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DECEMBER 2007

Tue. December 4, 2007:  Philip Pell of Pelham Elected To Chair Meeting of Supporters of the New York Gubernatorial Candidacy of George Clinton in 1789

Mon. December 3, 2007:  Notice of Chancery Court Order Directing Auction Sale of Nicholas Haight's Farm in Pelham in 1820

NOVEMBER 2007

Fri. November 30, 2007:  1820 Advertisement for Sale of Nicholas Haight's Farm on Rodman's Neck

Thu. November 29, 2007:  John Bartow Offers His Pelham Farm for Sale in Advertisement Published in 1807

Wed. November 28, 2007:  1786 Advertisement Offering for Sale the 300-Acre Farm of James Pell in the Manor of Pelham

Tue. November 27, 2007:  Thomas Pell Was Elected a Freeman of Connecticut on October 9, 1662, the Day the Crown's Connecticut Charter Was Read to the Public

Mon. November 26, 2007:  Box Score of a Baseball Game Played on Travers Island in Pelham Manor in July 1896

Fri. November 23, 2007:  The Festivities of the Huckleberry Indians of the New York Athletic Club Off the Shore of Pelham Manor on July 12, 1896

Thu. November 22, 2007:  August 1896 Description of Cycle Route to Travers Island in Pelham Manor

Wed. November 21, 2007:  Baseball on Travers Island During the Summer of 1897

Tue. November 20, 2007:  Photograph of Bolton Priory Gardens Published in 1902

Mon. November 19, 2007:  1901 Obituary of Charles Henry Roosevelt, Grandson of Elbert Roosevelt, One of the Early Settlers of Pelham Manor

Fri. November 16, 2007:  Photograph and Biography of William E. Barnett, a Founding Member of the Pelham Manor Protective Club

Thu. November 15, 2007:  1819 New York Statute Authorizing David Pell and Benjamin Underhill To Build Mills on Eastchester Creek in Pelham Manor

Wed. November 14, 2007:  1890 Advertisement for Taft's School for Boys in Pelham Manor

Tue. November 13, 2007:  Construction of the Highbrook Avenue Stone Arch

Mon. November 12, 2007:  An Account of the Great Election of 1733 Held on the Village Green at St. Paul's Church in Eastchester

Fri. November 9, 2007:  Text of the 1687 Grant That Formed the Lordship and Manor of Pelham

Thu. November 8, 2007:  Brief History of St. Paul's Church in Eastchester Published in 1886

Wed. November 7, 2007:  A Secondary Source To Follow Up On Regarding When John Pell, Nephew of Thomas Pell, Died

Tue. November 6, 2007:  Is This Another Dead End in the Search for the Text of an Indian Deed to Lands That Included Today's Pelham Sold to the Dutch?

Mon. November 5, 2007:  References To Philip Pell in the Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York

Fri. November 2, 2007:  Information About William Newman, One of the Englishmen Who Signed Thomas Pell's Treaty on June 27, 1654

Thu. November 1, 2007:  Information About John Ffinch, One of the Englishmen Who Signed Thomas Pell's Treaty on June 27, 1654

OCTOBER 2007

Wed. October 31, 2007:  Information About Richard Crabb, One of the Englishmen Who Signed Thomas Pell's Treaty on June 27, 1654

Tue. October 30, 2007:  Information About Henry Accorly, One of the Englishmen Who Signed Thomas Pell's Treaty on June 27, 1654

Mon. October 29, 2007:  Brief Genealogical Information Regarding Abigail Pell, Born in 1751, Who Married Samuel Lawrence of Eastchester

Fri. October 26, 2007:  Mystery:  Why Would John Pell Travel to Port Royall in Carolina in November 1671?

Thu. October 25, 2007:  Request by Native Americans To Be Permitted to Retrieve Corn from John Pell's Estate in the Manor of Pelham During King Philip's War in 1676

Wed. October 24, 2007:  July 3, 1666 Letter on Behalf of the Governor of the Province of New York To Thomas Pell

Tue. October 23, 2007:  1664 Petition of Inhabitants of Westchester to Commissioners for the Affairs of New England Mentioning 1654 Purchase by Thomas Pell

Mon. October 22, 2007:  Dutch Authorities Demand That Thomas Pell Halt His 'Intrusion' at Westchester in 1656

Fri. October 19, 2007:  Thomas Pell Was Feared Drowned or Lost at Sea in 1656

Thu. October 18, 2007:  April 19, 1655 Dutch Protest Against Thomas Pell's Efforts To Settle Englishmen on Lands the Dutch Called VreedLandt

Wed. October 17, 2007:  1669 Map of Lands in Dispute Between Thomas Pell and John Richbell

Tue. October 16, 2007:  Information About Thomas Pell's Treaty Oak Published in 1912

Mon. October 15, 2007:  Town Proclamation Recognizes Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of Pelhamdale at 45 Iden Avenue

Fri. October 12, 2007:  Images of The Lord Howe Chestnut That Once Stood in the Manor of Pelham

Thu. October 11, 2007:  Biographical Data and Photographs of Clifford B. Harmon Who Developed Pelhamwood

Wed. October 10, 2007:  Thomas Pell Accompanies Delegation of Dutch from New Haven to Hartford in October, 1663

Tue. October 9, 2007:  Biographical Data About William Jay Bolton of Pelham

Mon. October 8, 2007:  American Troops Who Guarded Pelham's Shores in October, 1776

Fri. October 5, 2007:  Abstract of 1770 Will of Duncan Campble of Minefords Island in Pelham

Thu. October 4, 2007:  Biography of John M. Shinn, Pelham Town Supervisor in Late 19th Century

Wed. October 3, 2007:  Book by George Rapelje, Pelham Resident Along With His Father, Rem Rapelje, Published in 1834

Tue. October 2, 2007:  Biography and Portrait of Theodore B. Comstock, A Professor of Natural Sciences at Pelham Priory, 1871-1872

Mon. October 1, 2007:  Pelham Manor, A Lovely Summer Resort of the 1890s

SEPTEMBER 2007

Fri. September 28, 2007:  When Incorporated, The Original Village of Pelham Needed More Elected Officials Than It Had Voters

Thu. September 27, 2007:  Findings of the Coroner's Inquest That Followed the Pelhamville Train Wreck of 1885

Wed. September 26, 2007:  The Pelhamville Train Wreck of 1885 Continued . . .

Tue. September 25, 2007:  More About the 1885 Train Wreck in Pelhamville

Mon. September 24, 2007:  The Pelhamville Train Wreck of 1885

Fri. September 21, 2007:  The Ringing of the Bell of St. Paul's Church of Eastchester on the 100th Anniversary of the First Service in the Stone Church

Thu. September 20, 2007:  Difficulties Follow the Foreclosure Sale of the Old Le Roy Mansion in Pelham in 1879

Wed. September 19, 2007:  New York Times Makes Searchable Historic Newspaper Collection for Period 1851 - 1922 Available for Free

Tue. September 18, 2007:  Installation of the First Full-Time Pastor of Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church in Pelham Manor in 1877

Mon. September 17, 2007:  Articles About the 19th Century Boundary Dispute Between Pelham and New Rochelle

Fri. September 14, 2007:  Malicious Vandals Imperil Lives on a Passenger Train Passing Through Pelhamville in 1893

Thu. September 13, 2007:  Dedication of St. Catharine's Roman Catholic Church in the Village of Pelham in 1896

Wed. September 12, 2007:  Announcement of Planned Construction of St. Catharine's Roman Catholic Church in Pelhamville in 1895

Tue. September 11, 2007:  Abstract of 1798 Will of Thomas Pell of Pelham

Mon. September 10, 2007:  Abstract of 1799 Will of Samuel Rodman, Jr. of Pelham

Fri. September 7, 2007:  1816 Advertisement for Sale of Two Farms in the Manor of Pelham

Thu. September 6, 2007:  Information About St. Paul's Church, the Battle of Pelham and Other Revolutionary War Events Near Pelham Contained in An Account Published in 1940

Wed. September 5, 2007:  More About the Opening of the Harlem and Portchester Railroad Line Through Pelham in 1873

Tue. September 4, 2007:  Construction of the New Haven Branch Line in 1873

Mon. September 3, 2007:  A Pelham Lawyer Charged with Defrauding the Railroad in 1871

AUGUST 2007

Fri. August 31, 2007:  Announcement of the First Services Held in the Little Red Church of the Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church on July 9, 1876

Thu. August 30, 2007:  More About the Wartburg Orphans' Farm School on the Border of Pelhamville

Wed. August 29, 2007:  Construction of Main Building on Grounds of The Wartburg Orphans' Farm School Near Pelhamville in 1869

Tue. August 28, 2007:  The Laying Out of Pelham Avenue from Fordham to Pelham Bridge in 1869

Mon. August 27, 2007:  1861 Judicial Decision Involving Collision of Two Ships in Pelham Waters

Fri. August 24, 2007:  More About The Wreck of the Steamer Plymouth Rock in Pelham Waters in 1856

Thu. August 23, 2007:  The Wreck of the Steamer Plymouth Rock in Pelham Waters in 1856

