep, by Peggie Blizard
• The Lost Hamlet of Chauncey, by Judith Doolin Spikes

2018

• Messmore Kendall and His Mansion of Myth by Larry Blizard
• Why Monuments Matter by Daniel Schwartz
• Historic Landmarks and Districts in Dobbs Ferry: An Update by Sonya Terjanian
• Memorial Day Picnic at the Mead House

2017

• The Portrait of Van Brugh Livingston
  by Larry Blizard
• A Recent Inquiry: The Concrete Houses
• Her Happy Hundred Years: Meet Peg Baviello, by Betsy Hunter
• Revolutionary War Documents In Dobbs Ferry, by Larry Blizard
• Our Newest Digital Venue: Flickr.com

2016

• The New Idea Washer Machine of William Wallace Allen by Mary S. Donovan
• The Scaperrotta Windows by Alan Steinfeld and Madeline Byrne
• The Vano Grande Window by Alan Steinfeld and Madeline Byrne
• The Little White Church Cemetery Restoration Update: Oct./Nov. 2016 by Linda Borkow

• Dobbs Ferry: The War Years by William E. and Ronald Bray
• The Genius of 75 Main Street: Dobbs Ferry’s “Thomas Edison”, Charles Spiro
• The Two Dobbs Ferrys: to 1765 by Jean Fritz
• Historical Happenings: A Village Mystery Solved! The Eagle at Springhurst Elementary School

• The Rimoli Stained Glass Windows of Our Lady of Pompeii
• A Memorial to the Veterans Buried in the Little White Church Cemetery by Linda Borkow
• James Garfield’s Connection to Dobbs Ferry
• William Dobbs

2015

• Portrait of a Young Officer by Ian Connett
• Henry C Klein views “better Dobbs Ferry”; presents Master Plan
• Summer Kitchen Open to Visitors
• The Street that never was: Dock Street by Madeline Byrne & Alan Steinfeld

• Fowl play in Dobbs Ferry by Madeline Byrne, Alan Steinfeld
• Establishing Historic Landmarks and Districts in Dobbs Ferry by Sonya Terjanian
• Henry Villard’s Folly by Mildred Persinger
• The Belden behind Belden Avenue by Julia Unger
• Grapes & Olives: A Celebration of Italians in Dobbs Ferry

• 145 Palisade: From Brews To Bibles, By Mary S. Donovan and Charles Geard
• The Oxford Market and the Westchester Pigeon Club By Peggie & Larry Blizard
• The Italian-American Project
• New arrival at Mead House – an unexpected gift from the former home of Dr. & Mrs. Harold Storms
• Road To Freedom, 2016

2014

• Captain William Henry Dobbs : Pilot of the Continental Army by Charles E Dobbs
• The Judson Family Photo Album by William Newman
• The First Rhode Island Regiment by Richard Borkow
• Mary Sudman Donovan Day proclaimed in Dobbs Ferry and Westchester Country
• Trustee Maria Harris Honored as community activist

• Dobbs Ferry Historical Society to receive Cabrini of Westchester’s Centennial Award by Judith Doolin Spikes
• Special Issue Celebrating St. Frances Xavier Cabrini and the institution she founded
• In Dobbs Ferry by Judith Doolin Spikes
• Annual Meeting feature Niall Cain speaking on “From Philipsburg to Dobbs Ferry: How Zoning Forms our Communities”

2013

• The Little White Church Cemetery: A Virtual Walk Through the Past, By Dr. Alan Steinfeld
• James Bremner: Keeper of the Aqueduct By Dr. Alan Steinfeld
• A Tree is Planted in Memory of Larry Klein
• A New Development in Town? A History of Chauncey
• On the Street Where You Live: Belden Ave. by Yelena Krasnozhen

• The Rededication of the Little White Church Cemetary on Ashford
• The Mystery Of Morton Paters Pond by Madeline Byrne and Alan Steinfeld
• The Choicest Suburb Of New York (in 1892) by Robin Costello
• On The Street Where You Live… Robert Green Ingersoll

