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Showing posts with label 1882. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1882. Show all posts

Friday, November 27, 2009

Telegraph Wires Connected Pelham to the Outside World in 1882

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A very brief reference contained in the May 6, 1882 issue of The Pioneer published in New Rochelle, New York, reflects the date that City Island in Pelham was first connected to the communications grid of telegraph wires that were beginning to cross the

Monday, November 16, 2009

1879 Article About the Pelham Manor Protective Club

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Regular readers recognize that I periodically post information about the work of the Pelham Manor Protective Club first established in 1881 as a "Vigilance Committee" to oversee the health and welfare of Pelham Manor residents a decade before the

Monday, September 21, 2009

January 1882 Account of the 1881 Christmas Festival Held at the Union Sabbath School in Pelhamville

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A quaint January 1882 newspaper account of a Christmas Festival held for the entertainment of young students at the Union Sabbath School at Pelhamville appeared in an issue of the Mount Vernon [New York] Chronicle.  The account, contained in a letter to the

Friday, September 18, 2009

City Island News Published in January, 1882

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In early January, 1882, a brief account of news from City Island in the Town of Pelham appeared in the Mount Vernon [New York] Chronicle.  The brief account appears below.

"City Island.

Grace Church Sunday-school held their Christmas festival on Wednesday

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

News of Pelham Manor and City Island Published on July 14, 1882

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The Chronicle, a newspaper published in Mount Vernon, NY, periodically included news from the Town of Pelham (including City Island, at the time).  On July 14, 1882, the newspaper reported news of Pelham Manor and City Island.  There were a number of

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Disputed Pelham School Board Election of 1882 Led to Charges of Fraud

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Yesterday I posted to the Historic Pelham Blog an item regarding the Pelham School Board elections of 1881. One year later, the School Board election was much more controversial and led to charges of voter fraud. A lengthy article about the election appeared in the