Wed. August 22, 2007:  Israel Pinkney of the Manor of Pelham, Held in Confinement for Debts in 1769

Tue. August 21, 2007:  1752 Advertisement for Sale of Home on Boston Post Road in the Manor of Pelham

Mon. August 20, 2007:  Canadian Records of Claim Asserted by Joshua Pell, Formerly of Pelham Manor, A Loyalist Who Fought for the British in the Revolutionary War

Fri. August 17, 2007:  Advertisement Offering Alexander Henderson's Island Estate To Let Published in 1807

Thu. August 16, 2007:  Biographical Data About Rev. Charles Eliphalet Lord Who Served as an Acting Pastor of Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1874-79

Wed. August 15, 2007:  Plan of Pews in St. Paul's Church, 1790

Tue. August 14, 2007:  Biographical Data About Thomas Pell, His Brother, John, and His Nephew, John Pell of the Manor of Pelham

Mon. August 13, 2007:  1865 Comments of Rev. William Samuel Coffey of St. Paul's Church in Eastchester Regarding the Tenure of Rev. Robert Bolton of Pelham

Fri. August 10, 2007:  Information About William Newman:  A Witness to the Signing of Thomas Pell's Treaty with Local Native Americans on June 27, 1654

Thu. August 9, 2007:  Information About John Ffinch:  A Witness to the Signing of Thomas Pell's Treaty with Local Native Americans on June 27, 1654

Wed. August 8, 2007:  A Description of an Eyewitness Account of the Interior of St. Paul's Church in Eastchester During the Revolutionary War

Tue. August 7, 2007:  An Account of the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776 Contained in The McDonald Papers Published in 1926

Mon. August 6, 2007:  1714 Letter Reporting on the Establishment of the Church at East Chester Built in 1692

Fri. August 3, 2007:  Abstract of Sale of Lands of Joshua Pell of Pelham Manor by the Commissioners of Forfeitures in the Southern District of New York State in August, 1784

Thu. August 2, 2007:  Biography of Arthur Middleton Hunter of Pelham, A Descendant of John Hunter of Hunter's Island

Wed. August 1, 2007:  1805 Real Estate Advertisement Offering Prevost Estate in Pelham for Sale

JULY 2007

Tue. July 31, 2007:  City Island Historical Society Nautical Museum Expected to Recover From Arson Fire That Damaged it on July 13, 2007

Mon. July 30, 2007:  1885 Report Notes Decline of Oyster Industry Near City Island in the Town of Pelham

Fri. July 27, 2007:  Possible Origins of the Oyster Feud Between City Islanders and Huntington, Long Island

Thu. July 26, 2007:  Pelham's City Island Oystermen Feud with Long Islanders in 1869

Wed. July 25, 2007:  Yesterday Was the 100th Anniversary of the Inauguration of Regular Electric Rail Service to Pelham

Tue. July 24, 2007:  Article About the Pell Treaty Oak Published in 1909

Mon. July 23, 2007:  1906 Article in The Sun Regarding Fire That Destroyed the Pell Treaty Oak

Fri. July 20, 2007:  Account of Early Baseball in Pelham:  Pelham vs. The New York Athletic Club on Travers Island in 1897

Thu. July 19, 2007:  The New York Athletic Club Created a Small Nine-Hole Golf Course in Pelham Manor in 1897

Wed. July 18, 2007:  Another British Military Unit History that Notes Participation in the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

Tue. July 17, 2007:  Mention of the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776 in Writings of Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Aide-de-Camp to British General Clinton

Mon. July 16, 2007:  Mention of the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776 in Revolutionary War Diary of David How

Fri. July 13, 2007:  Midnight Fire Destroyed Pelham's Town Hall in October 1908

Thu. July 12, 2007:  The Infamous Burglary of the Girls of Mrs. Hazen's School for Girls in Pelham Manor in 1905

Wed. July 11, 2007:  Using the Free "Chronicling America:  Historic American Newspapers" Database to Perform Local History Research

Tue. July 10, 2007:  An Early Event in the History of Pelhamwood

Mon. July 9, 2007:  Burglars Learn To Use Technology To Rob Pelham Manor Homes in 1901

Fri. July 6, 2007:  Fatal Train Wreck Near Pelham Manor in 1902

Thu. July 5, 2007:  An Odd Incident in Pelham Manor in 1902

Wed. July 4, 2007:  1857 Real Estate Advertisement for Sale of the Pelham Bridge

Tue. July 3, 2007:  1855 Tax Collection Notice for Pelhamville and Prospect Hill Village

Mon. July 2, 2007:  Notice of Auction Sale of Lots at Bartow-on-the-Sound in Pelham in 1874

JUNE 2007

Fri. June 29, 2007:  Murder of a Member of the Secor Family in Pelham in 1843

Thu. June 28, 2007:  19th Century Notice of Executor's Sale of "Hawkswood" After Death of Elisha W. King

Wed. June 27, 2007:  Dissolution of Firm of Black, Starr & Frost and Reconstitution of the Firm as Corporation After Robert Clifford Black's Death

Tue. June 26, 2007:  Herman Le Roy of Pelham Offers Reward for Stolen Ewe in 1814

Mon. June 25, 2007:  1841 Notice of Administrators' Sale of Real Estate Including the So-Called "Sacket Farm" in Pelham

Fri. June 22, 2007:  1857 Real Estate Advertisement for Sale of "Country Seat" at Pelham Bridge

Thu. June 21, 2007:  Information About "Aeronautic" Exploits of Clifford B. Harmon Who Developed Pelhamwood in Pelham

Wed. June 20, 2007:  John Pell's Early Public Service in the Late 1600s

Tue. June 19, 2007:  A Brazen Burglary at The Little Red Church in 1904

Mon. June 18, 2007:  Information About Slaves Owned by Joshua Pell, Jr. of the Manor of Pelham

Fri. June 15, 2007:  Photograph of St. Paul's Church in Eastchester Published in 1914

Thu. June 14, 2007:  Report of Cholera Epidemic on Harts Island in Pelham in 1866

Wed. June 13, 2007:  Brief Biography of James Jay Bolton of Pelham Published in 1886

Tue. June 12, 2007:  Amorous Exploits of Captain Samuel Tredwell Pell of the Manor of Pelham in 1778

Mon. June 11, 2007:  Biography of Rev. William Hague, Born in Pelham in 1808

Fri. June 8, 2007:  Photographs of Pelham Manor Station and the City Island Station on the Branch Line Published in 1916

Thu. June 7, 2007:  Program Distributed at Dedication of the New Pelham Memorial High School on May 6, 1922

Wed. June 6, 2007:  Proposed Layout of the Grounds of Pelham Memorial High School in 1920

Tue. June 5, 2007:  Famed Flier Charles A. Lindbergh Visited Home on Highbrook Avenue in 1934

Mon. June 4, 2007:  Abstract of 1797 Will of John Bartow, Sr. Who Owned Land in Pelham and Whose Family Became Early Pelham Residents

Fri. June 1, 2007:  Article About 1896 Robbery and Shooting of J. H. Bertine of Pelham Manor

MAY 2007

Thu. May 31, 2007:  Fox Hunting Arrives at The Country Club in Pelham in 1885

Wed. May 30, 2007:  References to Pell Family Members in "Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution"

Tue. May 29, 2007:  British Ship Grounds on the Devil's Stepping Stones Near Pelham on April 23, 1777

Mon. May 28, 2007:  Brief Biography of Henry De Witt Carey, 19th Century Pelham Justice of the Peace

Fri. May 25, 2007:  Exchange of Prisoners in the Waters Off the Manor of Pelham During the Revolutionary War

Thu. May 24, 2007:  The New Haven Line Stone Arch Above Highbrook Avenue

Wed. May 23, 2007:  Exchange of Correspondence with State Department of Health in 1907 Regarding Sewage Pollution of Hutchinson River

Tue. May 22, 2007:  Photograph of Pelham Manor Station on the Branch Line Published in 1908

Mon. May 21, 2007:  More About the "Mysterious Murder" in Pelham in 1870

Fri. May 18, 2007:  Celebration at Pelham Bridge in 1872

Thu. May 17, 2007:  A Mysterious Murder in Pelham in 1870

Wed. May 16, 2007:  Board of Supervisors of Westchester County Vote to Build New Iron Bridge to Replace Pelham Bridge in 1869

Tue. May 15, 2007:  The Owner of the Pelham Bridge Hotel Sold it for the Princely Sum of $22,000 in 1869

Mon. May 14, 2007:  Plans to Widen Shore Road in the Town of Pelham in 1869

Fri. May 11, 2007:  A Sad Attempted Suicide at Pelham Bridge in 1869

Thu. May 10, 2007:  Report That Pelham Favored Annexation of Much of Westchester County by New York City in 1870

Wed. May 9, 2007:  1870 Meeting of Residents of Pelham and Surrounding Areas To Encourage Construction of the Branch Line

Tue. May 8, 2007:  Rev. Francis Asbury, Methodist Minister, Preaches in Pelham in 1772

