Happy Halloween 2024 in Historic Greenwich, Connecticut!

 

Gravestone of Gershom Lockwood, died 1718, Tomac Cemetery, Old Greenwich.

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Welcome to the 29th of October 2024 show.

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Halloween, 1911.

Happy Halloween 2024 to all the trick-or-treaters out there, near and far.

 

On today's show, we'll go back in time and in Greenwich's history on this the spookiest time of the year. You'll hear a sampling of how Halloween was celebrated.

Bush Family Plot in Putnam Cemetery, transferred here in 1894.

Last year, Greenwich Time featured a story by Rob Marchant about a Bush cemetery and a mysterious vault full of bodies in the Field Point/Belle Haven area.  

 

 

I'll share the original story from 1894 by Judge Frederick A. Hubbard that included the re-internment of burials to Putnam Cemetery.

 

You'll also hear about a Halloween party held in Bush Holley House featuring guests from local society and the artist's colony.   

In 1906, the Greenwich Police Department was founded. We're pleased to take our listeners back in time on Crimes and Misdemeanors, a segment of the show chronicling crime and law enforcement. 

It's thrills and chills you won't want to miss. 

 

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

The Greenwich Historical Society is hosting a series of exhibitions and public events -and you're invited! 

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Mark your calendars. The next show is scheduled for Tuesday, Election Day, the 5th of November 2024.