March 23, 2022

Quaker Ridge Film Premiere

March 23, 2022/ Marc Cheshire

The Scarsdale Historical Society’s new documentary traces the untapped history of Quaker Ridge: its Quaker legacy, leading abolitionists, hidden stories and transformation to a modern Scarsdale community.

Interviews include Westchester historians, Barbara Shay MacDonald, Barbara Davis, Jordan Copeland and Patrick Raftery. Produced by the Scarsdale Historical Society. Directed by Lesley Topping.

Time: Tuesday, April 19th at 7:00pm
Place: Quaker Ridge Elementary School Auditorium at 125 Weaver St, Scarsdale, NY 10583

RSVP here to attend. Admission is free. The film length is 35 minutes with Q&A to follow.
The event is co-sponsored by the Scarsdale Historical Society and the Scarsdale Public Library.

January 27, 2022

Not Forgotten: Scarsdale’s Black History

January 27, 2022/ Marc Cheshire

The Scarsdale Historical Society is pleased to announce an exhibition for the month of February at the Scarsdale Public Library titled, Not Forgotten: Scarsdale’s Black History. It will be on view in the Local History Center at the Scarsdale Public Library. There will be a virtual premiere on Facebook Live on February 8, 2022 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (facebook.com/ScarsdaleHistory). The exhibition will explore experiences and events that have shaped Black history in Scarsdale through documents, photographs, and other materials.

Premiere on Facebook Live
February 8, 2022 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
facebook.com/ScarsdaleHistory

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Meet Florence Bethell, the driving force behind the Scarsdale Equal Suffrage Club. She was a local and county suffrage leader that relentlessly campaigned for the vote and for Scarsdale women to have a stronger voice in their community. She lived in Heathcote, and is shown here with her adopted niece Janet Coker, son Frank Bethell, and nephew Frank H. Coker (far right). To learn more about the courageous Westchester women who fought for the vote, join us for “Women Rising: The Scarsdale Suffragists”, a half-hour documentary at the Scarsdale Library on December 16th at 6:15 and 7:30 PM at the Scarsdale Public Library. Following both screenings there will be a Q&A with the film’s participants. An exhibit will also be on display at the Local History Center. The event is co-sponsored by the Scarsdale Historical Society and the Scarsdale Public Library. Register at link in bio. . Credit: The Coker Family . . . #scarsdale #scarsdaleny #westchestercounty #nyhistory #womenssuffrage #suffragist #nysuffrage #suffs

Drew Barrymore visited @martinesfinebakeshoppe Sunday, but she isn’t the first Barrymore to come to town! America’s “first lady of the stage” Ethel Barrymore (her great-aunt) performed at the Scarsdale Theatre in August of 1942 as part of her nationwide tour of “The Corn is Green” (after she completed the Broadway run). The theater on Garth Road (just over the Eastchester border) originally only showed motion pictures, and that summer it had been renovated to house stage shows. The theater was demolished in 2002. 📸: Garth Road photo from @turnerconstructioncompany (builders of the theater), Ad from Scarsdale Inquirer, Ethel Barrymore in “The Corn is Green” on Broadway 1940 (NYPL Digital Collections) . . . .@drewbarrymore #scarsdale #scarsdaleny #lostmovietheaters #lostplaces #drewbarrymore #barrymore #ethelbarrymore #westchestercounty #eastchesterny #instahistory #nyhistory #oldhollywood #oldbroadway

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