April 14, 2020

Online Zoom Class: The History of Arthur Manor and How It Sparked Scarsdale's Suburban Transformation

April 14, 2020/ Marc Cheshire

Through an investigation of old photographs, maps, articles, and the physical legacy of long-ago events, we will examine the early twentieth century creation and growth of Arthur Manor and Edgewood. You will learn how the Arthur Manor development initiated the transformation of Scarsdale from a rural area of farms and estates to the modern suburban community it is today.

Your $20 tuition supports the Scarsdale Adult School, a nonprofit continuing education program for lifelong learning. Register here: https://bit.ly/3c1JYiw

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 7:30pm.

Scarsdale Historical Society

Dedicated to discovering, preserving and disseminating the rich history of Scarsdale and our neighboring communities.

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Meet William “Cack” Peterson, Navy veteran. He was a 4th generation Scarsdalian, raised in a settlement of Black families on Saxon Woods Road that began just before the Civil War by his great-grandfather Robert Purdy. He was born in 1918 and served in the Navy in WWII. According to the 1940 census, at 305 Saxon Woods Road, his father was a gardener for a private home and his mother was a laundress. His two older brothers were golf caddies, and we also found a photo of Cack taking a golf swing. He lived until he was 96. We have several photos of Cack Peterson (aka William E. Peterson), but would love more information on him if anyone has connections to the family! . 2012 photo: Pictured above: (standing l-r): Haywood Gill, William Peterson, Scarsdale Mayor Miriam Levitt Flisser, David Vaughn (seated): Hazel Gill (family matriarch, age 93), Gertrude Faulkner Photo credit: Harvey Flisser in Scarsdale10583.com Credit: Scarsdale10583.com and Ancestry.com.. We are grateful for all our veterans from the past and present! Read more about the history of Black people in Scarsdale at the link in bio. .. .. #scarsdale #scarsdaleny #blackhistory #nyblackhistory #blackveterans #veteransday🇺🇸 #wwiiveteran #westchestercounty

Just when we thought we’d post a simple photo of two women at Ferncliff, we came across an extraordinary story. We’re glad we happened to look up Mrs. Fred J. Swift. They say she seldom spoke of the tragedy in later years, and she lived to be 82. She spent her last years in Nyack with her sisters (including the Ella Ford from Scarsdale). Read more, including her incredible account of surviving the Titanic, at the link in bio. Source: Photo from Scarsdale Public Library and the Brooklyn Eagle, April 19, 1912. . . #scarsdale #scarsdaleny #westchestercounty #titanic #titanicsurvivor #nyhistory #historylover #historygram #carpathia

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