Today & tomorrow, rain or shine!
In “Read more,” find sneak preview of sale items.
June 11, 2010
by Suzanne Keay
Reuse, recycle, refurnish, replenish, reinvigorate and reinvent at the annual New Castle Historical Society Tag Sale.
Read MoreWelcome to the Historical New Castle Section
New Castle Historical Society Tag Sale 10am-4pm Fri-Sat—Be Green!
Reader’s Digest Pegasus quartet to continue to support cupola in Chappaqua
March 26, 2010
by Susie Pender
Last November, Reader’s Digest Corporation revealed their plans move from their long-time campus in Chappaqua to White Plains and New York City. To add insult to injury, they announced in January that the four horses that support the cupola of their soon-to-be former headquarters would fly away with them. See “Pegasi to fly from Reader’s Digest cupola,” NewCastleNOW.org, January 6, 2010.
Read MoreReader’s Digest: The Local Magazine that Conquered the World
See slide show in “Read more” or in Photo Gallery.
February 12, 2010
by Ali Klein
Starting Saturday, February 13, the New Castle Historical Society presents “Reader’s Digest: The Local Magazine That Conquered the World,” an exhibition chronicling one of the most phenomenal publishing successes in the 20th century . . . and it all happened in our own backyard.
Read MoreNewCastleTHEN: 1904 Tornado
Great Moments in Chappaqua History
Front page and inside photos provided courtesy of the New Castle Historical Society
August 20, 2010
by N. O’Neil
1904 A tornado rips through Chappaqua, touching ground near the Dodge farm. Destruction included many trees, livestock and farm buildings, but fortunately, there were no fatalities. Survivors describe looking out their windows and seeing chickens flying through the air. Since then the town has been spared cyclonic turbulence, except for joint town and school board meetings.
Read MoreGreat Moments in Chappaqua: Chappaqua Mountain Institute
July 16, 2010
by N. O’Neil
1870: The Chappaqua Mountain Institute opens. A Quaker boarding school, it drew students locally and from other nearby towns. The school closed in 1908 and the property was sold to The Children’s Aid Society, which operated it as a convalescent home for city children with tuberculosis.
Read MoreTHURSDAY, May 20: New Castle Historical Society House Tour, “Castles of New Castle”
May 14, 2010
The New Castle Historical Society proudly announces its 8th annual “Castles of New Castle” house tour to be held Thursday, May 20. The Historical Society will showcase a variety of beautiful area homes that vary in size, location, style and year of construction.
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