2012

• The Case Of The Missing Truck by Ellen Milhan Klein
• The Hughsons Of Dobbs Ferry by Larry Blizzard
• A Testimonial from Forkland Lane by Drew and Julie Coburn
• Our Debt of Gratitude to the Dobbs Ferry Garden Club
• On the Street Where You Live – Mohican Park Avenue by Madeline Byrne
• The Historical Society is Proud to Present Jay Doolin Spikes and Anne Marie Leone’s New Book: Dobbs Ferry Then & Now by Judith Doolin Spikes and Anne Marie Leone

• Father & Son, The Two Mike Todds by Larry Blizard
• Fanny Garrison Villard Civil Rights Champion at The Dawn of the 20th Century by Jean Fritz
• Treasures In The Attic – The Photographic Gems Found In Our Archives by Robin Costello
• Remembering Jon Nielson by Mildred Persinger

• Up, Up, And Away In Dobbs Ferry With Movie Legends Lawrence Oliver & Vivien Leigh by Larry Blizard
• On the Street Where You Live:David Ogden Bradley by Madeline Byrne
• Dr. John Cochran Physician, Surgeon, and Hero Of The American Revolution by Mary S. Donovan
• If These Walls Could Speak… 72 Colonial Avenue by Jim Luckett

2011

• Isabella Niven Wilder. For Thornton Wilder’s Mom: ‘Our Town’ Was Dobbs Ferry by Larry Blizzard
• The Corner Drug Store by Terry Kessler Schwartz & Howard J.Pobiner
• The 1970s
• Village’s Early Folk History Sits in the Library by Nancy Delmerico

• Teddy Roosevelt In Dobbs Ferry by Larry Blizard
• Meet Some Young Heroes: Our Volunteers
• Villard Hill: Birth Of A Neighborhood by Madeline Byrne
• Our 70s Show was a Memorable Success

2010

• The Last Lord of The Manor Colonel Frederick Philipse III by Mary Donovan
• The Biegens of Dobbs Ferry A Family Album by Larry Blizard

• Dobbs Ferry Hotels from the Past by Larry Blizard
• A Tribute to Paul Fix by Larry Blizard

• A Land Sale Bonanza: Dividing up Frederick Philipse’s Confiscated Property by Mary S. Donovan
• 10 Reasons to Join or Renew Membership in the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society
• “That Terrible Evening in 1905” by Garrett Glaser

2009

• Henry Hudson (c.1565-1611)
• Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
• Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635)
• Spring Lecture Series
• Dobbs Ferry’s Return to the Hudson Quadricentennial Celebration, August 15, 2009

• General George Washington has arrived in Dobbs Ferry, book by Mary Sudman Donovan, George Washington at “Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry”, July 4 to August 19, 1781
• How Gaby Grunebaum at Age 91, Reached Back Through the Centuries to her Compatriot Private Georg Daniel Flohr by Mavis Cain
• “The Slipping By of the Years”: Words from 100 Years Ago in the 1909 Dobbs Ferry Register, by Judith E. Adams
• Dobbs Ferry’s Return to the Hudson Quadricentennial Summer Celebrations

• Keeping the Mead House Alive for Community Archives and Events
• Local Artist Joanna Rock Created Special Wallpaper for the Mead House Parlor
• A Tribute to Rebecca Browning Rankin by Mary S. Donovan
• The “Nathan Hale” House by Madeline Byrne
• Main Street Mystery: Still Unsolved! by Larry Blizard
• George Washington at “Head Quarters, Dobbs Ferry” July 4 to August 19, 1781
• Historical Happenings: Interview with Pulitzer Prize Winner David Hackett Fischer by Richard Borkow

2008

• We Proudly Introduce: The Dobbs Ferry Historical Society Historic Plaque Program
• The History of Resolute Hook and Ladder by Neil Sweeting
• The Little Red House- A Reverie by Larry Blizard
• A Soldier’s Tale: Private Flohr’s Diary Part IV by Hank Walter
• Dobbs Ferry Encampment, July 4 to August 19, 1781 by Richard Borkow

