Saturday, March 8, 2025

Sunridge Farm, More Hobby Family Reminiscences, and the Mysterious Woman in Black!

 

 


Welcome to the 11th of March 2025 show.

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On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, we'll take you to the Sunridge Farm -made possible by The Great Estates Greenwich, Connecticut 1880 to 1930, published by the Junior League of Greenwich.
 
Miss Mary Brackett of the Hobby Family returns with more reminiscences from her grandmother’s life.

You’ll hear about a mock funeral for George Washington in 1799, family land sites, ballrooms in taverns, Captain John Hobby, General Israel Putnam, and his famous escape from the tavern that now bears his name on East Putnam Avenue.




You’ll also learn about a mysterious woman in black and a ghost story at a house on Putnam Lake.

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, the 18th of March 2025.

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