The next “Hastings Historian” is on its way!

19 Mar 2009

The next “Hastings Historian” is on its way!

March 19, 2009
The Hastings Historical Society
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Mrs. Drewes (standing) and a few of our dedicated group of volunteers, clockwise: Vice President Barbara Thompson, Tom Donohoe, Polly Ciborowski, Georgia Honovitch, Jo Downar, and Helen Bernarducci Keep an eye on your mailboxes, folks. The next “Hastings Historian” goes into the mail today. Four times a year Volunteer Coordinator […]

16 Mar 2009

Hastings-on-Hudson Becomes an Official Village

March 16, 2009
The Hastings Historical Society
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1870s, Collection

In our post for March 12th we showed you our incorporation map, but we didn’t tell you the story behind incorporation. According to the local paper, The Statesman, people in Hastings-on-Hudson had been talking about incorporation since 1875. The place had already been called Hastings-on-Hudson (or a variation on that […]

14 Mar 2009

Mystery Photo: Girl Scouts in a parade

March 14, 2009
The Hastings Historical Society
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Here is our first mystery photograph! What we know is that it shows a Memorial Day parade, and that the girls and their scout leader are standing on Warburton Avenue near the corner of Spring Street. The photograph was taken looking east across Warburton Avenue. In the background you can […]

12 Mar 2009

The First Official Map of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson

March 12, 2009
The Hastings Historical Society
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For our very first post on this blog, we thought we’d take you back 180 years to 1879, the year when Hastings-on-Hudson was officially recognized by New York State as a “village.” The map you see here is one of the treasures of our collection. It is the survey that […]