Museum Shop Open House Thurs. - Sat. November 18-20
Many new and exciting gifts will be available at our Fall Museum Shop Open House, Thursday-Saturday, November 18-20, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Current members receive a 10% discount on all purchases.
Shop co-chairs Greta Fisher and Etta Parker and their
loyal volunteers hope you can join them to enjoy shopping and delicious refreshments. They have an array of gifts for people of
ages,
and some wonderful bargains.
This is a perfect time to get a head start on your holiday shopping, so make up your lists,
come to shop, and enjoy! New volunteers are always welcome! If you would like to help for
an hour or more, please call Greta, 833-7535, or the office, 723-1744.
Dec. 12: Candlelight Tours and Holiday Workshop
Each year in December, the Society presents tours
of the Cudner-Hyatt House decked in its holiday
finery. This year's tours will be on Sunday, December 12, 2-4 p.m..
Everyone is invited to the Candlelight Tours, starting
at 2 p.m. All are invited to create a Victorian Holiday Card in
our family workshop. Admission is $5 per participant.
Society Wins LHC Award for ‘Ideal & Real’ Exhibition
The Society was honored with a 2004 Award for Excellence
from the Lower Hudson Conference of Historical Agencies &
Museums (LHC). The award, for the exhibition and educational
program "The Ideal and The Real", was presented at LHC's October 12 annual meeting and awards
ceremony at the Wallace Center of the F.D.R. Library in Hyde
Park, NY.
LHC called the exhibition, curated
by Education Director Susan Kaufman, "an imaginatively presented, hands-on
exhibit with a solid experiential lesson in 19th century American life. A wonderful educational tool that challenges visitors to think about how
they live today. "
Susan, Executive Director Cindy Krossman
and Administrative Assistant Laura Cavataio attended
the ceremony, at which LHC gave awards for excellence in
a number of categories, including preservation and restoration,
publications, educational programs and exhibitions. Susan said:
"It was an honor to receive this award and to share the day with our fellow 'history keepers'. "
LHC is the umbrella organization that supports
historical agencies and museums in Westchester and Rock-land Counties and New
York City. It was formed to advance and advocate the preservation and
interpretation of the area's historic, ethnic and cultural
heritages by promoting professional standards of excellence and
fostering cooperation among its members.
Our Historic Buildings are Getting a "Facelift"
If you've come to the Society during the past few
moths, you've seen workers busily replacing the roofs and repairing
the exteriors of our two historic buildings, the Cudner-Hyatt
House and the 1828 Quaker Meeting House.
The roofing on both buildings is now fire-retardant
cedar shake shingles. Research
on this was done by architect Michael Devonshire, AI A, a historic preservation
consultant; permission to use the
cedar shingles was granted by the
Board of Architectural Review.
You may be surprised to see that the QMH is now gray!
A great deal of research by our Restoration subcommittee, Barbara
Shay MacDonald, Mimi Sherman and Bill and Linda Blair Doescher, went into choosing the
paint colors for both buildings. They consulted Quaker Advisory Board members Mickey Singsen
and John Laughlin, who said that
Meeting Houses were usually gray, with black shutters. This was confirmed by Gardiner Angell, a long-time Scarsdale resident, historian and architect. The color scheme for the Cudner-Hyatt House, white with dark green shutters, was
researched by Mimi, who used photos from our collections and the original 1976
Historic Structures Report by
architect Henry Lockwood. The Cudner-Hyatt House will
be painted next Spring.
Our Exhibit, "Ghosts of the Post Road" Continues through Spring 2005
Take a ride in the bright red stagecoach, and listen to the beat of the horses' hooves! (All exhibits created by Susan Kaiifman)
Step into the "Lenape Longhouse" booth, and watch the Lenapes at work!
Look into the mirrors, and picture yourself ax an 18th-century Colonist!
Annual Meeting: Trustees Elected, Preservation Lecture
At our October 19 Annual
Meeting, Nominating Committee
Chairman Randy Guggenhcimcr announced the slate of Trustees for the Class of 2007, who
were elected by the members in
attendance: Emanuel Caras, Lillian Gleicher, Barbara Shay MacDonald, Mimi Papantonio, Etta Parker and Irving Sloan.
Anne Stillman,
executive director of the Jay Heritage Center
in Rye and preservation advocate, delivered the fascinating Fall Lecture,
"Protecting What You Have: a Journey through Historic Downtowns".
Order Your Grapefruit NOW!
Our 22nd Annual Sale of
Ruby Red Grapefruit is underway! Order forms are enclosed in this newsletter. The 20-pound boxes, of 18-22
grapefruits each, will be available
for pick-up 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.. December 14-17. just in time for
holiday gift-giving.
Prices are $15.50 for
members, $18 for non-members. The
deadline for orders is Tuesday. Nov.30.
Thank you, Foliage Race Volunteers & Sponsors!
From the
Village of Scarsdalc; Mayor
Beverly Sved, the Police Department, Vicki Laoutaris of the Recreation Department. Our wonderful volunteers: Carolyn Mehta and Adam Krajchir,
co-chairs; Rita & John Sweeney,
Mimi Papantonio, Kamal, Rohan & Sivan Mehta, John Cotter, Lucas Meyer, Judy Bicknell, Pat Warnken, Ed Hardy,
Tom Giordano and Bob Donati.
