Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Port Chester NY History Day! Norm Davis, Manager of the Port Chester NY Historical Archive Group on Facebook Joins Us






On the Wednesday, 19th of June 2019 broadcast of the Greenwich, A Town For All Seasons Show starting 9:00 a.m. on Radio 1490 WGCH and WGCH.com anywhere via live audio streaming I am welcoming Norm Davis back to the show. 
I just flew in from many months away in Hawaii. I'll have strong coffee in hand since I'm jet-lagged to the max! Tune in via the links to SoundCloud and Podcasts.com to hear how I did. 
You may remember Norm appearing on the show in October, 2018 when we learned about a wayward gravestone of a Mead family ancestor he found in his Port Chester home. Thankfully, we were able to repatriate Rachel Mead's gravestone to its proper place in the cemetery next to Greenwich's iconic Second Congregational Church. 
Thanks to social media platforms such as Facebook people are connecting to their history and to each other as never before. Norm Davis is the manager of the Port Chester NY Historical Archive. Since being added to its 1250+ members, my horizons have been broadened -and I'm certain that yours will be, too. Greenwich's neighbor to the west in New York State has a remarkable history that deserves our attention. Please join! Consider yourself invited.
As time permits we'll learn about how Greenwich people became "whisker conscious" in the days coming up to Founders Day in 1956. Greenwich citizens and others all the way across North America were jolted out of their beds on autumn morning in 1935. There's more! What we don't cover today will be featured on our upcoming special 3rd of July 2019 Independence Day broadcast. 



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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

75th Anniversary D-Day; Helen Keller in Port Chester, 1913; Burying Hill; Hester Bush Mead; Port Chester NY Historical Archive and More!






Welcome to the Wednesday, 5th of June 2019 broadcast of the Greenwich, A Town For All Seasons Show starting 9:00 a.m. on Radio 1490 WGCH and WGCH.com anywhere via live audio streaming.

We live in an imperfect world -just in case you did not know. I had a guest lined up for tomorrow's show, but truth be told he had to cancel out at the last minute due to circumstances beyond his control. 

What's an historian and show host to do? Wing it! And that's precisely what's in store.

You'll hear about a remarkable talk at the Retired Men's Association commemorating the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion. Mr. Bob Wylie spoke at the First Presbyterian Church starting 11:00 a.m. The public was invited to attend.


Did you know that Helen Keller lectured in Port Chester, New York in November, 1913? Tickets were priced at 75 cents! She caused quite a sensation. 


Speaking of Port Chester, you'll hear about a unique and insightful history group here in Facebook I recommend joining: the Port Chester NY Historical Archive administered by Norm Davis.


We'll cast our gaze to Hester Bush Mead -both to her gravestone in Union Cemetery and a watercolor of one of our ancestral homes attributed to her.


And finally, we'll head north to Round Hill where I grew up to an ancient cemetery known as Burying Hill replete with mysteries and history.

Can't listen in real time? That's okay; I've got you covered with show archives on Podcasts.com and SoundCloud.



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Tune in to our next broadcast on Wednesday morning, June 19, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Thank you for listening.