ANNUAL PORT CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
Hear ye, hear ye, high school students - put on your thinking caps! The Port Chester Historical Society will once again be offering a $500.00 scholarship to a graduating senior who demonstrates a keen interest in Port Chester local history. We will be sending our scholarship essay theme to the Port Chester High School Guidance Department in February for inclusion in its scholarship information booklet. Follow the directions spelled out by the high school guidance department, and have your essay ready in the spring.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Our WEBSITE is coming! (It’s here - you are reading it!!!) You will be able to read all about the fascinating history of Port Chester (with sources), keep up to date with our events, and even join or donate to our Society. Check www.PCNYhistory.org soon! Do you live on Putnam Avenue or Putnam Drive? Have you heard of the Port Chester Putnam and Mellor Fire Company? Ever wondered why there is a Putnam pretty much everything, from towns (Putnam and Putnam Valley) to Putnam County? Ever wondered who the man on horseback on the official seal on Greenwich police cars is? This is all in honor of a man who was almost burned alive, was shipwrecked off the coast of Cuba, and was reportedly the Bunker Hill commander who said, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” Come learn about General Israel Putnam, the Revolutionary War commander whom we have largely forgotten about. We are about to change that! On April 13th, at 7:00 p.m., in the Davidson Community Room of the Port Chester-Rye Brook Public Library, we will host Professor Robert Hubbard for a presentation on this fascinating - and influential! - historical figure, covering both his military career and his personal life. Professor Hubbard has written the first biography of General Israel Putnam in over a century: Major General Israel Putnam: Hero of the American Revolution, which “re-examines the life of a general whose seniority in the Continental Army was second only to that of George Washington.” Don’t miss this opportunity to find out about the man behind all things Putnam!
JOIN US! MEETING SCHEDULE:
All meetings are Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the Bush Lyon Homestead, 479 King Street. Email us at portchesterhistoricalsociety@gmail.com with any questions.
January 14th
February 11th
March 10th
April 14th
May 12th
June 9th