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Events

  • High School Freshman Essay Contest
    To foster and inspire an appreciation of the long and rich history of the Village of Dobbs Ferry, the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society, in conjunction with the Dobbs Ferry School District, is sponsoring an essay contest. The essay topic is Why Monuments Matter. Click here to download a PDF outline containing essay parameters, deadline, and submission ...
  • Spring 2017 Lecture Series
    Sunday, March 26 at 2:00 PM Dobbs Ferrry Library, 55 Main Street Westchester author Carol Brier will speak about her recently published book, Mr. Jay of Bedford: John Jay, The Retirement Years 1801-1829. Ms. Brier will talk about the later years and legacy of Westchester statesman, John Jay. After serving his country in many varied roles, the last ...
  • 2017 Annual Clara Mead Eggnog Party
    Come join us for the Annual Clara Mead Eggnog Party! Taking place Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 2:00pm at the Mead House, 12 Elm St, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 (914) 674-1007 dobbsferryhistory.org Open to one and all; come visit with friends and neighbors to welcome in the New Year! Downloadable PDF brochure  
  • Lecture: An Absolute Tyranny Over These States
    Thursday, Dec. 1, Dr. Richard Borkow, Dobbs Ferry Village Historian and author of George Washington’s Westchester Gamble, will give a lecture at the Irvington Library entitled “An Absolute Tyranny Over These States:” What did Jefferson’s words mean to the Founding generation? The lecture will take place on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 7:30pm at the Irvington ...
  • Irvington in the Movies – A New History Film Series
    Turn back time and hop aboard the Twentieth Century Limited, also known as the Hudson River Line, with Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic North by Northwest. Shown for the first time on the big screen in Irvington’s Town Hall Theater, the film will be introduced by local historian Thom Johnson with ...
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Dobbs Ferry Historical Society
12 Elm St., Dobbs Ferry, New York 10522 * (914) 674-1007
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