Memorial Day, Round Island, Some Yachting History, A Loose Lion and More!

 

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It's the 23rd of May, 2023 show! Welcome! On Greenwich in the Gilded Age -that time when the word "Greenwich" became synonymous with the word "millionaire" - we'll visit Round Island on the Long Island Sound coast, made possible by the Junior League of Greenwich through its book The Great Estates: Greenwich, Connecticut, 1880-1930. 

On The Judge's Corner, Judge Frederick A. Hubbard -also known as Ezekiel Lemondale-  shares some yachting history in Greenwich. 

Memorial Day has been observed in Greenwich for generations. We'll explore how, focusing on various years in the late-19th and early 20th centuries. 

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.

You'll also hear about Nero the Lion, who broke loose at Washburn's Circus in downtown Greenwich in 1908; a street fair a century ago benefiting the Greenwich Hospital, the Emily Bruce Shelter and the East Port Chester (Byram) Nursery; how Judge Frederick A. Hubbard and Greenwich-based Undertaker Fred D. Knapp became "movie matinee idols" this week a century ago, thanks to the Bald Head Club of America and their appearance on the silver screens across the nation in 1923, and more. 

Father's Day is on June 18. Make the Greenwich Historical Society's Museum Store your destination for that special gift for him. Located at 47 Strickland Road in Cos Cob -and online- it's the discerning shopper's destination for unique Father's Day gifts. Enjoy convenient online shopping and pickup, ample free parking, complimentary gift wrapping -and coffee or tea on-the-house in the Artist's Cafe. 

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. 

Contact me and join our growing number of listeners anytime via email at greenwichatownforallseasons@gmail.com. 

Show podcast episodes are posted weekly on various social media platforms. Click this link to the show's Facebook site. 

I also encourage you to like and visit the group You Know You're From Greenwich Ct If, where links to the show are posted weekly, too. 

Mark your calendars. The next show is scheduled for Tuesday, the 30th of May, 2023. 

Edward Mead House, Fire at E.C. Benedict's Indian Harbor, Honoring Stephen Bishop, "Our Japanese Friends" and More

 

The Edward Mead House, Boxwoods, built circa 1832. 

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This podcast is made possible by Site Design Associates; the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI), the Ambassador Museum United States of America, Kevin M. J. O'Connor of Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, Eastern Neurologic Services, and listeners like you everywhere on the Atlantic Learning Consortium Network!

It's the 16th 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, you'll hear about a lecture by the essayist and former Greenwich resident Hamilton Wright Mabie at the Second Congregational Church in 1914 on the people of Japan. Under the Carnegie Peace Foundation he went as Exchange Professor to Japan in the winter of 1912-1913.

It is our pleasure to welcome New York-based Eastern Neurologic Services, Greenwich resident Dr. Judy Gao, as the supporting sponsor. 

On Talk of the Town, I'll share an encore of a conversation I had with Historic District Commission Chair Stephen L. Bishop. Greenwich Preservation Trust is honoring him with its 2023 Preservation Leadership Award on May 25. The public is invited to Greenwich Water Club in Cos Cob. 

On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, our visit will take us to West Knoll, the only home in Greenwich designed by the renowned architectural firm McKim, Mead and White. It was built in 1887 for W.H. Brigham, and subsequently demolished in 1906 and replaced. This story was made possible by Matt Bernard, author of Victorian Summer: The Historic Houses of Belle Haven Park, Greenwich, Connecticut.

Judge Frederick A. Hubbard penned a letter to the challenging published assertions about the name Steamboat Road that would include today's Greenwich Avenue. 

On Greenwich Life As It is-And Was, Lucien Edwards reflected on the life of Edward Mead and his house off today's East Putnam Avenue. The 1905 above of the doorway to the mansion is by Wallace Nutting, titled Callers at the Squire's. It is in the collections of the Getty Museum in California. 

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.

What else? You'll hear a special message from Memorial Day 1908. 

You thought fact-checking and 'fake news' was new? The Greenwich Graphic reprinted a New York Sun piece that challenged published falsehoods about the wedding held at the Second Congregational Church on April 30, 1908 between renowned architect Thomas Hastings and Helen Benedict, daughter of Commodore and Mrs. E. C. Benedict. (featured on the January 24, 2023 show) 

Speaking of the Benedict's and their estate Indian Harbor, you'll hear about a fire in one of the outbuildings. 

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. 

Contact me and join our growing number of listeners anytime via email at greenwichatownforallseasons@gmail.com. 

Show podcast episodes are posted weekly on various social media platforms. Click this link to the show's Facebook site. 

I also encourage you to like and visit the group You Know You're From Greenwich Ct If, where links to the show are posted weekly, too. 

Mark your calendars. The next show is scheduled for Tuesday, the 23rd of May, 2023. 

Genjiro Yeto, Bonnie Breeze, Italian Workers Strike, Parker Meets Mussolini, Mrs. Seton & the Arab Guide & More!

 

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This podcast is made possible by Site Design Associates; the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI), the Ambassador Museum United States of America, Kevin M. J. O'Connor of Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, Eastern Neurologic Services, and listeners like you everywhere on the Atlantic Learning Consortium Network!

It's the 9th of May, 2023 show! Welcome! Summer seems to arrived early this year. Will it stay that way? Time will tell.

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers out there wherever you are. 

The month of May is traditionally the time the nation observes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. 

On today's show, you'll hear an encore recorded conversation I had with now-retired curator Karen Frederick of the Greenwich Historical Society. You'll learn about an extraordinary artist from Japan who made a lasting impact on the Cos Cob Art Colony of American impressionists over a century ago. 

His name? Genjiro Yeto. 

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, we'll visit Bonnie Breeze thanks to Matt Bernard's book The Historic Houses of Belle Haven Park, Greenwich, Connecticut. It was constructed in 1894 and originally owned the William Copp. The house was altered in 1945. 

By the way, Bonnie Breeze is for sale! Visit this link for the listing. 

On Greenwich Life As It is-And Was, a century ago Lucien B. Edwards wrote in his column titled, The Borough of Greenwich-How It Has Greatly Grown published in May, 1923. 

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, 1842, 1843 and 1844. 

You'll also hear about Dr. Valeria Parker meeting Benito Mussolini, the town's first Arbor Day in 1907, Grace Gallatin Seton's travels with an Arab guide, Island Beach plans and re-opening in 1914, Mother's Day services, "curious colloquiums" about Greenwich place-names by a Greenwich student in 1899, a tragedy at Ten Acres involving two young men, and a strike by Italian laborers in 1914, and more! 

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. 

Contact me and join our growing number of listeners anytime via email at greenwichatownforallseasons@gmail.com. 

Show podcast episodes are posted weekly on various social media platforms. Click this link to the show's Facebook site. 

I also encourage you to like and visit the group You Know You're From Greenwich Ct If, where links to the show are posted weekly, too. 

Mark your calendars. The next show is scheduled for Tuesday, the 16th of May, 2023.