Mrs. Mitsu Arai, Lafayette Cottage, Land Development in 1924 & More!

 

The Arai Family at their home on Glen Avon Drive, Riverside. 

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Welcome to the 19th of March, 2024 show. Happy Vernal Equinox!

On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, we'll journey back in time and visit Lafayette Cottage, made possible by Victorian Summer: The Historic Houses of Belle Haven Park, Greenwich, Connecticut by Matt Bernard. 

Ikebana designed by Mitsu Okabe Arai (Mrs. Yoneo Arai), displayed at the International Flower Show, 1948.
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America Collection. 

March is Women's History Month. You'll hear about Mitsu Okabe Arai (Mrs. Yoneo Arai) of Glen Avon Drive in Riverside. 

We'll feature an update about restoration work underway at the Old Burying Ground in Byram, and efforts to install a monument commemorating Lafayette's visit to Greenwich in 1824. 

On Greenwich Life As It Is-And Was, Lucien Edwards commented on land development in 1924.

Greenwich's Police Department was founded in 1906. History is replete with wrongdoings and misdeeds, which will be shared on Crime and Misdemeanors. 

Mark your calendars for LIFE: Six Women Photographers opening March 6, 2024 at the Greenwich Historical Society. 

We'll have all this -and more- as our history continues to unfold. 

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