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Aloha from my home in Honolulu, Hawaii! I hope you enjoyed your President’s Day holiday.
Here’s a salute to all of our great, elected leaders of our nation. While it first marked George Washington’s birthday, it’s now a holiday honoring the achievements of all American presidents, past and present.
On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, our journey will take us to Ream Chateau, thanks to the Junior League of Greenwich through its book, The Great Estates: Greenwich, Connecticut 1880-1930. Constructed from 1924 to 1927 in the French Chateau style in backcountry Greenwich for Norman Putnam Ream and his family, “the Reams’ desire to create such an unusual home reflects the legacy of culture and wealth left to them by their unusual fathers.”
On Greenwich Before 2000, we’ll travel back in history to the year 1928.
On The Judge’s Corner, Judge Frederick A. Hubbard reminisced in 1926 about the history of the postal service in Greenwich, Connecticut following the re-appointment of Joseph Brush as the town’s postmaster.
Greenwich, Connecticut’s own George Herbert Walker Bush went from pilot seat to the Oval Office in the White House as truly one of America’s ‘Greatest Generation’ heroes.
Near my home in Hawaii is one of my favorite places, the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum.
On today’s show, I’ll share an encore broadcast of a conversation I had several years ago with Rod Bengston of the museum.
On Crimes and Misdemeanors, you’ll hear about three cases of truancy from 1908. Also from 1908, John Quinn, “the genial driver at Rock Ridge” was taken by the police after members of Everett Blanke’s home on Woodland Drive mistook him for being a burglar.
‘The Charm of Greenwich’ was a wonderful piece published in the Greenwich Press by Rev. Oliver Huckel of the Second Congregational Church. What did he have to say? We’ll share details.
Prenuptial agreements are a mainstay in the 21st century. I’ll share a rare example of such an agreement found in the Town Clerk’s records dating back to 1787.
An architectural wonder once appeared on Milbank Avenue -an octagon-shaped home, where Brunswick School’s first classes were held.
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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