Hastings’ First Female Doctor

23 Jul 2010

Hastings’ First Female Doctor

July 23, 2010
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Sarah Elizabeth “Lizzie” Curry, probably taken in the 1880s.
Do you find obituaries depressing? But you never know what fascinating lives lie behind these short paragraphs! Take a look at this obituary from the Yonkers Herald Statesman of 1932.

“Hastings-on-Hudson, May 31 – Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Curry, one of the […]

31 Dec 2009

A Joyful New Year

December 31, 2009
The Hastings Historical Society
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1880s, Collection

When icicles hang by the wall,And Tom bears logs into the hall,When blood is nipt and ways be foul,Then nightly sings the staring owl,Tu-whoo! Tu-whit; tu-whoo!— Shakespeare We are starting to develop quite a nice collection of 19th- and 20th-century greeting cards here at the Historical Society. This is one […]

01 Dec 2009

Open House This Saturday, Dec. 5th

December 1, 2009
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Now that Thanksgiving is over and the last slice of pumpkin pie has been eaten, we can turn our attention to the next set of holidays! We don’t often open the cottage on a Saturday, but in honor of the season we are going to have an open house this […]

06 Jul 2009

Bottled in Hastings: Marc Rosner and the International Hotel

July 6, 2009
The Hastings Historical Society
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1880s, Collection

Society member Marc Rosner is a chemistry teacher in the Hastings High School and an avid bottle and coin collector. Somehow, “avid” does not really seem to be a strong enough word to describe his passion for hunting through the backwoods of Westchester in his search for the perfect specimen. […]

11 May 2009

Hastings’ First Jail

May 11, 2009
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1880s, Collection

This photograph of the village “lockup” has attracted 72 “views” on our Flickr site! So when we came across an old article that mentions the history of the local jail, we decided to share it with you. The 1933 Hastings News article is from a series by an anonymous writer […]