Historic Pelham Blog Archive
August 2005

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Wed. Aug. 31, 2005:  Depiction of Pelham Farmhouse Published in 1794

Tue. Aug. 30, 2005:  1807 Advertisement for Sale of 100-Acre Farm in Pelham

Mon. Aug. 29, 2005:  The 1804 Elections:  Report of Pelham's Returns Published That Year

Fri. Aug. 26, 2005:  Pelham's Reaction to the "Date Which Will Live in Infamy":  December 7, 1941

Thu. Aug. 25, 2005:  1818 Sale of Lands to Herman and Hannah Le Roy of Pelham

Wed. Aug. 24, 2005:  1807 Advertisement for Sale of Property of Rem Rapelje in Pelham

Tue. Aug. 23, 2005:  Society Scandal:  The "Strange" Story of Mrs. Adele Livingston Stevens Who Acquired the Bolton Priory in Pelham Manor

Mon. Aug. 22, 2005 - 1935:  Pelham Manor Blocks Proposed Motorcycle Raceway

Fri. Aug. 19, 2005 - The Special Postal Cancellation for Pelham's October 1954 Tercentennial Celebration

Thu. Aug. 18, 2005 - The Opening of the New Iron "Pelham Bridge" in 1871

Wed. Aug. 17, 2005 - More on the Village Blacksmith Who Won the 1906 North Pelham Election Election By Cornering the Market on Sleighs

Tue. Aug. 16 - Riddle Me This:  How Well Do You Know Your Pelham History?

Mon. Aug. 15 - 952 Pelhamdale Served as a 19th Century School for Girls, Then a School for Boys

Fri. Aug. 12 - The Little Pelhamville Depot:  Forerunner to the Train Station Serving New Haven Line Passengers Today

Thu. Aug. 11 - How Dry I Am:  Pelham Goes Dry in the 1890s and Travers Island Is At the Center of a Storm

Wed. Aug. 10 - More on the Martha Emmons Weihman Memorial Park:  The Landscape Designer

Tue. Aug. 9 - Cock Fighting at Pelham Bridge in the 19th Century

Mon. Aug. 8 - The Day the Earth Shook in Pelham:  July 11, 1872

Fri. Aug. 5 - An Early Railroad Incident in 1852 Killed Pelham Resident John Middleton

Thu. Aug. 4 - Early Reports Relating to Construction of the Branch Line (Part II)

Wed. Aug. 3 - Early Reports Relating to Construction of the Branch Line (Part I)

Tue. Aug. 2 - Report of the First Village Election of the Village of North Pelham in 1896

Mon. Aug. 1 - An 1896 Inspection and Drill of the Fire Department in Pelham

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