Mon. May 7, 2007:  1827 Statute Defining the "Limits and Divisions" of the Town of Pelham

Fri. May 4, 2007:  Biography of Silas H. Witherbee Who Helped Develop the Village of Pelham Manor

Thu. May 3, 2007:  Obituary of William Robert Lamberton of Pelham Published in 1894

Wed. May 2, 2007:  Information About Thomas Pell's Treaty Oak Published in 1922

Tue. May 1, 2007:  The Year Pelham Had No School

APRIL 2007

Mon. Apr. 30, 2007:  Reference to John Pell in 17th Century Records Relating to Settlement of the Boundary Between New York and Connecticut

Fri. Apr. 27, 2007:  Announcing the Pelham History Guild -- First Newsletter Released

Thu. Apr. 26, 2007:  John Pell Obtains Permission to Allow Native Americans On His Land To Use Canoes in 1676

Wed. Apr. 25, 2007:  1675 Order by Court of Assizes and Consequent Proclamation Ordering Native Americans to Remove from the Manor of Pelham

Tue. Apr. 24, 2007:  John Pell Ordered Not To Sell Powder and Shot to Native Americans For a Time in 1675

Mon. Apr. 23, 2007:  An Armed English Sloop Patrolled the Sound Near Native Americans Settled in the Manor of Pelham in 1675

Fri. Apr. 20, 2007:  1675 Order by Governor's Council Directing John Pell to Take Daily Account of Indians on His Land

Thu. Apr. 19, 2007:  An Account of How Soldiers Were 'Recruited' in Pelham in 1758 for the French and Indian War

Wed. Apr. 18, 2007:  The Beginnings of the Water Supply System in the Village of Pelham Manor

Tue. Apr. 17, 2007:  Executor's Notice Regarding the Estate of Samuel Rodman, Published in 1784

Mon. Apr. 16, 2007:  History of Pelham Schools on the Web Site of the Pelham Union Free School District

Fri. Apr. 13, 2007:  Oystermen of City Island (When it Was Part of the Town of Pelham) Pioneered Oyster Cultivation

Thu. Apr. 12, 2007:  Advertisement Offering Lots on City Island Belonging to Peter Harrison for Sale in 1775

Wed. Apr. 11, 2007:  1774 Notice of Public Sale of Applebee's Island, Later Known as Hunter's Island, in the Manor of Pelham

Tue. Apr. 10, 2007:  1755 Advertisement Announcing Sale at "Public Vendue" of Pelham Lands Along Boston Post Road

Mon. Apr. 9, 2007:  1733 Account of the Election Victory of Lewis Morris in the So-Called "Great Election"

Fri. Apr. 6, 2007:  The Deed Reflecting John Pell's Sale of the Lands that Became New Rochelle

Thu. Apr. 5, 2007:  A Brief History of Early Schools in the Manor of Pelham and Surrounding Areas Published in 1905

Wed. Apr. 4, 2007:  Westchester County Archives Adds Pelham Materials to the "Historical Treasures of Westchester County" Section of its Virtual Archives

Tue. Apr. 3, 2007:  The Birthplace of Scouting in Pelham:  305 Pelhamdale Avenue Where Pelham Scouting Began in 1910

Mon. Apr. 2, 2007:  More Evidence That Thomas Pell Paid 500 Pounds Sterling for the Lands that Became the Manor of Pelham

MARCH 2007

Fri. Mar. 30, 2007:  Biographical Information for Philip Pell Published in 1895

Thu. Mar. 29, 2007:  Index to Transcripts of Wills and Abstracts of Wills Prepared by Early Pelham Residents

Wed. Mar. 28, 2007:  Will of Esaie Guion of the Town of Pelham Made in 1816 and Proved June 2, 1819

Tue. Mar. 27, 2007:  1791 Will of Benjamin Guion of the Town of Pelham

Mon. Mar. 26, 2007:  Will of Elizabeth Guion of the Town of Pelham Made in 1789 and Proved on October 5, 1791

Fri. Mar. 23, 2007:  Abstract of Will of Samuel Rodman of the Manor of Pelham Prepared in 1779 and Proved May 8, 1780

Thu. Mar. 22, 2007:  Abstract of Will of John Hunt, Owner of Land on "Mineford's Island" in the Manor of Pelham Prepared in 1776 and Proved June 17, 1777

Wed. Mar. 21, 2007:  Abstract of Will of Rebecca Palmer, Owner of Land on City Island in Pelham, Prepared in 1771 and Proved April 10, 1773

Tue. Mar. 20, 2007:  Abstract of 1768 Will of John Pugsley of the Manor of Pelham, Proved December 31, 1768

Mon. Mar. 19, 2007:  Abstract of 1768 Will of Caleb Pell of the Manor of Pelham, Proved April 9, 1768

Fri. Mar. 16, 2007:  Abstract of Will of Thomas Pell of Eastchester, Owner of Lands in Pelham Manor, Prepared in 1753 and Proved in 1754

Thu. Mar. 15, 2007:  Abstract of Will of Isaac Contine of the Manor of Pelham Prepared in 1752 and Proved in 1753

Wed. Mar. 14, 2007:  Abstract of Will of Andrew Allaire of the Manor of Pelham Prepared in 1752 and Proved in 1753

Tue. Mar. 13, 2007:  Abstract of 1752 Will of Joseph Pell of the Manor of Pelham, Proved September 28, 1752

Mon. Mar. 12, 2007:  Abstract of Will of Thomas Pell Sr. of the Manor of Pelham Prepared in 1739 and Proved in 1752

Fri. Mar. 9, 2007:  Abstract of Will of Philip Pell, Sr. of the Manor of Pelham Prepared in 1751 and Proved in 1752

Thu. Mar. 8, 2007:  Abstract of Will of Thomas Pearsall of Spectacle Island Prepared in 1723 and Proved in 1732

Wed. Mar. 7, 2007:  Published Abstract of 1669 Will of Thomas Pell, Followed by Entire Text of Will of Thomas Pell

Tue. Mar. 6, 2007:  Abstract of Will of William Kerke of Pelham Manor Prepared in 1713 and Proved in 1719

Mon. Mar. 5, 2007:  An Ode to the Toonerville Trolley and its Skipper Published in 1921

Fri. Mar. 2, 2007:  A Brief Account by American Author Margaret Deland of Her Education at Pelham Priory in the 19th Century

Thu. Mar. 1, 2007:  Biographical Data Regarding Frederick Hobbes Allen, President of Pelham Manor and Owner of Bolton Priory in the Early 20th Century

FEBRUARY 2007

Wed. Feb. 28, 2007:  Lord Cornbury Installs John Bartow as Rector of the Parish of Westchester, Eastchester, Yonkers and the Manor of Pelham in 1702

Tue. Feb. 27, 2007:  Excerpt of 1917 Report to Board of Education Regarding Distribution of Student Population in Pelham

Mon. Feb. 26, 2007:  Invitation to Pelham Country Club's "Tercentennial Terpsichore" on October 9, 1954

Fri. Feb. 23, 2007:  1846 Notice of Sheriff's Sale of Land Owned by William McClellan of the Town of Pelham

Thu. Feb. 22, 2007:  An 1843 Plan To Annex Southern Portion of Pelham To Queens County?

Wed. Feb. 21, 2007:  A Pelham Mystery Solved:  The Pelham Trading Company Incorporated in 1901

Tue. Feb. 20, 2007:  The Formation of the Village Improvement Association of Pelham Manor in 1901

Mon. Feb. 19, 2007:  Another Manor of Pelham Ghost Story:  The Whispering Bell

Fri. Feb. 16, 2007:  1802 Advertisement May Show Image of Pelham Farmhouse

Thu. Feb. 15, 2007:  Text of January 1, 1885 Annual Report of the Pelham Manor Protective Club

Wed. Feb. 14, 2007:  Abstract of 1772 Will of Mary Pell of the Manor of Pelham

Tue. Feb. 13, 2007:  Abstract of 1773 Will of John Pell of the Manor of Pelham

Mon. Feb. 12, 2007:  Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site Opens New Exhibition:  "Overlooked Hero:  John Glover and the American Revolution"

Fri. Feb. 9, 2007:  Extract of October 23, 1776 Letter Describing British Troops in Eastchester After the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

Thu. Feb. 8, 2007:  Second Anniversary of the Commencement of the Historic Pelham Blog

Wed. Feb. 7, 2007:  Information About Thomas Pell in the Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut Published in 1846

Tue. Feb. 6, 2007:  October 14, 1772 Quaker "Marriage Contract" of Bersheba Pell of the Manor of Pelham and Moses Quinby

Mon. Feb. 5, 2007:  Abstract of 1735 Will of David Pell of the Manor of Pelham

Fri. Feb. 2, 2007:  1670 Letter to John Winthrop, Governor of Connecticut, Describing the Arrival of John Pell in America to Receive Thomas Pell's Estate

Thu. Feb. 1, 2007:  An Account of Operations in the "Neutral Ground" that Included the Area in and Around Pelham During the Revolutionary War

JANUARY 2007

Wed. Jan. 31, 2007:  A Large Distillery Once Stood on the Prevost Farm in Pelham During the 1790s

