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Congratulations! Welcome to the 21st of January 2022 episode of the one and only Greenwich, A Town For All Seasons Show podcast with Jeffrey Bingham Mead, a descendant of the 17th founders of Greenwich, Connecticut.
There's no place like this one where you get to hear about some of the history and culture of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut -one of America’s most interesting and extraordinary communities.
Whether your roots go back nearly 400 years -or even 400 seconds, we welcome you with open arms. You are a part of our history -congratulations!
What's on Today's Show?
We went a little long on last week's show. So, today, you'll hear some of the backstory about initiatives to build a "memorial high school" starting in 1922. Enrollment was so high that the former high school was bursting at the seams. That high school building is today's Greenwich Town Hall on Field Point Road near West Elm Street.
Putnam Cottage in the Putnam Hill Historic District was not always painted the red color we see today. In 1974 the Israel Putnam House Association, the Hortulus Garden Club and others joined forces to complete a full restoration of the cottage.
As we continue to observe the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Greenwich Police, you'll hear about someone breaking in to the telephone booth cash box at Greenwich Railroad Station -and other locations.
The first real winter storm of 1922 caused trolley tracks to freeze and cars to slide!
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation was formed to make periodic awards to individuals or groups across America who contributed to the public welfare "and the cause of democracy." Greenwich residents who took leadership roles locally included Miss Caroline Ruzz-Rees of Rosemay Hall; Henry Morgenthau, Minister to Turkey; Adolph S. Ochs, owner of the New York Times; and others.
You'll also hear about the digitization project at the Greenwich Historical Society, along with news and other events soon to open -including the Society's Summer History Camp.
We will have all this and more as the show unfolds!
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Our next show is scheduled for Friday, the 28th of January 2022.
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