Dobbs Ferry Historical Society

Just listed Zion Episcopal Church has recently been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The church dedicated in 1834, was enlarged in 1853, and again in 1870. Washington Irving, and Alexander Hamilton’s sons, James and Alexander, Jr. , served as vestrymen there. The church, at 55 Cedar Street, sits on land donated by Perter Van Brugh Livingston, whose brother, Philip, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.... The National Register is the nation’s official list of properties worthy of preservation Zion was featured as a clue in this year’s DFHS’s Road to Freedom’s Do -it- Yourself scavenger hunt. See more

Last chance to sign up... Join Us... Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History A Zoom lectured sponsored by the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society presented by the New York Historical Society... A free program dedicated to the history of brewing beer in New York City from the 17th Century to the present. Sunday, January 10, 2021, at 4 p.m. via Zoom Register by emailing:[email protected] by January 9. All are welcome. #dobbsferryhistoricalsociety #dobbsferryhistory #dobbsferry #localhistory #rivertowns #newyorkhistoricalsociety #brewery #zoomlecture

Getting primed for Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History Zoom Lecture January 10 at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society. Presented by the New York Historical Society. Registration required: email [email protected].... All are welcome. See more

From our house to your house... Merry Christmas from the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society

Beer Dobbs Ferry Historical Society mug Charcuterie board All ready for Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History A Zoom lectured sponsored by the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society presented by the New York Historical Society... A free program dedicated to the history of brewing beer in New York City from the 17th Century to the present. Sunday, January 10 at 4 p.m. via Zoom Register by emailing: [email protected] by January 9.

Til next year On December 13, 1992, the Society held its first annual Clara Mead Eggnog Holiday Party. The event, a success from the beginning, is a way to honor Clara who left her family home at 12 Elm Street to the Society for its headquarters. Clara tweaked a recipe for eggnog that she saw in a December 1954 issue of The New York Times and from that year until her death in 1991, served it up to friends at a holiday get together at her home. Photos from the 1995 and last s...eason’s eggnog parties. Covid-19 has forced the cancelling of this year’s event. Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History, a Zoom program, will take place on Jan. 10. For info go to www.dobbsferryhistory.org. See more

Join Us... Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History A Zoom lectured sponsored by the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society presented by the New York Historical Society A free program dedicated to the history of brewing beer in New York City from the 17th Century to the present.... Sunday, January 10, 2021, at 4 p.m. via Zoom Register by emailing: mailto:[email protected] by January 9. All are welcome. #dobbsferryhistoricalsociety #dobbsferryhistory #dobbsferry #localhistory #rivertowns #newyorkhistoricalsociety #brewery #zoomlecture

Beer Here: Brewing New York’s History A Zoom lectured sponsored by the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society presented by the New York Historical Society A free program dedicated to the history of brewing beer in New York City from the 17th Century to the present... Sunday, January 10 at 4 p.m. via Zoom Register by emailing: [email protected] by January 9 All are welcome.

Remember the Dobbs Ferry Historical Society on Giving Tuesday The Dobbs Ferry Historical Society fosters an awareness and appreciation of the history of the village and all the people, noted and humble, who transmitted the good things of the past to the present and the future, while depending on membership and donations. Please help us continue our work by becoming a member and donating.... www.dobbsferryhistory.org See more

On Cedar Street The Embassy Theater, located on Cedar Street, (today’s Stolen Moments), opened in November 1928. In the 1960s it became the Pickwick Theater, and was the home to summer theater featuring Hollywood celebrities and Broadway stars. The Theater went through several iterations including an X- rated art house before closing its doors in the 1980s. On September 12, 1933, at about 3:30 a.m. the theater was the scene of a bombing that blew out the building’s front w...indows and damaged the ticket booth and front entrance. Residents were sent fleeing neighboring buildings onto the street. Nearby Zion Episcopal Church suffered cracked walls. The bombing was believed to be the result of a labor dispute over the June firing of two union film operators who were replaced with a single non-union worker earning less wages. Picketing had begun in July and recent vandalism had led to a police presence there. The NRA (National Recovery Administration) participated in negotiations. See more