Croton Friends of History Events
All events are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, the events take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Ottinger Room at the Croton Free Library, 171 Cleveland Drive, Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Please join us!
June 7th
Enigmatic Stone Structures Along the Croton River
The New England Antiquities Research Association studies above ground stone structures and is especially interested in those that may be Pre-Columbian. Jim Viera will discuss walls, standing stones, perched boulders, cairns and chambers found in New England. Teresa Bierce will show similar structures in our area that reveal the apparent influence of the Croton River on local stonework. Thursday, June 7, at 7:30 p.m
September 6th
The Cemeteries of Westchester County
Westchester County historian Patrick Raftery, author of
a 3-volume reference work on the County’s cemeteries, explores some of the remarkable burial grounds located throughout the county, with a focus on those within the boundaries of Croton and Cortlandt. Thursday, September 6, at 7:30 p.m.
You can order the set at westchesterhistory.com
October 4th
What Do We Walk On? The Geological History of Northern Westchester
Dr. Jerome Thaler will reveal the bedrock origins in our region dating back over one billion years ago and show examples of the types of rocks that underlie the soil that covers most of our region. Dr. Thaler has studied geology at Columbia University and taught Earth Science and Geology at Mercy and Westchester Community College as an adjunct professor. Jerry is known to his friends “to have rocks in his head.” Thursday, October 4, at 7:30 p.m.
November 1st
A Different Kind of Street Walker:
A Neighborhood Tour of New York City
Inspired by finding quotes from Shakespeare and Mark Twain embedded in a midtown sidewalk, Dede Emerson decided to set a challenge for herself. She would walk every street in Manhattan looking for treasures in the way of the unusual, offbeat, but also very normal things that form the essence of the City. Her odyssey took her through 6,718 blocks, or 504 miles, where she garnered 2,200 pictures of scenes seldom photographed by the average pedestrian. Thursday, November 1, at 7:30 p.m.
You can learn more (and order the book) at her website.
December 6th
Around Cold Spring
Trudie Grace is curator of the Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum as well as professor of art history at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Her program features visual materials from her book, Around Cold Spring, that illuminate the rich history of Cold Spring and the surrounding area including Garrison and Nelsonville. Thursday, December 6, at 7:30 p.m.
The book is part of the Images of American series from Arcadia Publishing.