• Annual Meeting Features Italian Community in Dobbs Ferry (9/23/08)
• The Mead House – Big Changes Over The Summer
• Road to Freedom Day – August 17th, 2008
• Francesco Ricciardi, “Maaestro Francesco” by Mary Donovan
• Fixing Your Old Photographs by Gerry Mooney

• A Walk Through Time with Alice Denike by Larry Blizard
• Tracing the History of Your Home
• The Fred Staats Fund for Emergency Repairs
• Private Flohr’s Time in Rochambeau’s Army, Part V by Hank Walter
• Salvatore Primeggia Featured in Our Lecture Series

2007

• The Dobbs Ferry Hospital- A century of Caring by Mary Donovan
• Ogden Engine Company No. 1 (Part 2: 1960 to Present Day) by Teresa Walsh

• Private Flohr’s Time in Rochambeau’s Army (Part III) Translated by Gabriele H. Gtunebaum by Hank Walter
• The Road to Freedom Day in Dobbs Ferry
• Annual Meeting Program Features Bannerman Island

• Help Save the Mead House
• Dobbs Ferry’s Sea Plane Base by Herbert Donovan
• The Move to Springhurst by Mary Donovan

2006

• The Browns– The President and First Lady of Dobbs Ferry by Bill Blanck
• L. Doris Wood: Educator, Correspondent & Friend by Meg Lauer

• Old Engine Company No. 1 by Teresa Walsh
• Historical Society Revieves Artifact – Plaque from Dobbs Ferry Railroad Station

• August 1781: The March to Freedom
• “You are Cordially Invited…”
• 1840 Odell Farmhouse and Barn: George W. Odell & Esther Emma Burfield, Part II by Georgette Hedberg

2005

• Historical Society Gala Honors Unsung Heroes:Bill Cassella, Goldie Gernivivo, Gail Malara

• Historical Society Gets New Fence
• “Unsung Heroes” Applauded at Gala
• Private Flohr’s Time in Rochambeau’s Army, Part II by Hank Walter

• Annual Clara Mead Egg Nog Party and Zion’s Washington Irving Celebration to be Held Sunday, December 11th
• The Odell Farmers and their Farmhouse by Georgette Hedberg

2004

• Jean Fritz to be Honored at Spring Gala
• Remembering One Soldier by Mary Donovan
• History of Storm Farmhouse, Part II by Denise Wilson
• Gabriele Grunebaum, former trustee, dies at the age of 93 by Mavis Cain

• Annual Meeting of the Historical Society Features Speech by David McCullough
• History of the Storm House, Part III by Denise Wilson
• When Broadway Sent Its Stars to Main Street by Mavis Cain

• The House at 12 Elm Street by Mary Donovan
• Pvt. Flohr’s Time in Rochambeau’s Army by Hank Walter

2003

• Annual Gala to be Celebrated on May 30th: Hudson Historian to Speak – Col. James
• Johnson
• Spring In-Gathering
• Story of Dobbs Ferry Library, 1899-2003 by Bill Blanck
• Dobbs Ferry: the Beginnings by Jean Fritz

• Village Photographer Nick Fanelli’s Ground Zero Photos to be Featured at the Sept 19th Annual Meeting
• Spring Gala a Resounding Success
• Contributions Welcome for New Pathway for the Disabled at the Mead House
• Dobbs Ferry Union Free School, 1857-1897 by Mary Donovan
• Mary Donovan, President of DFHS Since 2002 by Jean Fritz
• “The Unbrella Lady”, Jean Fritz by Bill Blanck

• Oldest House in Dobbs Ferry by Denise Wilson
• Story of the Library (cont.) by Bill Blanck
• Photos from Ground Zero Featured at Annual Meeting

2002

• Historical Society Gala – Tina Marziale, Tony Castello, and Charlie Baiano Honored
• The Great Spaghetti Dinner That Never Was in 1944 by Brian Wright
• Food Was Scarce for American Prisoners of War in WW II
• Founded in 1833 Zion Episcopal Church has Historic Roots by Richard McKeon