Tue. Jan. 30, 2007:  Interesting Advertisement for Sale of Land on City Island in the Town of Pelham in 1800

Mon. Jan. 29, 2007:  Palmer Family Offers One Thirtieth of City Island for Sale in 1785

Fri. Jan. 26, 2007:  A History of the Early Years of City Island When it Was Part of the Town of Pelham, Published in 1927

Thu. Jan. 25, 2007:  A Brief Account of the Early History of City Island, Published in 1909

Wed. Jan. 24, 2007:  An Account of the October 18, 1776 Battle of Pelham and the "Grand Review" that Followed It, Published in 1897

Tue. Jan. 23, 2007:  Another Brief Reference Regarding the Siwanoy "Tribe"

Mon. Jan. 22, 2007:  Information About Siwanoy Native Americans Published in 1872

Fri. Jan. 19, 2007:  The Harp of Pelham:  A Book Published in 1844 by William Jay Bolton of Pelham Manor

Thu. Jan. 18, 2007:  Three More British Military Unit Histories that Note Participation in the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

Wed. Jan. 17, 2007:  1799 Advertisement Offering 225-Acre Farm of Caleb Pell For Sale

Tue. Jan. 16, 2007:  Brief Biography of British Officer Who Served During the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

Mon. Jan. 15, 2007:  Brief Biographies of Henry Waters Taft and Horace Dutton Taft of Pelham Manor (and Other Family Members)

Fri. Jan. 12, 2007:  A Brief Description of Scott's Grocery Store at Bartow Village in Pelham

Thu. Jan. 11, 2007:  More 17th Century Commercial Records Involving Thomas Pell and Edmund Leach

Wed. Jan. 10, 2007:  17th Century Commercial Records Involving Thomas Pell and Edmund Leach

Tue. Jan. 9, 2007:  1648 Notarial Record by Boston Merchant Providing Power of Attorney to Collect Debt from Thomas Pell of New Haven

Mon. Jan. 8, 2007:  Dutch Authorities Decide To Station a Ship With Men Off Today's City Island on February 9, 1654 To Keep Watch on the Activities of the English

Fri. Jan. 5, 2007:  The Early Years of Grace Church, City Island -- Once a Church in Pelham

Thu. Jan. 4, 2007:  Annual Report of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham for 2006

Wed. Jan. 3, 2007:  World War I Memorial Tree Plaques Honoring Pelham Citizens Who Died in World War I

Tue. Jan. 2, 2007:  The Little Red Schoolhouse In Pelhamville -- Predecessor to Today's Hutchinson Elementary School

Mon. Jan. 1, 2007:  Dating an Undated Glass Lantern Slide Showing the Little Red Church (Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church)

DECEMBER 2006

Fri. Dec. 29, 2006:  Native Americans Ordered to Remove from the Manor of Pelham in 1675

Thu. Dec. 28, 2006:  Description of Pelham Contained in "Gazetteer of the State of New York" Published in 1860

Wed. Dec. 27, 2006:  Photograph of Grounds of New York Athletic Club Facility on Travers Island Published in 1904

Tue. Dec. 26, 2006:  1775 Statute Authorizing Samuel Rodman and Benjamin Palmer to Build City Island Drawbridge

Mon. Dec. 25, 2006:  Early Organizations That Evolved Into the Pelham Parents Teachers Association (PTA)

Fri. Dec. 22, 2006:  Brief Biographies of Thomas Pell, First Lord of the Manor of Pelham, and His Nephew, John, Published in 1912

Thu. Dec. 21, 2006:  Thomas Pearsall, Owner in 1723 of Harts Island Also Known as Spectacle Island, Bequeaths it To His Son, Henry Pearsall

Wed. Dec. 20, 2006:  A Brief History of St. Paul's Church in Eastchester Published in 1907

Tue. Dec. 19, 2006:  A Few Examples of Interesting Patents Issued to Pelham Residents

Mon. Dec. 18, 2006:  What May Be The Earliest Patent Awarded to a Resident of Pelham:  Patent Issued to Elbert J. Roosevelt on May 29, 1866

Fri. Dec. 15, 2006:  References to John Hunter of Pelham Manor in the Papers of President Martin Van Buren

Thu. Dec. 14, 2006:  Items from Bolton Priory in the Collections of The Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture, The New-York Historical Society

Wed. Dec. 13, 2006:  More About Isaac Roosevelt of Pelham Who Carved His Name on a Glacial Boulder in 1833

Tue. Dec. 12, 2006:  Did Thomas Pell Avoid Taxes by Maintaining a Medical Practice?

Mon. Dec. 11, 2006:  Microsoft Releases the Beta Version of Its "Live Search Books"

Fri. Dec. 8, 2006:  An Interesting Power of Attorney Executed in Favor of Thomas Pell on October 29, 1651, Plus Other Records

Thu. Dec. 7, 2006:  Additional Authorities Supporting Assertions that Thomas Pell Conducted Trade by Ship Along the East Coast

Wed. Dec. 6, 2006:  When Did Thomas Pell Arrive in America?

Tue. Dec. 5, 2006:  Where is Evidence of the 1640 Dutch Purchase from Native Americans of the Lands That Became Pelham?

Mon. Dec. 4, 2006:  Abstract of 1768 Will of John Pugsley of the Manor of Pelham

Fri. Dec. 1, 2006:  Abstract of 1779 Will of John Pell of the Manor of Pelham

NOVEMBER 2006

Thu. Nov. 30, 2006:  Abstract of 1768 Will of Caleb Pell of the Manor of Pelham

Wed. Nov. 29, 2006:  Abstract of 1752 Will of Joseph Pell of the Manor of Pelham

Tue. Nov. 28, 2006:  Abstract of 1752 Will of Thomas Pell, Jr. of the Manor of Pelham

Mon. Nov. 27, 2006:  The 19th Century Ejectment of Henry Piepgras from Land Beneath the Waters Surrounding City Island

Fri. Nov. 24, 2006:  1788 Advertisement by Jemima Pell Offering 8 Acres on City Island for Sale

Thu. Nov. 23, 2006:  New York Implements the New U.S. Constitution in 1788 by, Among Other Things, Electing a Pelham Manor Resident to the Continental Congress

Wed. Nov. 22, 2006:  Young Thomas Pell Unjustly Accused of "Extortion or Sinfull Unrightousness"

Tue. Nov. 21, 2006:  John Hunter Loses a Debate in the State Senate During the Winter of 1841

Mon. Nov. 20, 2006:  A Biography of John Pell, Second Lord of the Manor of Pelham, Published in 1861

Fri. Nov. 17, 2006:  Images Reflecting the History of Pelham

Thu. Nov. 16, 2006:  Robert Bolton, Jr.'s Inscription to His Father Inside Book He Authored That Was Published in 1855

Wed. Nov. 15, 2006:  Another Letter by Fontaine Fox Describing How the Pelham Manor Trolley Inspired Him To Create the Toonerville Trolley

Tue. Nov. 14, 2006:  Early Photographs of Loutrel Briggs Garden at Home Located at 180 Pelhamdale Avenue

Mon. Nov. 13, 2006:  The Isaac Roosevelt Stone Carved in 1833

Fri. Nov. 10, 2006:  The Location of Another Early Baseball Field in Pelham

Thu. Nov. 9, 2006:  Accounts of Two Witnesses to Skirmish That Occurred Off the Shores of New Rochelle and Pelham in the War of 1812

Wed. Nov. 8, 2006:  The Time Capsule in the Cornerstone of the Church of the Redeemer in the Village of North Pelham

Tue. Nov. 7, 2006:  Tour of City Island and Portions of Pelham Published in 1909

Mon. Nov. 6, 2006:  The Source of Confusion Over the Date Thomas Pell Acquired the Lands That Became the Manor of Pelham

Fri. Nov. 3, 2006:  More About Richard Crabb, the "Magistrate" Who Witnessed the Signing of Thomas Pell's Treaty with Local Native Americans on June 27, 1654

Thu. Nov. 2, 2006:  Signature of Captain John Underhill Who Led Thomas Pell and Others During the Massacre of Pequots at Mystic on May 26, 1637

Wed. Nov. 1, 2006:  Two British Military Unit Histories That Note Participation in the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

OCTOBER 2006

Tue. Oct. 31, 2006:  Minor Revolutionary War Incidents Near Pelham

Mon. Oct. 30, 2006:  Brief Biographical Data About Sir Thomas Musgrave, British Lieutenant Colonel Wounded at the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

Fri. Oct. 27, 2006:  Orders Issued by British Major General The Honourable William Howe While Encamped in Pelham After the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776

Thu. Oct. 26, 2006:  Genealogical Data Regarding David Jones Pell of the Manor of Pelham, Revolutionary War Officer

Wed. Oct. 25, 2006:  A Biography of the Rev. Henry Randall Waite, Ph. D., a 19th Century Pastor of Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church

Tue. Oct. 24, 2006:  Thomas Pell's and John Pell's Land Dispute with John Richbell in the Late 1660s and Early 1670s

