Agi Keleti: The Jewish Olympian’s Story of Survival and Triumph – Exhibit and Speaker Michael Gyory

On Thursday, July 18th the Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) in partnership with the Desmond-Fish Public Library in Garrison, NY will host a talk and presentation on the […] Read more »

Tarrytown’s 158-year-old Men’s Club Elects First Black President

Tony McFadden’s inauguration as president of the Young Men’s Lyceum in Tarrytown marked a historic moment for the venerable organization, but perhaps an even more meaningful moment for McFadden himself.   […] Read more »

Veterans Banner Program for Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow

Eagle Scout Dylan Smith is working with the Villages of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow to coordinate a Veterans Military Banner program to honor our residents’ beloved Veterans, Active-Duty, Reserve, and […] Read more »

Illuminating the Darkness: The Story of Vera Rubin

Whether it be the dark or the future, humans have always been afraid of the unfamiliar. This fear was on vivid display when Vera Rubin presented her seemingly bizarre findings […] Read more »

Peekskill Riots Remembered After 75 Years with Two Grammy Award-Winning Performances Celebrating the Legacy of Paul Robeson

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Peekskill Riots, and to commemorate the 75th anniversary, the Living Artist Society will present a program entitled “Here I Stand” after the […] Read more »

No Cell Phones? No Color TV? No Problem!

Growing up in the 1940s and 1950s, we had to use our imaginations a lot. My brother, four years my senior, shared a bedroom with me in the Bronx. We […] Read more »

Global Grains: Celebrating Bread from Africa to the Americas

Bread enthusiasts and culinary adventurers are in for a treat at Global Grains: Celebrating Bread from Africa to the Americas on Saturday, July 13, from 11am to 4pm at Philipsburg […] Read more »

A History Lesson on Peekskill Public Education

Peekskill High School’s Class of 2024 has the distinction of being the school’s 100th graduating class.    Through the 1800s, two distinct school districts straddled MacGregory Brook.  After 80 years of […] Read more »

Ossining Historian to Sail the South Seas to Follow 19th Century Voyage of Ossining Artist Alfred Agate

This summer, Caroline Ranald Curvan, Ossining’s Town Historian, will take a research trip to the South Pacific to learn more about Ossining artist Alfred Agate and his life as an […] Read more »

HHREC Commemorates Planting of Sapling From Anne Frank’s Tree at Garden of Remembrance

The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC)  held a dedication for the Anne Frank Sapling at the Garden of Remembrance in White Plains on June 11. Close to 100 […] Read more »