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History, photos, videos, research resources, and upcoming events on the history of Mamaroneck Town, Mamaroneck Village and Larchmont, New York
April 16: How Mamaroneck Streets Got Their Names
We'll look at the history, people, and strategies behind the names of our streets. It's the featured presentation at the Historical Society April 2024 Monthly Members Get-together. Details below.
April 2024 Montly Members get-together flyer
Watch a replay: Mamaroneck Avenue Retrospective
Montage Of Mamaroneck Avenue businesses
Learn about the top 10 longest-running current businesses, how the business mix has changed, and intriguing details on some of the Avenue's oldest buildings. Watch a video replay of a presentation by society researcher Michael Meaney given on March 19, 2024, at the Mamaroneck Historical Society's monthly members get-together at the Woman's Club of Mamaroneck.
How Mamaroneck Village streets got their names
Part of a RYE NECK VILLAGE SUBDIVISION MAP FROM 1851.
Paul D. Rheingold looks at how the streets of Mamaroneck Village got their names and the subdivisions which gave rise to them. Learn about the people behind streets like Palmer, Delancey, Heathcote, Barry, Tompkins, Jensen, Halstead, Sterling and more.
See an 1870s map of a road and bridge planned between Shore Acres and Orienta across Mamaroneck Harbor. It was not built.
And view the plan for Grand Park, an ill-fated 2,000-acre development proposed in 1870 that would have included a hotel, theological seminary, and a Grand Park University. Go to the post.
Mamaroneck Village: How old is your street?
A sampling of the ages of some Mamaroneck Village Streets. See every street in the post.
Mamaroneck Village developed first along the Boston Post Road then outward from around the train station, largely between the 1860s and the 1920s. Find information on every street’s age and the village's growth in an interactive map as well as a photo gallery, charts, and lists in this new post. Go to the post.
Kemper Memorial at Mamaroneck High School remembers Lt. Richard M. Kemper and other Mamaroneck school district members of the miilitary who died in World War II.
Video: Kemper Memorial, Park history, beautification
Its history, educational role, and beautification efforts were recounted at the Mamaroneck Historical Society's November 21, 2023, Monthly Members Get-together. Watch a video of the presentation.
Last call for 2024 calendar
Supplies of the 2024 Mamaroneck Historical Society Calendar are getting close to running out, so get yours while copies are still available. Cost: $18. Available for sale at: Mamaroneck Public Library, ASAP. Or if you would like one mailed to you contact Mike at mat521@optonline.net
Sketch by Jarvis Rockwell Jr., brother of Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell brother’s sketch
A signed sketch by Jarvis Waring Rockwell Jr., older brother of famed illustrator Norman Rockwell, and a record log give a glimpse of the Rockwell family's time living in Mamaroneck. Read more.
Mamaroneck's first train station at Depot Plaza, which operated from 1848 until the current station replaced it in 1888.
Mamaroneck Vintage photos
William Deall Daymon's photographs of people, landscapes, village, sports, etc., offer an unparalleled glimpse at Mamaroneck in the late 1800s and early 1900s. View a selection of Daymon's images
Notable Mamaroneck Avenue stores past and present
Mamaroneck Ave Nostalgia Tour
A look back at businesses that served shoppers and created memories over the decades. Begin the tour.
Murals are saved: Here’s how
Historically significant James Fenimore Cooper murals, on the walls at Mamaroneck High School since 1941, were in the way of construction. Watch how they were saved.
Theaters history, pix
See vintage photos of The reopened Playhouse.
