Dedicated to discovering, preserving and disseminating the rich history of Scarsdale and our neighboring communities.
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As Scarsdale grew from a small farming community into a modern suburban village, residents made educating their children and building new schools a top priority. Our film traces how the Scarsdale schools grew from one room schoolhouses to becoming models of learning and innovation. It features insights from educator Ruth Friendly; Scarsdale Alternative School founder Tony Arenella; SHS alum William Klayer; local historians Jordan Copeland, Leslie Chang, and Daniel Glauber of Scarsdale Public Library; and journalist Lori Rothman. The film was directed and edited by Lesley Topping and produced by the Scarsdale Historical Society. December 2025. See more videos here.
CREATING A VIRTUAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
We're taking history out of the archives so we can scan it, curate it and share it online.
Starting with more than 1,300 issues of the Scarsdale Inquirer and historic photographs and maps, we're funding projects with institutions like the Scarsdale Public Library and the Westchester County Historical Society.
Scarsdale Inquirer Digitization
We funded a project with the Scarsdale Public Library to digitize more than 75 years of the Scarsdale Inquirer—a vital resource for anyone researching local history or genealogy.
Search the archive here.
Scanning Historic Photographs
We've partnered with the Scarsdale Public Library to digitize historic photographs and postcards.
See some of the photographs they've already scanned on their Flickr page and on the Hudson River Valley Heritage website.
Much of our own collection has been scanned and made available online by the Westchester County Historical Society.
Documentary Films
To date we have produced a collection of documentaries about the rich history the Scarsdale area, in collaboration with board members and local historians, Barbara Shay MacDonald, Jordan Copeland, Leslie Chang and filmmaker Lesley Topping.
You can watch the documentaries here.