• September 11, 2002—A Day of Prayer and Remembrance by Bill Blanck
• Dobbs Ferry in 2000: A Centennial Portrait by Mary Donovan
• 20th Century Photos to be Featured at Annual Meeting on September 27 at Our Lady of Pompeii
• Zion Rings in the 20th Century by Richard McKeon

• 11th Annual “Clara’s Party” set for December 13th
• Growing Up in Dobbs Ferry by Andrea Fritz
• Founders of Dobbs Ferry by Jean Fritz

2001

• History of Community Hospital (1993) will be presented at Historical Society’s Gala
• Rochambeau Monument, 1894, corrected in 2000 by Bill Blanck
• Old Croton Aqueduct to Connect with Greenway-sponsored Trails
• Bill McHenry Obit. Died 4/1/2000

• Why The Trolley Didn’t Stop Here by Helen Kirkpatrick
• New Bronze Plaque Correcting the Washington-Rochambeau Monument Dedicated at
• July 4th Ceremony by Bill Blanck and Hank Walter
• Immigrants to be the Topic at Annual Meeting
• A Thank You for Sister Roselle by Mavis Cain

• In Memoriam–Cecil Jack, Trustee
• War Comes to Dobbs Ferry—1776–1941–2001 by Bill Blanck
• What Rrochambeau’s Officers Thought About Us by Jean Fritz
• Immigrants to be Topic at Annual Meeting on September 28 at Our Lady of Pompeii Hall by Hank Walter

2000

• Strawberry Festival on June 10th
• Irish Program Provides Spell-binding Evening
• Proposed site of Great Hunger Memorial
• Historian Dennis Maika tells of Slavery in Dobbs Ferry Area
• Ireland 150 Years Ago

• 1852 Map of Village Given to Society by the SAR; Correction of Monument Described
• No Fights, No Recounts, No Chads in Trustee Election by Members by Bill Blanck
• A Village Vote Recount and the Presidential Crisis by Bill Blanck
• Bill McHenry, a Friend and Contributer to Dobbs Ferry Historical Archives, Dies
• 1894 Washington Rochambeau Monument Will be Corrected by the Sons of the American Revolution
• Annual Clara Mead Eggnog Party
• Villard Family at Thorwood by Hank Walter

1999

• Jean Fritz, A Pioneer of Women’s Liberation: Fanny Garrison Villard, of Dobbs Ferry
• Dobbs Ferry Historical Society and Sons of American Revolution Agree to Correct Hank Walter, Washington Headquarter’s Monument

• Memories of John Nanna at September 24 Annual Meeting
• Henry Villard, German Immigrant, Civil War Newsman, Financier, Railroad Builder
• and Dobbs Ferry Resident by Hank Walter
• Help Wanted!! Donations Needed to Defray Maintenance Expenditures

• A Holiday Double Bill—First the Clara Mead Eggnog Party And Afterwards
• The Washington Irving Holiday Celebration at Zion Church
• The Life and Times of 1900 as Seen by the Dobbs Ferry Register
• Dobbs Ferry 1933- First in Series of Programs Planned for Membership
• Garden Club of Dobbs Ferry Donates $4,500 for Society’s Lawn Improvement

1998

• Annual Meeting to Feature Ogden Fire Company
• The Peaceful Visit of The Rose
• Bill Blanck, Dobbs Ferry’s Part in the 1898 Spanish American War
• Bill Blanck, In 1785 Residents Buy Large Tracts of Land Confiscated from Tory Philipse
• Dobbs Ferry’s Part in the 1898 Spanish American War

• Warren Gardner, Nineteenth Century Health Officer a Potent Influence in Dobbs Ferry
• Bill Blanck, Our Lady of Pompeii, in the War Years and Afterward–The Cancelled Dinner for Italian War Prisoners
• May 8th Gala to Feature History of Dobbs Ferry Police
• Nineteenth Century Health Officer a Potent Influence in Dobbs Ferryman by Warren Gardner
• Ogden Engine Company No. 1 is 100 Years Old

