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| Yasukata Murai House (1889), Greenwich Historical Society Landmark. |
It's the 2nd of May, 2023 show! Welcome!
The month of May is traditionally the time the nation observes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month.
On today's show, our listeners will learn about the Yasukata Murai House, built in 1889, on the eastern shore of the Mianus River in Riverside. The house is a designated historic landmark by the Greenwich Historical Society.
It is our pleasure to welcome New York-based Eastern Neurologic Services, Greenwich resident Dr. Judy Gao, as the supporting sponsor of this feature.
On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, one of the Gilded Age's most renowned architects was Thomas Hastings. He died on October 22, 1929, and was interred in St. Mary/Putnam Cemetery.
His designs included Col. Raynall Bolling's Greyledge, E.C. Benedict's Indian Harbor, the original Greenwich Country Club House, Overlook Farm, Faircroft, and with John Carrere, the main branch of the New York Public Library, and numerous landmarks.
In 1900, at the Second Congregational Church, Helen Ripley Benedict -the younger of two daughters of Commodore E.C. Benedict -one of America’s wealthiest men from the Gilded Age- married Hastings, as featured on the January 23, 2023 show.
In 1923, Greenwich's African Methodist Episcopal Church was the setting for the annual conference of of the A.M.E. Church, New England District, at the Bethel Church, bringing 200-300 clergymen and high officials from various part of the country.
On Greenwich Life As It is-And Was, a century ago Lucien B. Edwards wrote in his column about how Memorial Day had been celebrated.
As we continue to mark the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the Greenwich Police Department, I’ll share news of burglaries, arrests and crimes committed and recorded from throughout Greenwich's history on Crimes and Misdemeanors.
On Greenwich Before 2000, you'll learn what happened in Greenwich during the years 1880, 1881 and 1882.
In Greenwich All Around The Town, skunks reportedly tormented the people of Central Greenwich, and a parrot had its revenge on a pestering squirrel in 1889.
Coffee drinkers received "a jolt from the professional testimony of the New York Record."
Americans were coming to grips with the phenomenon known as spirit photography. Hint: fake news is not as new as you think.
In June, 1889 the young men of the northern section of Greenwich had become enthusiastic about baseball, while at the same time, George Mayer, "an eccentric character," thought it his mission to paint the texts of Biblical scripture on stones and fences in town.
Also, "a number of the ladies of our town, of social position" with the "King's Daughters, an organization of noble purposes, are interested in the project, and are willing to aid it to the extent of their ability" expressed interest in the formation of a "charity hospital." "If Stamford and Port Chester can support institutions of this kind, why cannot Greenwich, with its wealth, and number of people who have a thoughtful care for the needy and suffering?"
There’s lots to see, to do, and to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich.
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 our history continues to unfold.
I'm Jeffrey Bingham Mead, your host. Thank you for listening to the weekly podcast released on Tuesdays.
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