Historic Pelham Blog Archive
May 2005

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Tue. May 31 - The June 6, 1940 Fire That Destroyed the George M. Reynolds Mansion (Part I of II)

Mon. May 30 - Early History of the Winyah Lodge U.D. of Pelham, New York

Fri. May 27 - 1776, A New Book By Pulitzer Prize Winner David McCullough, Touches on the Battle of Pelham

Thu. May 26 - The New York Athletic Club's Opening of the New "Summer Home" on Travers Island in 1889

Wed. May 25 - Clifford and Martha Weihman of Pelham (Part II of II)

Tue. May 24 - Clifford and Martha Weihman of Pelham (Part I of II)

Mon. May 23 - Thomas M. Kennett, Long Time Editor of The Pelham Sun

Fri. May 20 - 1888:  Pelham Fears Bankruptcy Due to the Creation of Pelham Bay Park

Thu. May 19 - Scholarly Book About the Father of John Pell, 2nd Lord of the Manor of Pelham, Is Published

Wed. May 18 - The Masked Burglar Robbery of the Emmett Home in Pelham on December 22, 1873 (Part II)

Tue. May 17 - The Masked Burglar Robbery of the Emmett Home in Pelham on December 22, 1873 (Part I)

Mon. May 16 - The Discovery of a Gold and Silver Treasure in the Backyard of a Pelham Home in 1889

Fri. May 13 - Nathan F. Barrett, Famous Landscape Designer of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries, Lived in Pelham

Thu. May 12 - Clifford B. Harmon, Developer of Pelhamwood

Wed. May 11 - The "Grey Mare" and "Mishow" Boulders -- Part of Pelham's Native American Past

Tue. May 10 - Pelham's Only Known Example of a Home Designed by Master Architect William A. Bates

Mon. May 9 - The Historic Murals in the Pelham Memorial High School Library

Fri. May 6 - The Great Furniture Battle at Pelhamville's Relief Hook and Ladder Company in 1896

Thu. May 5 - John Thomas Brook, Real Estate Developer and Failed Bank President

Wed. May 4 - Philip Gargan, Chief of Police of Pelham Manor, New York

Tue. May 3 - Colonel Frederick Hobbes Allen, An Owner of Bolton Priory in Pelham Manor

Mon. May 2 - Judge Edgar C. Beecroft of Pelham

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