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Events

  • Fall Lecture : Religious Faith and Seafaring in Early America
    November 5, 2017 Dobbs Ferry Public Library 2 p.m. In this presentation, Laura Chmielewski will explore intersections of religious faith and maritime enterprise in early America. The religious habits of merchants, seafarers, and traveling people of faith inflected their lives in a variety of ways that impacted trade practices, shipboard relationships, and even pastimes and hobbies. We will explore the spaces ...
  • August 6, 2017: 12th Annual Road to Freedom Walk
    1:00pm Gould Park Join the Walk led by fife & drum and the Second New York Regiment reenactors as we follow along the route of the Continental Army as they departed Dobbs Ferry for Yorktown, Virginia, on August 19, 1781. 2:00pm Mead House 12 Elm Street Meet the Ebenezer Stevens Artificers in dashing black and red uniforms, and ...
  • May 21, 2017 – Reception for essay contest participants
    Come applaud the Dobbs Ferry High School 9th Grade participants in the Why Monuments Matter essay contest at a reception in their honor! Sunday, May 21, 2017 2:30pm-4:00pm The Mead House 12 Elm Street Dobbs Ferry Essayists, their families and friends are cordially invited to attend! Awards will be presented at 3:00pm Refreshments to follow All Dobbs Ferry residents and history buffs are welcome! Please ...
  • 2017 Lecture Series: The History of Aviation in Westchester County
    On Sunday, June 11 at 2:00PM at the Dobbs Ferry Public Library, 55 Main St., Kent Patterson will present a lecture on The History of Aviation in Westchester County. Mr. Patterson, who is a Dobbs Ferry native and the author of the new book Westchester County Airport: Images of Aviation, will recount the fascinating history of ...
  • The Dobbs Ferry Historical Society Presents the Spring 2017 House Tour!
    Sunday, June 4th, 2017, 1-4pm This year we are happy to offer a walking tour of homes on Broadway and Clinton Avenue. All the homes are connected to James Jennings McComb and the establishment and expansion of the Masters School. Start at the Wilde House on Broadway. This home was built by James Wilde, Jr. as his ...
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Dobbs Ferry Historical Society
12 Elm St., Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522 * (914) 674-1007
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