The Hastings Historical Society

04 May 2009

The 18th-Century Sloop “Nancy”

May 4, 2009
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1700s, Collection

The “Clearwater” and the “Woody Guthrie,” ca. 1980. The “Clearwater,” birthed in Poughkeepsie, was built in 1969 by Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. as a teaching tool for environmental education.
Here at the Historical Society, it sometimes feels like “history” begins in the 19th century. Aside from a few […]

02 May 2009

Mystery Photo: Sewing Circle at 9 Euclid Avenue

May 2, 2009
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1950s, 1960s, Collection, Mystery Photos

Here is another mystery for you! A group of unidentified ladies are seated around the dining room table at 9 Euclid Avenue, the home of Elizabeth and Harry B. Harvey. Elizabeth is standing in the back, holding a doll that seems to be the model the other ladies are working […]

30 Apr 2009

Unexpected Guest at Opening Reception

April 30, 2009
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1910s, Society Events

Welcome to our Opening Reception: From left to right: Trustees Evelyn Drewes and Eileen Forbes-Watkins and members Fred Olsson and Marvin & Nancy Weinberg. In the background are parts of Henry Draper’s telescope and the Riverview Manor Hose Company display.It was lovely to see so many old and new friends […]

27 Apr 2009

The Barbers of Hastings

April 27, 2009
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1950s, Collection, Reminiscences

by Judy (Wemer) Chamberlain Joe Manzi and a customer in Krueger’s barber shop on Main Street You never know what you are going to find when you visit the Hastings Historical Society. The cottage is a treasure trove of photos and maps, documents and books, and objects from another time. […]

25 Apr 2009

Mystery Photo: Annual Outing of the Zinsser Chemical Company

April 25, 2009
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1940s, Collection, Mystery Photos

Here is a photograph that needs lots of identifications (click on the photograph for a larger version, and for an even larger one click on the words “All Sizes” above the photograph). It was taken at the 1945 Annual Outing of the Zinsser Chemical Company. The company itself was on […]

23 Apr 2009

Opening April 26th “Milestones in Astronomy: The Drapers of Hastings”

April 23, 2009
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1860s, Collection, Society Events

Chasing the Moon, Part II Henry Draper in Civil War uniform. He served as an army surgeon in 1862. In the last post we described how John William Draper took the first photographs of the moon. His son, Henry, was also a physician and an avid amateur photographer. In 1857 […]

20 Apr 2009

Opening April 26th “Milestones in Astronomy: The Drapers of Hastings”

April 20, 2009
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1830s, 1840s, Collection, Society Events

Chasing the Moon, Part I 2009 is the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of the telescope to study the stars, and it has been declared an “International Year of Astronomy” by the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO. In honor of this initiative, we have dedicated part of our new exhibition […]

19 Apr 2009

Mystery Photo: Girl Scouts and the Red Cross

April 19, 2009
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1950s, Collection, Mystery Photos

This is an intriguing photograph. It shows two women in a group of what are most likely high school girls. One of the women is in a nurse’s uniform and the other a scout leader’s uniform. The girls are also in uniform, half Girl Scout and the other half in […]

16 Apr 2009

John P. Davies’ Historical Map of Westchester

April 16, 2009
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1700s, 1910s, 1930s, Collection

Every generation of Hastings residents has its history buffs. One such was civil engineer John Percival Davies. Being a mapmaker, Davies came up with the idea of a map that would visually encapsulate the entire history of Westchester County – or at least the period from the arrival of Henry […]

13 Apr 2009

Opening April 26th “1909: Hastings-on-Hudson in the Year of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration”

April 13, 2009
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1900s, Collection, Society Events

2009 is a year of anniversaries, and we want to celebrate every one of them. It is the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of a telescope to study the stars, and in honor of this event we are putting the finishing touches on a display entitled “Milestones in Astronomy: The […]