On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, we’re going to visit the glorious white Georgian-Colonial mansion ‘The Orchards’ in Round Hill, thanks to the Junior League of Greenwich and its book The Great Estates Greenwich, Connecticut 1880-1930.
This thirty-two room mansion was constructed for Tyler Redfield and designed by Frank Ashburton Moore.
For those of us who grew up here, we knew this place as Seabury House, the stately conference center for the Protestant Episcopal Church and the home of its presiding bishop.
I’ll also share with you details of a lavish wedding that took place here in 1911.
On The Judge’s Corner, Frederick A. Hubbard wrote in 1932 about the raising of game cocks in Greenwich, horse-racing marine sports and other favorites among the local population.
“Greenwich police guard the railroad station as the train carrying Winston Churchill passes through at 4:18 a.m…The FBI aided by Greenwich police, raid more than 50 homes of enemy aliens to seize contraband…Greenwich Country Day School merges with Rosemary Junior School to become a co-educational school on the Country Day campus and more.” We’ll go back in history to the year 1942 as found in Greenwich Before 2000: A Chronology of the Town of Greenwich 1640-1999.
On Greenwich Life As It Is -and Was, in December 1922 Erwin Edwards related to his audience what Greenwich was like when the railroads were new starting in 1848, and their impact on the town.
As we edge closer and closer to edging out Year 2022 You’ll hear a sampling of how how the people of Greenwich celebrated the end of one year and the beginning of yet another.
We’ll share all sorts of historical news of crimes, fires and more. That includes a special letter-to-the-editor written on behalf of Greenwich's Italian American residents in 1926.
You’ve come to the right place to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of America's most interesting and extraordinary communities.
We’ll have all this -and more- as history continues to unfold.
I'm Jeffrey Bingham Mead, your host. Thank you for listening to the weekly podcast, now released on Tuesdays.
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The discerning shopper’s destination for unique accessories and gifts, the Greenwich Historical Society's Museum Store is a local gem. The store offers convenient online shopping and pick-up, ample parking and complimentary gift wrapping. Ask about discounts.
Browse the latest arrivals, and relax at the Artists Café during your next visit, too.
The Museum Store is open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm, Weekends 12pm – 4pm.
Our next show -the first in Year 2023- is scheduled for Tuesday, January 3.
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