Mon. Oct. 23, 2006:  More Early Evidence That Thomas Pell Had a House Later Used by His Nephew, John Pell, on Rodman's Neck

Fri. Oct. 20, 2006:  John Pell, Second Lord of the Manor of Pelham, Sells City Island and Then Buys It Back

Thu. Oct. 19, 2006:  The Governor of the Colony of New York Visits John Pell, Second Lord of the Manor of Pelham, in 1672

Wed. Oct. 18, 2006:  18th Century Statutes Appointing Philip Pell, Sr. of Pelham To Collect Taxes on "Strong Liquors Retailed in this Colony"

Tue. Oct. 17, 2006:  Philip Pell, Sr. and Joseph Rodman of Pelham Appointed in 1750 as Commissioners to Oversee Public Roads in Pelham

Mon. Oct. 16, 2006:  17th Century Papers Relating to Westchester County Published in 1849 Contain References Important to Pelham

Fri. Oct. 13, 2006:  A Biography of Revolutionary War Veteran Thomas Hunt, Lieutenant, 4th New York Regiment

Thu. Oct. 12, 2006:  Biographical and Genealogical Information Regarding Revolutionary War Officer Samuel Tredwell of the Manor of Pelham

Wed. Oct. 11, 2006:  Image of an Ornamental Pot Reportedly Found in Pelham in the 19th Century in a Native American Grave

Tue. Oct. 10, 2006:  Yet Another Account of the Capture of the British Ship Schuldham Off Pelham Shores During the Revolutionary War

Mon. Oct. 9, 2006:  Reminiscences of Val Miller Shed Light on Late 19th Century Baseball in Pelham and the Early Development of the Village of North Pelham

Fri. Oct. 6, 2006:  Additional Evidence That Thomas Pell Acquired His Lands At the Behest of English Authorities

Thu. Oct. 5, 2006:  Additional Evidence That Thomas Pell Paid 500 Pounds Sterling for the Lands That Became the Manor of Pelham

Wed. Oct. 4, 2006:  Did Thomas Pell, First Lord of the Manor of Pelham, Act as an Attorney?

Tue. Oct. 3, 2006:  Two Interesting Photographs of Bolton Priory in Pelham Manor

Mon. Oct. 2, 2006:  The Revolutionary War Diary of Loyalist Joshua Pell, Jr. of the Manor of Pelham

SEPTEMBER 2006

Fri. Sep. 29, 2006:  Intriguing Evidence of the Amount Thomas Pell Paid Native Americans for the Manor of Pelham

Thu. Sep. 28, 2006:  A Brief Biography of Mary Grace Witherbee Black of Pelham Manor

Wed. Sep. 27, 2006:  Abstract of 1779 Will of Samuel Roman of the Manor of Pelham in Westchester County

Tue. Sep. 26, 2006:  John Pell's Sister-in-Law, Bathsua Makin

Mon. Sep. 25, 2006:  As the Hutchinson River Grew More Fetid, James F. Secor Jr. of Pelham Manor Raised a Stink in 1901

Fri. Sep. 22, 2006:  Henry Accorly:  A Witness to the Signing of Thomas Pell's Treaty with Local Native Americans on June 27, 1654

Thu. Sep. 21, 2006:  A Paper Addressing the Battle of Pelham, Among Other Things, Presented in 1903

Wed. Sep. 20, 2006:  Brief Biographical Data About Elbert Roosevelt of the Manor of Pelham

Tue. Sep. 19, 2006:  Toonerville Trolley Cartoons Available For Free Viewing Online

Mon. Sep. 18, 2006:  A Brief Description of Oystering in Eastchester Bay and at Pelham Published in 1881

Fri. Sep. 15, 2006:  William Newman:  A Witness to the Signing of Thomas Pell's Treaty with Local Native Americans on June 27, 1654

Thu. Sep. 14, 2006:  Records of the Service of John Pell, 2nd Lord of the Manor of Pelham, in the New York House of Representatives in the 1690s

Wed. Sep. 13, 2006:  Early Efforts of the Town of Eastchester To Obtain Cooperation of John Pell For Construction of a Saw Mill

Tue. Sep. 12, 2006:  Evidence Sheds Light on Location of An Early Home of John Pell, 2d Lord of the Manor of Pelham

Mon. Sep. 11, 2006:  An Image of Fred Case's Hotel on Fifth Avenue Near 3rd Street Before it Burned in About May 1892

Fri. Sep. 8, 2006:  An Image of The Brotherton Store in Pelhamville Before It Burned in 1890

Thu. Sep. 7, 2006:  Google Unveils Search Feature to Allow Searches of 18th, 19th and 20th Century Newspapers

Wed. Sep. 6, 2006:  Pelham Hall Shelter, a "Refuge for Erring Girls", Founded by Alumnae of Mrs. Hazen's School for Girls in Pelham Manor

Tue. Sep. 5, 2006:  Will Prepared by Joshua Pell, Sr. in 1758 Included Disposition of Slaves

Mon. Sep. 4, 2006:  Google Books Adds Download Feature Making Local History Research Even Easier

Fri. Sep. 1, 2006:  An 1889 "Tour" of Pelham Bay and Areas Then Part of the Town of Pelham

AUGUST 2006

Thu. Aug. 31, 2006:  Pelham Preservation Society Distributes Historic Architecture Plaques

Wed. Aug. 30, 2006:  1786 Notice Requiring Filing of Creditors' Claims Against Forfeited Estates of Loyalists Including Joshua Pell of the Manor of Pelham

Tue. Aug. 29, 2006:  Another Brief Account of the Capture of the British Ship Schuldham in Pelham Waters During the Revolutionary War

Mon. Aug. 28, 2006:  John Hunter of Hunter's Island in Pelham Obtained Special Tax Relief in 1826

Fri. Aug. 25, 2006:  Thomas Pell, First Lord of the Manor of Pelham, Traded Tobacco Along the East Coast by Barque

Thu. Aug. 24, 2006:  Philip Pell of the Manor of Pelham:  An Early Victim of the 'Spoils System' in New York at the Turn of the 19th Century

Wed. Aug. 23, 2006:  An Article Published in 1910 About the Life of Anne Hutchinson in New York

Tue. Aug. 22, 2006:  Early Advertisements for Mrs. Hazen's School for Girls in Pelham Manor

Mon. Aug. 21, 2006:  Efforts To Sell Rodman's Neck in 1774 and 1775, Apparently Due to Financial Difficulties of Joseph Rodman, Jr.

Fri. Aug. 18. 2006:  The Ghost Gunship of Pelham:  A Revolutionary War Ghost Story

Thu. Aug. 17, 2006:  Captain of British Sloop Scorpion Stationed Off City Island on July 23, 1777 Gave Notice No Flags of Truce Would Be Permitted to Pass

Wed. Aug. 16, 2006:  1805 Notice of Public Sale of 50 Acres on City Island

Tue. Aug. 15, 2006:  Another Biography of Benjamin L. Fairchild of Pelham Heights

Mon. Aug. 14, 2006:  An Early Account of a Visit to Hunter's Island and John Hunter's Mansion in Pelham

Fri. Aug. 11, 2006:  Article by William Abbatt on the Battle of Pelham Published in 1910

Thu. Aug. 10, 2006:  The New Development of Pelhamwood Gets Approval for its Proposed Sewage System in 1912

Wed. Aug. 9, 2006:  The Saddest Day in the History of Pelham Manor's "Toonerville Trolley"

Tue. Aug. 8, 2006:  The "Old Stone House" on Hunter's Island

Mon. Aug. 7, 2006:  1691 Statute Dividing Province of New York Into Shires and Counties and Placing Pelham in Westchester

Fri. Aug. 4, 2006:  Early Images of the Original and Current Clubhouse Structures of the Manor Club in the Village of Pelham Manor, New York

Thu. Aug. 3, 2006:  Images of Colonel Delancey Kane and His "Pelham Coach" Published in 1878

Wed. Aug. 2, 2006:  The 19th Century Grenzebach Homestead in Pelham

Tue. Aug. 1, 2006:  Reid's Mill Built in 1739 on Eastchester Creek Adjacent to Pelham

JULY 2006

Mon. July 31, 2006:  Sale at Auction of P. L. Rogers Estate on Mainland Across from Hunter's Island in Pelham in 1869

Fri. July 28, 2006:  Image of Bolton Priory in the Town of Pelham Published in an 1859 Treatise on Landscape Gardening

Thu. July 27, 2006:  1799 Notice of Foreclosure Sale of Pelham Manor Lands Owned by Augustus James Frederick Prevost, Stepson of Aaron Burr

Wed. July 26, 2006;  A Brief Account of Visits to Bolton Priory in the Early 1880s

Tue. July 25, 2006:  A Walking Tour of Pelham and Surrounding Areas Published in 1878

Mon. July 24, 2006:  A Statute Enacted in 1666 Seems to Have Prompted Thomas Pell To Seek a Royal Grant Confirming His June 27, 1654 Land Acquisition

Fri. July 21, 2006:  Patriots Saved Pelham's Cattle from the British Early in the Revolutionary War