And our
Sponsors! Bagel Power, Bear Naked
Granola, Camp Specialists, Coca-Cola, Coldwell Banker/Doernberg,
Dasani Water, DeCicco's
Marketplace, Efficiency Printing Co.,
Inc.,
Equinox, Five Corner Cleaners, HSBC Bank USA, Julia
B. Fee Real Estate, Metro Sports New York Magazine, Prudential Centennial Realty, Scarsdale Antiques Running Club, Scarsdale Improvement
Corp., Scarsdale Police Benevolent Association, Scarsdale Recreation
Department, Scarsdale Spencer Pharmacy, SCB Sports Ltd., Scarsdale Youth Soccer
Club, Dr. Robert G. Silver-man, Starbucks, The Arthur Manor and Drake Edgewood
Neighborhood Associations, The Robert H. Lorsch Foundation Trust, Trader Joe's, Weinberg Nature Center, Westchester Road Runners and Wilson &
Son Jewelers.
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Wein, Branche win Fall Foliage Race |
On a cool, sunny afternoon,
185 runners and walkers — and 20 dogs! --
from throughout the area enjoyed
our 24th Annual 5K (3.1 miles) Fall Foliage
Run and 19th Annual 2.5K (1.55-mile) "Walk
for Fun" on Sunday. October 17.
Jason Wein,
32, of Mahopac, was the first runner to
cross the finish line, with a time of 18:21. For the second consecutive year,
the female first-place finisher was Susan Branche,
47, of Scars-dale, in 20:01. The winners of the Stanley New-house trophies, the
first Scarsdale male and female
Masters (50 and over), were Gil
Kemp 54, (19:38) and Joyce Vastola, 51 (23:56).
Winners of the first-ever
dog-and-owner race were "Cookie"
and Spencer Goldblatt of the Bronx.
In addition to the top
winners, the first three male and female finishers in each age category received awards. They were (from Scarsdale unless
otherwise noted; times in parentheses):
Male: Ten & under:
Eric Weinberg, 10 (20:47) and Michael O'Leary, 9, Bronxville (31:07); age 11-13: Michael Dapice,
13, White Plains
(22:21), Sam Kohn, 13 (23:04) and Bobby Fornabaio, 13 (23:49); age 14-16: David Carlin, 14(19:18), Julian Schneibaum, 14 (19:26), John Wick, 14 (20:17); age 17-19: Joseph McCourt, 17 (24:23). Age 20-29: Christian Vcnegas,
23, Bronx (18:42), Brian Sherry, 28,
Bronxville (21:12), Zac Zeitlin, 29 (21:54);
age 30-39:Victor Torres, 34, White Plains (19:09), Adam Krajchir,
39 (19:13), Scan Day, 32(21:40); age 40-49: Michael Treak, 43
(18:57), Edward Casey, 42 (19:18), Ricardo Taborga,
47, Eastchester (19:24); age 50-59: Kcmp, Tom Warren, 55 (22:00), Burgess Malarky (23:07); age 60-69: John Samsel, 60,
Mamaroneck (19:31), Julian Lcventhal, 60 (23:31), Dan Hochvert, 64 (24:25); age 70
& over: Joe Handelman, 74, Katonah (32:30) and Frank Patterson, 76 (36:11).
Female: Ten & under:
Page Keating of New Rochellc, 9 (27:00); age 11-13: Anna Chithelen, 13
(24:34), Nicole Delia Cava, 12 (30:17); age 14-16: Theodora Skeades,
14, Bedford (24:41); age 20-29:
Jessie Wilkerson, 29, Bronxville (22:44), Rebecca Kemp, 22 (24:34), Melissa Buell, 29, White Plains (25:08). Age 30-39: Carolyn Wasserman, 39 (20:20), Elizabeth
Thompson, 36 (21:33), Jenny Glucksman, 33 (23:12);
age 40-49: Terri Sonendar, 47, Mamaroneck (21:25), Liz Jensen, 45, White Plains
(23:35), Susan Morse, 40 (24:33); age 50-59: Vastola,
Judy Bicknell, 51 (24:48), Linda Prenda-gast, 57 (25:39); age 60 and over: Susan Lambert, 60 (43:37).
Co-chairs of the Race were
Carolyn Mehta and Adam Krajchir, assisted by Vicki Laoutaris of the Scarsdale Recreation Department, and a
corps of Society volunteers who helped with race administration and serving
refreshments. The Scarsdale Police Department directed traffic through the
streets of Drake-Edgewood and Arthur Manor where the race was held. Julia
B. Fee Real Estate donated the race
t-shirts. All runners' times are available at
the office of the Scarsdale Recreation Department.
Dates to Remember
"Ghosts
of the Post Road" Exhibition
Continues through Spring 2005;
Monday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4
p.m., weekends by appointment
Grapefruit Sale
Order deadline Nov. 30: pick-ups Dec. 14-17, 10 a.m. -4 p.m.
Fall Museum Shop Open House
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday, November 18-20,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Candlelight Tours & Victorian Holiday Workshop
Sunday, December 12, 2-4 p.m.
Spring Benefit Dinner-Dance Saturday,
April 2, 7 p.m.
Condolences
The Society mourns the passing of our long-time members Robert Crystal and Dr. Robert Richman. We send heartfelt
condolences to their
families.