| The
Story of Kensico |
Kensico Village no longer exists; it was flooded in
the early 20th century as part of the construction of the Kensico
Dam and Reservoir. This exhibit looks at the people who lived in
Kensico, including those who flocked there to help build the
dam. It also explores how the construction of the dam
affected the lives of Kensico's schoolchildren. Activity
sheets are provided for each section of the exhibit providing
document based questions geared towards senior and junior high
school students.
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exhibit
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| Playland |
The creation of America's first totally planned
amusement park and some of its earliest rides and activities.
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| Bronx
River Parkway |
The Bronx River Parkway celebrated its 75th
anniversary in 2000. This exhibit relies heavily on the
Archives' photographic collections to detail the construction and
debut of this historic highway.
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view exhibit
For another telling of this story, read the Historic American
Engineering Record report on the Bronx River Parkway
Reservation available at our Virtual
Archives website.
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"Our
Roots Run Deep..."
African-American Genealogical Resources |
This exhibit explores a wide variety of resources
available to individuals researching African-American
heritage, many of which are often overlooked.
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| County
Executives of Westchester County |
Since 1937 Westchester County's government has
included a County Executive. This exhibit provides
biographic information on each of our county's seven chief
executives and the highlights of his administration.
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| An
American Tragedy -- The Westchester Connection |
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In
1931, a lawsuit was brought by novelist Theodore Dreiser in
Westchester County Court. Dreiser v. Paramount Publix
Corporation challenged the artistic freedom of a film producer to
change the original intent of Dreiser's book An American Tragedy
in creating a screen adaptation. His novel was based on the infamous murder of pregnant Grace Brown by her fiancé
Chester Gillette on an Adirondack lake in the summer of 1906. In a landmark decision by the
New York State Court of Appeals, Dreiser was provided no relief for
his claims.
On the 100th anniversary of the Gillette murder
trial, the New York State Court of Appeals Lecture Series,
co-sponsored by the Historical Society of the Courts of the State of
New York, presented "Dreiser's 'An American Tragedy': The Law and
the Arts".
Click here to go to the Historical Society of the Courts of the
State of New York State website to view a webcast of the lecture and
to learn more about the Gillette murder case and subsequent legal
connections, including the 1931 court records held by the
Westchester County Archives.
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