History of yonkers book

He uses the year 1946 as an orientation for his discussion of that ethnic community, city, and time in history. Westchester county, new york allison, charles elmer on. Yonkers, ny and westchester in pictures home facebook. Community events calendar yonkers chamber of commerce. Yonkers yonkers is such a wonderful story of awakening set in a time of upheaval and world uneasiness. Feb 14, 2017 phyllis fowlkes, the founder of public space art and a westchester library system program coordinator, talks about the black history month book fair at the purchase college center for community. Yonkers was a small farm town in the 1700s but many businesses soon began to emerge. National register of historic places listings in yonkers, new.

It gave its way to the decisive term yonkers till march 7, 1788, when the legislature of new york united upon the latter as a designation for this as one of the twenty described towns into which it divide the county of westchester. Ghosts and legends of yonkers by jason medina the history. The book delves into the history of the yonkers new york police department and the officers that served, warts and all from the time the department was organized in 1871 right up to 1971. Corrigans book is a piece of history catholic new york. Our library, westchesters largest collection of local history and genealogy, covers the countys development from the first dutch settlers in yonkers to corporate settlers on the white plains corridor. Stories about the people and events that have shaped the history of westchester county come alive at the westchester county historical society. Yonkerss later growth rested largely on developing industry. The city has 38 distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character and identity.

Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Westchester county, new york hardcover september 1, 1984 by charles elmer allison author. Advertising on yonkers tribune is more affordable than you think. This group was active until taken over by the yonkers branch of the westchester historical society. History of yonkers featured in locally authored book news. Yonkers, westchester county, new york genealogy genealogy. We found 11 books set in yonkers and 31 others set nearby.

With over 108,000 monthly visitors and over 200,000 page views, yonkers tribune has a tremendous impact on the lives of many people in yonkers, westchester and albany. For information on interim library services, visit the covid19 updates page. Weigold is professor of history at pace university and the author of several books, including the long island sound. Read more read less inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the national register of historic places in yonkers, new york. To locate additional published and transcribed records for yonkers, westchester county, new york genealogy check. Now converted into apartments, old public school is the site of strange apparitions that may be ghosts of former students and teachers who died in a tragic fire. Westchester county, new york charles elmer allison snippet view 1984. The fourth grade social studies curriculum centers on local history offering the ideal platform to showcase quality teaching and.

Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Stew leonard s history can be traced back to the early 1920s, when charles leo leonard started clover farms dairy in norwalk, connecticut. History of yonkers featured in locally authored book. Yonkers has such an interesting and vibrant history that it needs to be preserved and told. Charles elmer allison author of the history of yonkers. Y the site, the building and its occupants genealogy gophers. In the early 1950s, historic sherwood house was threatened. Yonkers has long been the home of innovators and inventors. Aug 12, 20 yonkers has a history of retail, boasting one of the first shopping malls in the united states, but prides itself on its backbone of momandpop businesses. Aug 31, 2015 the quiet new york suburb of yonkers hides a history of hauntings.

However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. History of yonkers, from the earliest times to the present, including an elaborate description of its aborigines. Corrigan said he first had the idea to write such a book in 1992, when he was about five years into his pastorate. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, out of print treasures. Genealogical research download form uncertified copies or abstracts from records of birth, death, and marriages may be provided for genealogical research purposes subject to the restrictions specified in this summary. All requests must be submitted in writing and include payment of the applicable statutory fee. The late sixtiesearly seventies were a pivotal period of u. It was a lifelong dream come true for the author walk inside the yonkers police department museum and youll get a window into what policing was like decades ago. Over the centuries, yonkers, new york, has evolved from a small village to a dynamic industrial powerhouse. Yonkers has a history of retail, boasting one of the first shopping malls in the united states, but prides itself on its backbone of momandpop businesses. A documentary history of yonkers, new york book, 1992. The yonkers historical society is dedicated to saving the rich, diverse history of yonkers. Many pictures courtesy of and yonkers historic society and.

Yonkers by joan jennings and luis perelman history books. His story is the subject of a miniseries called show me a hero that aired on hbo in 2015, which is based on the 1999 nonfiction book of the same name by. The city firmly established itself as one of the largest cities in the state in the postcivil war era, with downtown getty square as its bustling center. The battle of yonkers was the united states militarys first largescale, official engagement of the zombie war. The locations of national register properties and districts at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below may be seen in an online map by clicking on map of all coordinates. Yonkers public schools is committed to challenging our citys youth to aspire to their highest potential, and to inspire a lifelong love of learning.

Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. Seabiscuit, the legendary racehorse, once stood in the winners circle at yonkers raceway. The quiet new york suburb of yonkers hides a history of hauntings. The book enables readers to reflect on those aspects of community critical to civic support and on the process of successful assimilation in midtwentieth. In 1891, the society, then known as the yonkers historical and library association, helped to preserve historic philipse manor hall. Dec 31, 2015 in 1902, the yonkers board of trade published the promotional book, yonkers illustrated. I was disappointed, however, that the book had no photos of the ethnic neighborhoods polish, slavic, italian, etc. Marys of the immaculate conception, yonkers, 18482016 was a long time coming before it was published this summer. Westchester county, new york by charles e allison online at alibris.

Old yonkers, 16461922, a page in history by henry collins brown published by valentines manual press miniature book, 3. The society strives to preserve and promote the rich history of yonkers through the preservation and maintenance. Yonkers, new york for its first 200 years, yonkers was a small farming town with an active industrial waterfront. Yonkers white pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. It was a stateoftheart dairy by the standards of the time with a pasteurizing and bottling plant, and later on, fresh milk delivered daily by trucks that had plastic cows on the front that mooed for. The book is a consolidation of two books that mcmahan and her mother, nell gilbert, compiled for community reunions in 1986 and 1987. George rutledge takes the reader on a journey through time with a candid look at some of the various personalities that the yonkers pd employed. The first residents of the city of yonkers were native americans of the algonquin, mohegan and manhattes tribes. Yonkers educators through the social studies department concretized this mandate as the yonkers history project.

Westchester county, new york charles elmer allison on. It took place in yonkers, new york, the largest city in westchester county, just north of the bronx, ny. Charles elmer allison is the author of the history of yonkers 5. Ive ordered copies of the book for 3 family members. Marys church, yonkers oldest roman catholic parish, isnt just an old building, its an immigrant success story. Ameers reflection on growing up within the small community of assyrian christians in yonkers, new york. Their village of nappeckamack meaning rapid water settlement was located where the neperah stream the present day saw mill river flowed into the hudson or shatemuck river. The society strives to preserve and promote the rich history of yonkers through the preservation and. The city built public housing to address the needs of its lowincome yonkers in the twentieth century residents, resulting in a nearly thirtyyear court case that, for the first time in united states history, linked school and housing segregation. Yonkers, oklahoma is but a fading memory for most people in this part of the state and a footnote in wagoner county history. The history press is pleased to announce the publication of ghosts and legends of yonkers by jason medina. I grew up in yonkers and the book brought back many memories. The society strives to preserve and promote the rich history of yonkers through the. The first historical society in yonkers began in 1882 as the committee on the historical records of yonkers.