Thu. July 20, 2006:  Efforts To Sell The Bernard Rynlander Farm in the Manor of Pelham in 1767 and 1770

Wed. July 19, 2006:  Pelham Manor Runaway Slave Notice in June 30, 1777 Issue of The New-York Gazette; And The Weekly Mercury

Tue. July 18, 2006:  Aaron Burr Tries To Pull a Fast One in the 1790s and Must Sell His Farm in Pelham

Mon. July 17, 2006:  1780 Letter To George Clinton from American Patriot Philip Pell of Pelham Manor, Commissary of Prisoners of the State of New York

Fri. July 14, 2006:  Capture of the British Ship Schuldham in Pelham Waters During the Revolutionary War

Thu. July 13, 2006:  Notice of Public Sale of Island Known Today as City Island, Published in 1754

Wed. July 12, 2006:  A Brief History of City Island Published in a Book by Stephen Jenkins in 1912

Tue. July 11, 2006:  Genealogical and Family History Information Regarding Members of the Horton Family of City Island, Once Part of Pelham

Mon. July 10, 2006:  Streetcar Strike of 1916 Included Violence in Pelham

Fri. July 7, 2006:  The Involvement of Thomas Pell's Family in the Witchcraft Persecution of Goody Knapp

Thu. July 6, 2006:  Who Was the Skipper on the Pelham Manor Trolley the Day Fontaine Fox Rode the Line and Was Inspired?

Wed. July 5, 2006:  Bricks Laid by Washington Irving and Ivy from Kenilworth Castle at the Bolton Priory in Pelham Manor

Tue. July 4, 2006:  Seth T. Lyman, Pelham's Own Medicine Man of the Late 19th Century

Mon. July 3, 2006:  Where Is Thomas Pell's Handwritten Copy of the Treaty Signed With Local Native Americans on June 27, 1654?

JUNE 2006

Fri. June 30, 2006:  Long Lost Silent Film That Was Filmed, In Part, in Pelham in 1911?

Thu. June 29, 2006:  A Biography of Lewis Gaston Leary, Early 20th Century Pastor of Huguenot Memorial Presbyterian Church in Pelham

Wed. June 28, 2006:  A Biography of Mathematician John Pell, Brother of Thomas Pell (First Lord of the Manor of Pelham)

Tue. June 27, 2006:  Land Owned by Thomas Pell and His Wife in New Haven, Connecticut in the Mid-17th Century

Mon. June 26, 2006:  1834 Statute Authorized Herman Le Roy, Jr. to Dam Creek for an Oyster Bed

Fri. June 23, 2006:  More About Martin J. Condon of the American Snuff Company Who Owned an Estate in Pelham Manor

Thu. June 22, 2006:  Pelham Manor Submitted Sewage Plans to the New York State Board of Health in 1894

Wed. June 21, 2006:  Local Elections in Pelham in 1843

Tue. June 20, 2006:  Mystery:  A Lawsuit Filed Against the Dissolved Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association in 1915

Mon. June 19, 2006:  Court Decision Issued in 1894 Sheds Light on Finances Behind the Development of Chester Park in the Early 1890s

Fri. June 16, 2006:  Period News Reports Shed Some Light on Pelham During the War of 1812

Thu. June 15, 2006:  Repainting of Historic Signs Marking New Rochelle's Borders, Including Those With Pelham, Temporarily Halted

Wed. June 14, 2006:  Text of Deed by Which Aaron Burr Acquired Pelham Lands in 1790

Tue. June 13, 2006:  Sketch Showing Hunters Island Mansion in 1853

Mon. June 12, 2006:  Early Deed of Land to the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

Fri. June 9, 2006:  Pelham-Related Franchise Records of the Westchester Electric Railroad Company - Part 2

Thu. June 8, 2006:  Pelham-Related Franchise Records of the Westchester Electric Railroad Company - Part 1

Wed. June 7, 2006:  1881 Description of Repairs to Ship on Premises of Pelham Shipwright Located on City Island

Tue. June 6, 2006: More Early Photographs of Chester Park Recently Donated to The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham

Mon. June 5, 2006: More Early Photographs of Chester Park Recently Donated to The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham

Fri. June 2, 2006:  Several of the Early Photographs of Chester Park Recently Donated to The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham

Thu. June 1, 2006: Early Photographs of Chester Park Among Materials Donated to The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham

MAY 2006

Wed. May 31, 2006:  Two Views of the Pelhamville School House Built in the 1850s

Tue. May 30, 2006:  A Biography Published in 1906 on the Life of Horace Dutton Taft, Founder of the Taft School in Pelham Manor

Mon. May 29, 2006:  Yet Another Mid-Eighteenth Century Advertisement by Thomas Pell Offering Lands in Pelham

Fri. May 26, 2006:  The 27th Conference on New York State History Will Include Presentation of Paper on Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

Thu. May 25, 2006:  1763 Deed Executed by Executors of the Estate of Joseph Pell Accused Caleb Pell of Fraud

Wed. May 24, 2006:  Program for January 8, 1889 Opening of the Hutchinson School in Pelhamville

Tue. May 23, 2006:  Special Postal Cancellation on October 17-18, 1976 to Commemorate the Bicentennial of the Battle of Pelham During the Revolutionary War

Mon. May 22, 2006:  Early References to Pelham Roads in the Road Commissioners' Book Maintained in the Westchester County Archives

Fri. May 19, 2006:  Possible Remains of a Soldier Killed in the Battle of Pelham on October 18, 1776 Found in 1921

Thu. May 18, 2006:  Richard Crabb, the "Magistrate" Who Witnessed the Signing of Thomas Pell's Treaty with Local Native Americans on June 27, 1654

Wed. May 17, 2006:  More About Benjamin Palmer's Involvement With Raising Funds for a Free Bridge from Manhattan

Tue. May 16, 2006:  Using Excelsior To Search the Collections of the New York State Archives, New York State Library and the New York State Museum

Mon. May 15, 2006:  Resales of Lots in the 1760s on the Island Known Today as City Island

Fri. May 12, 2006:  Possible Evidence that Residents of the Manor of Pelham Were Acquitted in Rare 17th Century Witchcraft Trial in New York

Thu. May 11, 2006:  Thomas Pell Offers City Island, Then Known as Minneford Island, for Sale in the Mid-18th Century

Wed. May 10, 2006:  Horace Crosby, the Civil Engineer Who Laid Out the Chestnut Grove Division for the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association in the 1870s

Tue. May 9, 2006:  More Pelham Locations for Which Famous Landscape Designer Loutrel Briggs Executed Designs

Mon. May 8, 2006:  Edmund Gybbon Spilsbury Who Served as Engineer for the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

Fri. May 5, 2006:  1763 Announcement That City Island in the Manor of Pelham Has Been Laid Out in Lots for Sale

Thu. May 4, 2006:  Harry S. Houpt, Builder of Homes in Pelham, NY in the Early 20th Century

Wed. May 3, 2006:  Another Pelham, New York Ghost Story

Tue. May 2, 2006:  Benjamin Palmer's Advertisement in 1756 To Raise Subscriptions To Fund a Free Bridge From Manhattan

Mon. May 1, 2006:  The Legend of the Recovery of Pirate's Treasure on an Island Off Pelham

APRIL 2006

Fri. Apr. 28, 2006:  Important Web Site for History Researchers and Genealogists Available for Free Until May 31, 2006

Thu. Apr. 27, 2006:  Burial Place of John Hunter (1778 - 1852) of Hunter's Island

Wed. Apr. 26, 2006:  Two Early Photographs of the Village of North Pelham

Tue. Apr. 25, 2006:  More About "Mammy Goose" of Goose Island

Mon. Apr. 24, 2006:  1901 Article From the Pelham Manor Review Concerning The Village Improvement Association of Pelham Manor

Fri. Apr. 21, 2006:  Locations of Pelham Homes (and a School) For Which Loutrel Briggs Prepared Designs

Thu. Apr. 20, 2006:  1788 Campaign Broadside Urging Support for Candidate Opposing Philip Pell of Pelham Manor

Wed. Apr. 19, 2006:  Possibly More Historic Loutrel Briggs Gardens Located in Pelham?

