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Mamaroneck Town Center
740 W. Boston Post Road
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
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Board
of
Trustees
2008-2009
Officers
Colette Rodbell,
President
Lauren Gottfried,
1st Vice President, Membership
Patricia Roberts,
2nd Vice President, Programs
Cate Jarrett,
Recording Secretary
Jim Sweeney
Treasurer
Trustees
Ned Benton
Stacey Caffrey
Erin Constabile
Barbara Coyne
Manuel Delgado
Susan Emery
Elaine Everhart
Andrew Francella
Margi Gristina
Peggy Kahn
Kate Kelly
James Levi
Mary McGahan
Norma Perciasepe
Stephen Rolandi
Melissa Schoen
Dee van Eyck
Roberta Warren
Nancy White
Pier Witek
Staff
Lynne Crowley,
Archivist
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WELCOME TO
LARCHMONTHISTORY.ORG
The Official Website of the Larchmont Historical Society
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2009 Annual
Meeting
Tuesday June 9th
6:30 pm
Horseshoe Harbor
Larchmont,NY
All members are welcome to attend!
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An Afternoon at
North Hill Garden:
A Talk with Wayne
Winterrowd and Joe Eck
North Hill is the designer of a spectacular
garden featured on the Larchmont House Tour. Mr. Winterrowd and
Mr. Eck, founders of North Hill, gave an informative talk based
on their travels throughout the U.S. and Canada as landscape design
consultants and as lecturers on horticultural subjects.
They recently published Our Life in
Gardens, pictured above.

Gravestone Conservation
Workshop
The Larchmont Historical Society
held a Gravestone Restoration Workshop in the Barker-Quaker Burial
Grounds in Larchmont, New York. Professional gravestone conservator
and monument mason Jonathan Appell demonstrated the proper techniques
for cleaning gravestones, resetting monuments, repairing broken
stones, and conservation of early gravestones.
Jonathan Appell is a historic stone
conservator and founder of New England Cemetery Services, West
Hartford, CT. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for
the Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) and is affiliated
with many professional organizations.

Four More Mamaroneck
Township Slaves Identified
The Historical Society adds at least
four more slaves to the website documenting the history of slavery
in Mamaroneck Township. Read more about Harriet, Fred, Henry,
Joseph and Harris in Slavery
at Heathcote Hill

Engine One Joins
the Larchmont Historical Society!
Larchmont’s four volunteer fire companies
have donated their antique fire engine along with much of their
memorabilia to the Larchmont Historical Society, which voted on
Tuesday, December 11 to accept the gift. In addition, the LHS
accepted a donation in memory of Jacob Orans that will provide
as much as $75K for the restoration and maintenance of the engine.
They anticipate receiving a separate $35K donation from the fire
companies for the same purpose.
Read more about how Engine
One Joins the LHS.
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Built to Last:
Stories in Stone
LHS Spring House Tour
Given
the architectural richness of the community, “Built to Last:
Stories in Stone” was an apt title for this year’s
Larchmont Historical Society (LHS) spring house tour. The annual
tour generally includes a diverse range of styles, and this year
was no different. All five of the houses on the 2009 tour were
distinguished for their varied examples of stonework. From the
Colonial Revival house partly clad in uncut stone to the Arts
& Crafts house that features not only a stone foundation but
actually appears to have been constructed atop a large boulder
– all are wonderful examples of the distinctive use of stone
in each of the homes’ designs. This group of houses also
shared interesting histories - as each is connected to the early
development of the neighborhood in which it was built and some
of the personalities involved were rather intriguing. Yet, in
addition to distinctive stonework and great history, there are
numerous other features and decorative elements that grace these
homes.
Besides
sharing a common theme of stone, the homes on the tour have a
connection with water and feature lovely gardens. One house can
be found on the shores of the Long Island Sound - connected to
its neighborhood by a cause-way. Another can be found with a natural
waterfall on its property. One home once had a small pond used
for swimming and skating!
Of
note, one of the home’s gardens had the good fortune to
have been re-designed by the famous landscaping pair Joe Eck and
Wayne Winterrowd of North Hill Garden in Readsboro, Vermont. North
Hill is considered one of the most famous private gardens in America,
and Mr. Eck and Mr. Winterrowd came to Larchmont and worked their
magic on the delightful grounds opened up to the tour-goers.
Mr.
Eck and Mr. Winterrowd gave a slide lecture at St. John’s
Church the afternoon before the house tour.
From
common themes to unique architectural features that enliven their
facades, these homes boast distinctive roofs, dramatic windows,
spectacular interior architecture and extraordinary original details.

Antiques Appraisal Day a Success
Larchmonters brought their
hidden treasures to the Larchmont Historical Society's Antiques
Appraisal Day on Saturday February 7th. The event took
place at St. John's Church Parish Hall.
Experts from The
Potomack Company were available to appraise antiques,
and all proceeds benefited the Larchmont Historical Society.
Before the event, the appraisers
held an open forum to answer questions about antiques appraisal.

Palmer Avenue in the early
1940s
Preserving
Images of Larchmont
The Historical Society has scanned
and digitized more than 5,000 photographs of Larchmont.
Read more about the Online
Photo Archive.

DUCKTALES
Came To Larchmont!
“Ducktales
of Larchmont” has been a community-wide public art extravaganza
that follows a long line of similar, successful fundraisers around
the country. Proceeds from the event will be used to start a capital
campaign for a Museum for the Larchmont Historical Society.
Read more about the Ducktales
Came to Larchmont. |
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Ducktales Merchandise
T-Shirts $10
Hats: $12
Totes: $12
For more information, email
The Archive
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