• “Friends of the Historical Society” Being Formed
• A Visit to the Direct Descendent of Frederick Philipse III by Mavis Cain

1997

• The Chain at West Point that kept the States United
• In Memoriam–Raymond Willsea and Demarest Romaine
• CHAINING THE HUDSON by Lincoln Diamani Reviewed by Jean Fritz
• Greenburgh Hebrew Center–The First Twenty-five Years by Dr. Arthur David And Joseph Shriro
• Dobbs Ferry Documented in Detail by Berthier in 1781 by Mavis Cain
• Stories of the Revolution, Including the Ladies, will be told at Mead House On February 23.

• Greenburgh Hebrew Center Celebrates Jubilee by Rabbi Barry Kenter
• Jean Fritz, News Spotlighted 100 Years Ago
• Mavis Cain, Berthier Pinpoints the Location of French and American Armies in the Dobbs Ferry Area in 1781
• Immigration, “Remember the Ladies”, Were Society’s Winter Programs
• In Memoriam – Mae Pepper by Hank Walter

• Happy Buyers at Auction Brave Threatening Weather
• History of the Oceana Building and Its Land by Hank Walter
• Architect Stephen Tilly Will Describe Oceana Building Restoration at September 26th Annual Meeting
• Society Begins Fund Appeal in Wake of Costly Emergency Repairs
• Clock Turned Back 100 Years at Gala
• Public Health was a Matter of Life and Death in Dobbs Ferry: The Early Years by Warren M. Gardner

• Our Lady of Pompeii Celebrates 75 Years by Hank Walter
• Public Health in Dobbs Ferry–Village Purchases Odorless Cesspool Cleaner by Warren Gardner
• In Memoriam: John Ricciardi Bequeaths Society $10,000 in his Sister’s Memory

1996

• Second Church of the Sacred Heart Dedicated a Century Ago
• Reginald A. Marra Dies—Served on Tinian When Enola Gay Bombed Hiroshima
• During and After the Blizzards of 1888 and 1947 in Dobbs Ferry
• Society Receives Letters from World War II Servicemen to Dobbs Teacher L. Doris Wood
• Diary May Provide Information About Dobbs Ferry Area in 1781
• In Memoriam – Shirley B. Elbert
• Members Gather at the Mead House Dedication

• Donation of Items Needed for June 1st Porch and Yard Sale
• “Dr. Dobbs” and Eighteenth Century Medicine at Dobbs Ferry Historical Society’s April 27 Gala
• In Memoriam–Catherine Thornton, Ellen Thornton
• Sacred Heart Church Through Two World Wars

• September 27th Annual Meeting Will Feature Video History of Mayor Nanna’s Tenure During Baby Boom
• Businesses to Contribute to a Successful Gala
• The Society Participates in Four Events
• Church Renovation, Youth Ministry, Jewish Outreach, and Latin were Hallmarks of Msgr.Green’s and Msgr. McManus’ Tenures

• Sacred Heart Today: Involvement
• In Memoriam–Dr. Joseph Gelsi, Cathleen R. Polgreen
• Mayor Nanna Video Draws Big Crowd to Annual Meeting
• Emergency Mead House Repairs of Roof and Steam Boiler Cost Society $11,300.
• Members’ Help Needed
• Republicans Swept Dobbs Ferry in 1896 Presidential Election
• The Berthier Journal: When the French and American Armies Joined in the Dobbs Ferry Area

1995

• Special issue with photos and biographies of Dobbs Ferry servicemen & women
• Exuberant Rejoicing, Parades, Auto Caravans, Street Dancing and Prayer Marked
• Dobbs’ V-J Day by Bill Blanck and Hank Walter
• How Dobbs Participated in World War II
• Pocohontas to be Part of History Talk by Jean Fritz

• Arnold’s Treachery, The March to Yorktown, Revolution Ends, Tories Leave, Ferry Continues till 1944 by Jean Fritz
• Mead House Dedication at Fourth Annual Eggnog Party
• Sacred Heart Celebrates 100 Years of Church Building