Tue. Apr. 18, 2006:  Prospectus Issued by the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association in 1874

Mon. Apr. 17, 2006:  The Online "David Rumsey Map Collection" Adds a Number of Important Pelham Maps

Fri. Apr. 14, 2006:  Three of the Original Homes of the Prospect Hill Village Association Founded in 1851

Thu. Apr. 13, 2006:  Rumors in 1657 That Thomas Pell Manipulated Local Native Americans To Protect His Land Acquisition From Incursions by the Dutch

Wed. Apr. 12, 2006:  1712 Westchester County Census Documents Slave Ownership in Pelham

Tue. Apr. 11, 2006:  April 20, 1875 Marriage Certificate of Robert C. Black and Mary Grace Witherbee Black

Mon. Apr. 10, 2006:  A Mystery Yet To Be Solved:  The Pelham Trading Company Incorporated in 1901

Fri. Apr. 7, 2006:  A View from Prospect Hill Looking West Published in 1887

Thu. Apr. 6, 2006:  Alexander Bampfield Henderson:  "Lone Lord of the Isle"

Wed. Apr. 5, 2006:  "Hawkswood", Later Known as the Marshall Mansion, on Rodman's Neck in Pelham

Tue. Apr. 4, 2006:  More Information About the Prospect Hill Village Association Formed in the Early 1850s

Mon. Apr. 3, 2006:  1805 Will of William Bayley of Pelham Included Disposition of Slaves

MARCH 2006

Fri. Mar. 31, 2006:  Text of 1804 Will of Alexander Henderson, Owner of the Island Later Known as Hunter's Island

Thu. Mar. 30, 2006:  Google Books Continues Addition of Content With Much More Now Available on the History of Pelham, NY

Wed. Mar. 29, 2006:  19th Century Improvements to East Chester Creek (Also Known as the Hutchinson River)

Tue. Mar. 28, 2006:  More Reminiscences of Isaac C. Hill of Early Public Schools in Pelham

Mon. Mar. 27, 2006:  1057 Esplanade:  One of the Original Homes Built by the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

Fri. Mar. 24, 2006:  Preparations in 1954 for the Tercentennial Celebration of the Signing of the Pell-Siwanoy Treaty

Thu. Mar. 23, 2006:  Baseball Fields Opened on the Grounds of the Westchester Country Club in Pelham on April 4, 1884

Wed. Mar. 22, 2006:  Mona Freeman, Glamour Girl of the Silver Screen, Lived in Pelham

Tue. Mar. 21, 2006:  1920 Publication Listing Native American Sites Near Pelham

Mon. Mar. 20, 2006:  Charles J. Stephens and Henry C. Stephens of the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association

Fri. Mar. 17, 2006:  1854 Advertisement for the Sale of the Old Stone House at 463 First Avenue in Pelham

Thu. Mar. 16, 2006:  1869 New York Herald Article About Pelham's Boundary Dispute With New Rochelle

Wed. Mar. 15, 2006:  A Biography of Cornelius W. Bolton Published in 1899

Tue. Mar. 14, 2006:  A Potentially Significant Advertisement?  Is This Hunter's Island?

Mon. Mar. 13, 2006:  Two Photographs of Pelham's Town Hall That Once Stood On Shore Road

Fri. Mar. 10, 2006:  Legend Has It That Nimham, A Wappinger Chief and American Revolutionary Hero, Was Buried in Pelham on Rodman's Neck

Thu. Mar. 9, 2006:  Photographs of the H Line and A Line Trolleys on and Near Pelhamdale Avenue

Wed. Mar. 8, 2006:  The 1939 Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Masonic Temple in Pelham, NY

Tue. Mar. 7, 2006:  The Church of the Covenant of Pelhamville Organized in 1888

Mon. Mar. 6, 2006:  Interesting Photographs from 1907 Program for Pelham's Fourth of July Celebration

Fri. Mar. 3, 2006:  1666 Letter from Thomas Pell to John Winthrop, Jr. Regarding Pell's 1654 Purchase of the Lands That Became Pelham

Thu. Mar. 2, 2006:  A Lecture in 1877 to Raise Money for the New Huguenot Memorial Church in Pelham Manor

Wed. Mar. 1, 2006:  1909 Real Estate Advertisement Showing Bolton Priory

FEBRUARY 2006

Tue. Feb. 28, 2006:  Westchester and Pelham Turnpike Road Company "Builds" Shore Road in Pelham

Mon. Feb. 27, 2006:  Another Description of the Farm of Rem Rapelje of Pelham Published in 1806

Fri. Feb. 24, 2006:  Notice of Settlement of the Estate of Alexander Henderson of Pelham in 1805

Thu. Feb. 23, 2006:  Using the Collection Database of the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture

Wed. Feb. 22, 2006:  Doll Depicting Nanette Bolton in the Collection of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham

Tue. Feb. 21, 2006:  Silas H. Witherbee and His Influence on the Village of Pelham Manor

Mon. Feb. 20, 2006:  Origins of The Pelham Village Club, An Early 20th Century Social Club

Fri. Feb. 17, 2006:  Runaway Slave Notice Published by John Pell in 1748 Comes To Light

Thu. Feb. 16, 2006:  Evidence of the Use of Thomas Pell's Insignia To Seal a Letter from Lion Gardiner in 1636

Wed. Feb. 15, 2006:  The First Lawsuit Ever Filed Against Pelham Manor?

Tue. Feb. 14, 2006:  An Account of the Blizzard of 1888 by Pelham Manor Resident Henry W. Taft

Mon. Feb. 13, 2006:  Historic Snowfall in Pelham, NY:  The Great Nor'easter of '06

Fri. Feb. 10, 2006:  Caleb Pell's Lost Silver Watch - An Advertisement Published in 1757

Thu. Feb. 9, 2006:  Cortlandt W. Starr of Black Starr & Frost

Wed. Feb. 8, 2006:  The First Anniversary of the Historic Pelham Blog

Tue. Feb. 7, 2006:  February 6, 1893 Request To Allow Trolley Service in Pelham

Mon. Feb. 6, 2006:  Plans to Create a Horse-Drawn Trolley Car System in Pelham in Early 1890

Fri. Feb. 3, 2006:  Annual Report of The Office of The Historian of The Town of Pelham for 2005

Thu. Feb. 2, 2006:  January 2, 1888:  The Day Residents of Pelham Manor Decided to Incorporate a Village

Wed. Feb. 1, 2006:  Notice of 1893 Vote on Proposal To Build Pelhamville's First Fire House

JANUARY 2006

Tue. Jan. 31, 2006:  Another Account of Baseball Played in Pelham in the 1880s Is Uncovered

Mon. Jan. 30, 2006:  Cleanup of Pelham Town Hall Basement Leads to Discoveries

Fri. Jan. 27, 2006:  Lectures to Raise Money to Build the "Huguenot Memorial Forest Church" Building in Pelham Manor

Thu. Jan. 26, 2006:  Notice of Sale at Auction of the Turnbull Farm in Pelham on March 23, 1820

Wed. Jan. 25, 2006:  The Pelham Manor Protective Club Flexed its Muscles in the 1886 Town Elections

Tue. Jan. 24, 2006:  1890 Circular of The Pelham Manor Protective Club on Lamp Lighting

Mon. Jan. 23, 2006:  The Beginnings of Organized Fire Fighting in Pelham Manor?

Fri. Jan. 20, 2006:  The Fire Bell in the Tower of Pelham Manor Village Hall

Thu. Jan. 19, 2006:  Pelham Manor's Earliest Fire Fighting Equipment

Wed. Jan. 18, 2006:  Newspaper Report of the Infamous Vaughan's Livery Stable Fire in North Pelham in 1907

Tue. Jan. 17, 2006:  John Pugsley, An Early Owner of Appleby's Island Later Known as Hunter's Island

Mon. Jan. 16, 2006:  Thomas Pell Offers Land for Sale in the Manor of Pelham in 1784

Fri. Jan. 13, 2006:  Detail of Pelham From Rare Map Published in 1851

Thu. Jan. 12, 2006:  The Beer Battle of 1933

Wed. Jan. 11, 2006:  1931 Artist's Rendering of the Planned Store Complex at Four Corners on Boston Post Road

Tue. Jan. 10, 2006:  Mrs. Aaron Burr Describes Roads in Pelham in 1791

Mon. Jan. 9, 2006:  The First Prospect Hill School in Pelham Manor

Fri. Jan. 6, 2006:  Pelham Loses Its Right To Use the Town Dock in the Early 1900s

Thu. Jan. 5, 2006:  Organizational Plans for North Pelham's Victory Gardens in 1943

Wed. Jan. 4, 2006:  Another Post Card Image of the Horse Car That Ran Between Bartow and City Island

Tue. Jan. 3, 2006:  Another Mystery Home:  1926 Real Estate Advertisement for "Italian Villa" in Pelham Manor

Mon. Jan. 2, 2006:  1910 Real Estate Advertisement for Home Located at Northwest Corner of Corlies Avenue and 2nd Street in Pelham

DECEMBER 2005

Fri. Dec. 30, 2005:  Subdivision Development Map Created in 1873 for Bartow Village in the Town of Pelham

Thu. Dec. 29, 2005:  Efforts To Preserve Silent Film Made in Pelham in 1929

Wed. Dec. 28, 2005:  The Mystery of the "Manor Club Girl" That Set Pelham Tongues Wagging in 1913

Tue. Dec. 27, 2005:  Mystery Home Depicted in 1925 Real Estate Advertisement

Mon. Dec. 26, 2005:  The Dutch Acquired Lands Including Pelham From Local Native Americans in 1640

Fri. Dec. 23, 2005:  The Pelham Manor Residence of Martin J. Condon of the American Snuff Company

Thu. Dec. 22, 2005:  Area Planned for Development by The Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Association in 1873

Wed. Dec. 21, 2005:  An Early Sketch of the First Clubhouse of the New York Athletic Club on Travers Island in Pelham

Tue. Dec. 20, 2005:  An Early Description of Construction of the First Nine Holes of the Pelham Bay Golf Course

