March 2024 Newsletter

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AME Zion Church 1903 building nominated for National Registry of Historic Places, pages 1, 2

April monthly get-together topic, page 1

Coming up, page 2:

  • April 16: How Our Streets Got Their Names, page 2

  • May 21: To be announced

  • June 18: Florence/Powell Burying Ground Restoration

Renew your membership for 2024, page 2

March 2024 Mamaroneck Historical Society Newsletter (larger version)

February 2024 Newsletter

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Defense of the Rock mural being restored, page 1

Coming up:

March 19: A Retrospecive Virtual Tour of Mamaroneck Avenue, page 1

April 16: How Our Streets Got Their Names, page 2

Last of 2024 Vintage Calendars for sale, page 2

Trustees re-elected at annual meeting, page 2

Renew your membership for 2024, page 2

Peter Pauper Press: An Old Larchmont Business Still Going Strong in 2024, page 3

Florence/Powell Burying Ground Restoration, page 3

February 2024 Mamaroneck Historical Society Newsletter (larger version)

October 2023 Newsletter

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President's message: Society is always working on exploring, restoring, or preserving some part of Mamaroneck History, page 1.

Coming next month...

Nov. 21: The Kemper Memorial: Remembering Mamaroneckers who gave their lives to defend us, page 1

The (Possibly) Haunted Larchmont Manor Inn, page 2

Two new website articles examine Mamaroneck street names and ages, page 2

News in brief, page 2:

  • November: Annual General Meeting and Board of Trustees Election, trustees up for re-election.

  • Member Holiday Party: December (Date TBA)

  • 1816 School House: Reminder that it is open for visits on the last Sunday of each month.

  • You can make a difference as a Member!

Photos from the October Member Get-Together, page 3.

Article: The Battle of Heathcote Hill: Oct. 21/22, 1776, pages 3-9.

October 2023 Mamaroneck Historical Society newsletter (larger version)

September 2023 Newsletter

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September monthly get-together in brief, page 1

October get-together topic: The Battle of Heathcote Hill, page 1

Restoration of the James Fenimore Cooper Murals Rescued from Mamaroneck High School, page 2

News in brief, page 2:

  • Also coming this fall:

    • Board Elections & Honoring Our Vets

    • Member Holiday Party

  • 1816 School House open for visits

  • How to become a society member

Photos from Know Your Neighbors LMC Sunny Goldberg Interview, page 3

Booker T. Washington (Almost) Comes to Mamaroneck, pages 4, 5

Who Lies Beneath? Uncovering the lives of those interred in the Florence/Powell Burying Ground

September 2023 newsletter (larger version):

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June monthly get-together topic, photos, pages 1, 3

September monthly get-together topic, page 1

Restoration of the Florence/Powell Burying Ground, page 2

News in brief, page 2:

  • October get-together topic

  • How to join the Historical Society

What does 'Mamaroneck' mean?, pages 4-6.

June 2023 newsletter (larger version):

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June monthly get-together topic, ages 1, 2

Postcards shed light on Mamaroneck history, pages 1, 3

News in brief, page 2:

  • Rare opportunity: Mass at Most Holy Trinity Church

  • Historical site markers project

  • September, October planned presentations

  • 1816 School House open last Sunday of each month

  • See sketch online by Jarvis Rockwell, brother of famed illustrator Norman Rockwell

  • How to join the Historical Society

Body Snatchers in Mamaroneck, page 4

May 2023 Newsletter (larger version):

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President Peter Fellows' message: Walter's, page 1

May monthly get-together topic, pages 1, 2, 10

In brief, page 2:

  • Most Holy Trinity Mass

  • Restoration of Burying Grounds

  • Murals update

  • Historical Society diplay coming to Mamaroneck Library.

Future months' get-together dates, proposed presentations, page 2

Mamaroneck Avenue Nostalgia Tour, page 2

How to join the society, page 2

The Legend of Foot-and-a-Half Gironda part 2, page 3

April 2023 Newsletter (larger version):

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President Peter Fellows' message, page 1

April monthly get-together topic, pages 1, 2, 11

Future months' get-together dates, proposed presentations, page 2

How to join the society, page 2

The Legend of Foot-and-a-Half Gironda, page 3

March 2023 Newsletter

February 2023 Newsletter

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New President Peter Fellows' priorities and focus, page 1

Members Monthly Get-togethers, page 1

Future planned get-together dates, proposed presentations, page 2

Member Dues due, page 2

Stay in the Loop, page 2

February 2023 Newsletter

Fall 2022 Newsletter

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Index:

President’s Message, page 1

Celebrating Local History

  • Profile of William Deall Daymon, Mamaroneck photographer from 1880-1919, page 2

  • Mamaroneck Avenue Nostalgia Tour Stirs Memories, page 3

Mamaroneck Memories

  • Mamaroneck High School Hockey in the ‘50s, page 4

  • An Oral History Interview with Barrie Proctor Bonacci by Dr. Darla Shaw, page 10

Miller’s Toys’ Longevity Honored, page 5

James Fenimore Cooper Murals

  • What’s Next? page 6

  • Murals Celebration, page 9

The Mamaroneck Playhouse

  • The Playhouse Reopens, page 7

  • Going to the Movies in the ‘40s and ‘50s, page 7

Mamaroneck Historical Society

  • Membership Meeting and Elections, Veterans program: Nov. 15, page 11

  • 2023 calendar available; how to order, page 11

  • Membership form to renew or join, page 12

Fall 2022 Newsletter

Fall 2021 Newsletter

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Index:

Programs Celebrating Local History

  • The Tumultuous Times and Tribulations of the John Richbell Epoch of Mamaroneck, page 2

  • Jane's Walk: Historical Murals, page 3

From the Archives

  • Saint Vito's Roman Catholic Church, page 4

Feature Article: Mamaroneck Memories

  • Memories of Brewer's Hardware, page 6

  • Welcome to the Neighborhood!, page 7

What's the Story?

  • The Story Behind Bub Walker Park, page 8

What is this?

  • An Archives Mystery, page 9

Mamaroneck Historical Society News, page 10

Where to buy a Historic Mamaroneck 2022 calendar, page 11

Fall 2021 Newsletter

 Fall 2020 Newsletter

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Index

  • De Lancey Burying Ground

    rededication, page 1

  • Pandemic as history, page 4

  • What’s In Our Archives? page 6

  • Works Progress Administration

    in Mamaroneck: Harbor Island, page 8

  • Memories: Mamaroneck High School

    Class of 1958, page 9

Newsletter: Fall 2020