• Addorisio’s Letter From Buchenwald Shocks Residents
• Valentine Program Photos
• April 30 Gala: Recollections of VE and VJ Days

• The Story of James Jennings McComb – Part I: The Estherwood Connection
• Pre-Valentine’s Program Announcement
• Third Annual Clara Mead Egg Nog Party
• Junior Member Category Approved at Annual Meeting
• Trustee Filomena Ricciardi Dies At 92
• George Speyer Bequeath To Society

1994

• The Story of Dobbs Ferry – Part Four: The Hudson River In ’76 by Jean Fritz
• Dobbs Ferry Hospital: The Beginning by Hank Walter
• Lawn and Porch Sale Results
• Board Okays Selling 16 Items to Other History Groups
• Spring Gala Results

• Spring Gala: 50-Year Remembrance of World War II
• The Story of Dobbs Ferry – Part Three: War Comes To Dobbs Ferry, by Jean Fritz
• Porch and Lawn Sale
• Raffle

• Society Authorizes Funds for Archival Storage and Office Space in its New Home at the Mead House
• Society Opposes Indeck Gas Line for Both Aqueduct and Broadway
• Jean Fritz, The Story of Dobbs Ferry–Part Two; The Two Dobbs Ferrys: to 1765
• Community Hospital: The Past 40 Years, The Future

1993

• Henry Walter, Dobbs Ferry Women Organize Hudson River Equal Franchise Society in 1909 for the Right to Vote

• Henry Walter, New York Lags in Giving Women the Vote; War Aids Suffrage Movement; 1917 Dobbs Voters Favor Suffrage by 56 Votes
• Mead House Progress
• State Gets Collections Policy

• Community Hospital Observes its Centennial at a Gala Evening on December 4
• Jean Fritz, Dobbs Ferry, The Beginning
• Thank You, Filomena Riccardi!
• Frances Tahnee Neill, Margarita Gallo Muller
• Video Delights Two Groups
• Mildred Persinger, Quilts at the Mead House

• Modifications of Mead House
• Upcoming Events
• Raffle

1992

• Henry Walter, Clara Mead, “A Gracious Lady of the Old School”
• Barbara Pearce, Clara Mead Leaves 12 Elm Street to Society
• Henry Walter, Repair and Maintenance Endowment Fund Needed

• Mead House Needs “A Lot of Work”–And Money
• 130 Attend 1992 Historical Society Gala

• Clara Mead Eggnog Party December 13
• Sylvia Brownshield, Repairs Strengthen the Mead House
• Bill, Hank Blanck, Walter, Dobbs Ferry in World War II:1942–The First Year of Sacrifice
• Annual Irving Celebration Sponsored by Historical Society and Zion Church presents ‘The Changing Face of St. Nicholas’ on December 6

1991

• Your Memorabilia Will Help Tell the Ashford Avenue Story
• Dobbs Ferry Historical Society Now Video Taping World War II Veterans
• Cemetery Preservation Report Ordered as Volunteers Take Emergency Action
• State Denies Overseer’s House Funding
• NYU Archeologist Suggests Preservation Techniques for Wickers Creek Site

• Bill Blanck, The Environs of Ashford Avenue–Then and Now
• Tema Harnik, Aqueduct Photograph and Slide Exhibit Will Open This August in Dobbs Ferry Library
• Kathleen Modrowski, FOWCAS Adopts Wickers Creek, Initiative Sponsored by League of Women Voters
• Mayzette Edholm Stover, 1924-1948 Village Memories–The Winemaker, History in the Dump, and The Gatehouse Ghost

1990

• Kathleen Modrowski, Wickers Creek Archeological Site Placed on County Inventory of Historical Places
• Tema Harnik, Dobbs Ferry in the Era of the Old Croton Aqueduct: 1835-1850
• Bill Blanck, Village Depression Year 1933 is Documented on Video Tape
• Caroline Kravath, Historical Society Sponsors Little White Church Cemetery Restoration Project Study
• Virginia Barton, Storms Family Members Identified’
• Bill Blanck, World War II Dobbs Ferry Subject of Ferryman Special Edition
• Bill Blanck, Flying Over Dobbs Ferry to Record 1991 Village for Archives and for the Ashford Avenue Project