Mon. Dec. 19, 2005:  Second Loutrel Briggs Garden "Discovered" in Pelham

Fri. Dec. 16, 2005:  Pelham's Hutchinson River "Landing" in the Early 19th Century

Thu. Dec. 15, 2005:  Logging the Virgin Forest in Pelham in the Early 19th Century

Wed. Dec. 14, 2005:  New Information About John Hunter's Acquisition of Hunter's Island in the Manor of Pelham

Tue. Dec. 13, 2005:  The Manor Club's First Clubhouse Built in 1887-1888

Mon. Dec. 12, 2005:  19th Century Subdivision Map of Planned Bartow Village

Fri. Dec. 9, 2005:  Conveyance of Le Roy Lands in Pelham Between Pelham Bridge and New Rochelle in 1818

Thu. Dec. 8, 2005:  The First Stone Bridge Built Across Eastchester Creek in Pelham, 1814-1815

Wed. Dec. 7, 2005:  The Sale and Subdivision of the Bolton Priory Estate in the 1950s

Tue. Dec. 6, 2005:  The Origins of St. Catharine's Roman Catholic Church in the Village of Pelham, New York

Mon. Dec. 5, 2005:  The Fabled "No-Man's Land" of Pelham Manor:  A Tiny Strip of New York City

Fri. Dec. 2, 2005:  John Hunter of Hunter's Island in Pelham, New York

Thu. Dec. 1, 2005:  The Horse Trough Installed On Boston Post Road in 1902

NOVEMBER 2005

Wed. Nov. 30, 2005:  The Pelham National Bank Building in the Village of Pelham

Tue. Nov. 29, 2005:  An Early, Interesting Photograph of Bolton Priory in the Village of Pelham Manor

Mon. Nov. 28, 2005:  The Historic Sanborn Map Building In The Village of Pelham

Fri. Nov. 25, 2005:  The End of Pelham's Boy Scout Cabin Near The Hutchinson River Parkway

Thu. Nov. 24, 2005:  Notes on Architects Responsible for Structures in the Town of Pelham:  Part II

Wed. Nov. 23, 2005:  Notes on Architects Responsible for Structures in the Town of Pelham:  Part I

Tue. Nov. 22, 2005:  Prospect Hill and Pelhamville Depicted on the 1868 Beers Atlas Map of Pelham:  Part II

Mon. Nov. 21, 2005:  Prospect Hill and Pelhamville Depicted on the 1868 Beers Atlas Map of Pelham:  Part I

Fri. Nov. 18, 2005:  In Memoriam:  A List of Pelham's Civil War Dead

Thu. Nov. 17, 2005:  Proposal in the 1940s For Tunnel Beneath Boston Post Road To Carry Twelve-Lane Highway

Wed. Nov. 16, 2005:  New Theory Regarding Identity of the Architect of the Pelham Picture House Built in 1921

Tue. Nov. 15, 2005:  Plaque Dedicated at the Historic Pelhamwood Clock Tower

Mon. Nov. 14, 2005:  Historic Signs Mark Pelham's Border with New Rochelle

Fri. Nov. 11, 2005:  More on the History of Martha Emmons Weihman Memorial Park in Pelham Manor

Thu. Nov. 10, 2005:  More About World War II Victory Gardens in Pelham

Wed. Nov. 9, 2005:  The Historic Pelham Picture House at 175 Wolfs Lane in Pelham, New York

Tue. Nov. 8, 2005:  The Estate of W. T. Grant in Pelham Manor, New York

Mon. Nov. 7, 2005:  World War II Victory Gardens in Pelham

Fri. Nov. 4, 2005:  Google Print Adds Many Pubic Domain Books of Use to Local Historians to its Virtual Library 

Thu. Nov. 3, 2005:  President Marin Van Buren's Visit to Pelham in July 1839

Wed. Nov. 2, 2005:  Engraving by P.M. Pirnie Showing Pelhamdale in 1861

Tue. Nov. 1, 2005:  The Mystery of The Ancient Boulder-Lined Road Near Beech Tree Lane

OCTOBER 2005

Mon. Oct. 31, 2005:  Remnants ob Pelham's Boy Scout Cabin Near The Hutchinson River Parkway

Fri. Oct. 28, 2005:  Westchester County 300th Anniversary Collectible Plate Included Pelham's Split Rock

Thu. Oct. 27, 2005:  The Camera Used by Town Historian William R. Montgomery

Wed. Oct. 26, 2005:  Remnants of the Battlefield on Which the Battle of Pelham Was Fought on October 18, 1776

Tue. Oct. 25, 2005:  Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site Hosts Encampment To Commemorate "Battle of Pell's Point" 

Mon. Oct. 24, 2005:  More Information on the Portrait of 17th Century Mathematician John Pell

Fri. Oct. 21, 2005:  Christ Church Dedicated its Columbarium in 1943 As Part of Its Centennial Celebration

Thu. Oct. 20, 2005:  Historic Loutrel Briggs Garden "Discovered" in Pelham Manor

Wed. Oct. 19, 2005:  Acquiring the Land for the Martha Emmons Weihman Memorial Park in Pelham Manor

Tue. Oct. 18, 2005:  Photograph of Farm House of Anthony Wolf After Whom Wolfs Lane Is Named

Mon. Oct. 17, 2005:  The Firemen's Memorial of the Pelham Fire Department

Fri. Oct. 14, 2005:  A Reunion of Alumnae of Mrs. Hazen's School for Girls

Thu. Oct. 13, 2005:  Two More Pelham Ghost Stories

Wed. Oct. 12, 2005:  Pelham's First Automotive Taxi Service from the New Haven Line Train Station

Tue. Oct. 11, 2005:  The Toonerville Trolley Pays Its Bills -- Late!

Mon. Oct. 10, 2005:  Photos of the Pelham of Yore:  An Ice Truck and a Vintage Bus

Fri. Oct. 7, 2005:  Important Portrait of 17th Century Mathematician John Pell, Brother of Thomas Pell, is "Rediscovered"

Thu. Oct. 6, 2005:  Does This Photograph Show Members of the "Pelham Manor Junior Base Ball Team"?

Wed. Oct. 5, 2005:  Second Page of the May 12, 1902 Issue of The Pelham Republican

Tue. Oct. 4, 2005:  Front Page of the May 12, 1902 Issue of The Pelham Republican

Mon. Oct. 3, 2005:  Siwanoy School -- The Town of Pelham's Former High School

SEPTEMBER 2005

Fri. Sep. 30, 2005:  Archaeological Survey Underway on Davids Island Reportedly Uncovers Evidence of Native American Occupation

Thu. Sep. 29, 2005:  A Brief Biography of Henry Randall Waite, 19th Century Clergyman in Pelham

Wed. Sep. 28, 2005:  Taunting the Tantivy Coach on its Way To Pelham in 1886. 

Tue. Sep. 27, 2005:  I. C. Hill's Reminiscences of Early Public Schools in Pelham

Mon. Sep. 26, 2005:  Brief History of The Pelham Country Club Published in 1954

Fri. Sep. 23, 2005:  Pelham Tries To Kill The Plan To Create Pelham Bay Park:  1887

Thu. Sep. 22, 2005:  1905 Poem About the Devil's Stepping Stones Off Shores of City Island

Wed. Sep. 21, 2005:  The Nanette Bolton Memorial Chapel Building at Christ Church in Pelham Manor

Tue. Sep. 20, 2005:  Pelham's "Toonerville Trolley" Goes To War

Mon. Sep. 19, 2005:  The Long-Hidden Pastoral Mural Uncovered in Pelhamdale, a Pre-Revolutionary War Home

Fri. Sep. 16, 2005:  The Legend of the Spy Oak on Pelham Road

Thu. Sep. 15, 2005:  Newspaper Item Published in 1942 Sheds Light on Baseball in 19th Century Pelham

Wed. Sep. 14, 2005:  Early Plans To Construct the New England Section of The New York Thruway Through Pelham

Tue. Sep. 13, 2005:  A Lightning Bolt Out of the Blue - Electrical Storm in 1895

Mon. Sep. 12, 2005:  Pelhamwood Association Celebrated Its 30th Anniversary in 1942

Fri. Sep. 9, 2005:  Reminiscences of Lockwood Barr of Pelham Manor Published in 1940

Thu. Sep. 8, 2005:  Glass Lantern Slides Included in the William R. Montgomery Glass Negatives Collection

Wed. Sep. 7, 2005:  Using Google Print to Further Your Local History Research

Tue. Sep. 6, 2005:  Pelham in Movies:  1942 Civil Defense Movie Filmed in Pelham

Mon. Sep. 5, 2005:  The Pelham Republican:  Official Newspaper of the Villages of Pelham and North Pelham in 1902

Fri. Sep. 2, 2005:  Westchester County Archives Launches Latest Addition to its Virtual Archives Web Site:  "Historical Treasures of Westchester County"

Thu. Sep. 1, 2005:  Probate Court Decision Involving the Estate of Pelham Resident Joseph Palmer in 1797

AUGUST 2005

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