Thursday, July 23, 2020

The National War Fund: A Story of Philanthropy and Crisis

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New Rochelle Community Chest Appeal / 1942  (front) New Rochelle Community Chest Appeal / 1942  (back) A community chest was on...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Seven Things You Might Know about Carl Reiner, The Dick Van Dyke Show and New Rochelle

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Remarks by Barbara Davis, City Historian at the 2018 event for the honorary re-naming of Bonnie Meadow Road to Dick Van Dyke Way ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Bloomsday and New Rochelle

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Bloomsday: June 16 James Joyce's  Ulysses has a reputation as one of the most challenging novels to read and understand. Yet ever...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

Benjamin Eli Smith and the Simplified Spelling Board

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The Simple Speller booklet At the turn of the 19th century the citizens of New Rochelle were graced by the presence of a scholar who...
Thursday, April 30, 2020

Poliomyelitis Epidemic in New Rochelle - Summer 1916

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Poliomyelitis, or polio, also known as "infantile paralysis" is a contagious viral disease that destroys motor neurons that con...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

New Rochelle Birthdays - April 28: Robert Woodruff Anderson and Jay Leno!

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Robert Woodruff Anderson Robert Woodruff Anderson, leading playwright, screenwriter and producer, is probably best-remembered as the ...
Monday, April 27, 2020

Woody Woodpecker's Roots in New Rochelle - 120 Years Ago Today

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Walter Benjamin Lantz Walter Benjamin Lantz, animator, producer and director, was born on April 27, 1900 in New Rochelle, New York to I...