1989

• History At Our Door Step: A Future For The Society At The Aqueduct Overseer’s

1988

• Catherine and Modrowski Walter and Modrowski, Pre-History A ‘The Landing’ – An Important Archaeological Site
• Yesterday’s News: a chronicle of 1888 : The Blizzard of ’88, How RR Station Location Came To Be, Dobbs Ferry description & its name
• Kathleen Modrowski, Photo Archives Project
• Evelyn Fitzgerald, Stained Glass

• Oral History Workshops Mark Community Heritage Year
• Dobbs Ferry Post Office Nominated To National Register
• Frances Neill, Restoration On Main Street
• Tema Harnik, Now Playing On Your VCR! An Oral History Workshop
• Kathleen Modrowski, Update On Early Indian Site

1986

• Storefront History Theatre
• Cooperative Artist-in-Residency Links Art, History And Architecture
• Celebrate Lady Liberty – April 15, 1986
• Fasnella’s Views Of Dobbs Ferry Now Available To All: Special March Offer For Members On Full-Color Lithograph

• Historical Society Annual Meeting (10/8/86)
• A Note Of Gratitude To The 1985-86 Trustees Of The Historical Society
• ‘Storefront History Theatre’ Project Receives Support From Local Business Members & From The Westchester Arts Fund …
• Oral History Staff Development Course Offered For Area Teachers In March ’87

1985

• “Life Of A River Village” To Be Re-Printed
• Two Dobbs Ferry Sites Received Markers As 60 Historical Spots Were Noted By County
• Kind Words And Donations
• Ecco “Stucco & Stones” ! Ecco L’Italia!
• NY Foundation For The Arts Artist-In-Residence Planned By Dobbs Ferry Consortium
• Historical Society Annual Meeting Set Sunday, September 29th, From 3 To 5 pm

• Project Seed Grant From Exxon
• Joanne Kavanagh Elected President
• Attic Auction And Appraisal Day
• Society Members and Supporters
• Projects In Progress

1984

• Public Programs
• Historical Society 1984 Gala
• Preservation Cinema
• Public Support
• Archives Research

• Archaeology By Chance: Can You ‘Dig It’?
• CCJP Interns Summer ’84

1983

• Programs For Members And The Public
• News On Microfilm
• Oral History In The Classroom
• Community-Conscious
• Congratulations To The Resolute Hook And Ladder Company on its 100th Anniversary Of Service To The Village of DF
• Lincoln Rothschild (1902-1983)
• Searching For Roots And Other Research Requests
• Collecting Consultants

1982

• Bad News…….Good News
• Grants To The Society ….1981-82
• Christine Roraback, Archives Research Archibes

• If You’d Like To Touch The Pages Of History…Volunteer.
• Grants Keep Us Going
• Business Memberships Support Storefront History Theatre
• Guided Architectural Walking Tour Explores The Era Of The Great Estates (10/17/82)
• Storefront History Theatre

1981

• 65 Years Of ‘D.F. Register’ To Be Microfilmed For Public Use
• Archaeology On The Hudson
• Genealogy Queries: Seek Information On Lawrence, McClelland, Others
• H.S. Stained Glass Windows: Society Makes Recommendation
• Mr. Dobbs Comes To Town
• Society’s Gala: Throng Enjoys Dining, Wining, Tour & Music (1/17/81)
• Photos Wanted: Stonemasons, Gardeners, Wine Makers At Work

1980

• Frances Neill, Message From The President
• Grants Totaling $7,760 Awarded To Society By Three Sources
• Society Seeks Permanent Charter

• Slides For Public School Evaluators
• The Ravekes-Storms Papers Donated
• Photo Exhibit At Mercy College
• ‘Art In The Prison’ Talk By Ed Margin On November 21

• Local Churches Aid Quake Victims
• From Province Avellino…
• Italian Hilltowns