Van Cortlandtville Historical Society
Van Cortlandtville Historical Society
Where History Comes Alive
THANKS FOR VISITING
THE VAN CORTLANDTVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
We hope you will find out Web site interesting and informative. We update our site monthly with new information.
We are located in the LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE
297 Locust Avenue, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
Regular Business meetings, followed by a program, are held on the third Saturday of each month beginning at 2 p.m.
(except as noted) ..... July (Picnic canceled this year)
November (Annual luncheon) December (Holiday Party)
Historic Little Red Schoolhouse
The Van Cortlandtville Historical Society will host an Open House the first Sunday of each month from April to November... from 2 to 4 p.m., at The Little Red Schoolhouse, 297 Locust Avenue, Cortlandt Manor, New York. The event is open free to the public. Visitors will be given a guided tour of the 19-century one-room schoolhouse, which until the mid-1970s was still functioning as part of the Lakeland Central School District. The schoolroom and adjoining meeting room of the Society has books, photographs and classroom items dating back to that early era. Light refreshments will be available. The Little Red Schoolhouse is located at the north end of Locust Avenue next to Old Saint Peter’s Church and cemetery, just south of Oregon Road in the Town of Cortlandt. For more information: Visit our website at www.vancort.net; or, call (914) 736-7868-. ____________________________
SEE EVENT SECTION FOR UPCOMING PROGRAMS
WELCOME TO OUR SITE
VAN CORTLANDTVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS CELEBRATING "101" YEARS OF HISTORY…_______________________________________
(914) 736-7868 www.vancort.net
At The Little Red Schoolhouse
297 Locust Avenue, Cortlandt Manor 10567
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UPCOMING SPEAKERS FOR THE YEAR!
SPEAKER SCHEDULE AS IT STANDS NOW: this list is subject to change
MARCH 18: MARIA GRILLO/MARTHA WASHINGTON/REENACTOR
APRIL 15: TOM HUNT/BROOM MAKING FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR/REENACTOR
MAY 20: JOHN CURRAN/REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER’S PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN THIS AREA.
JUNE 15: GERRY AND CHARLIE: FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
JULY 15: BARBECUE, BLACKSMITH AND BOUTIQUE/TOM HUNT
AUGUST 19: TRIP MAYBE WASHINGTON’S HEADQUARTERS AND LUNCH AT THE RIVER GRILL/NEWBURGH
SEPTEMBER: RACHEL FROM THE HAVERSTRAW BRICK MUSEUM
OCTOBER: BARBARA DAVIS FROM THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY LIBRARY WITH “NOVEL INSPIRATION”
NOVEMBER 17 ANNUAL MEETING/LUNCHEON/ANTHONY MUSSO “SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT” A BLAST FROM THE PAST-ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY
DECEMBER 16: HOLIDAY PARTY CATERED BY SAMSOTTA
PLEASE CHECK THE EVENT PAGE FOR
INFORMATION ON EACH PROGRAM AS THE MONTH APPROACHES
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BELOW SEE PAST PROGRAMS
THE ANNUAL DEDICATION TO THE FRENCH SOLDIERS, BURIED
AT OLD ST. PETERS, WILL BE HELD,
SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2022 AT 3:00 PM,
FOLLOWED BY REFRESHMENTS AT THE SCHOOLHOUSE.
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PICTURES FROM 2019:
Van Cortlandtville Historical Society leaders display one of the new National Park Service markers that identify Old Saint Peter’s Church and other sites along the national historic trail. From left are Director Lindsey Wood, Past President Jeff Canning and Treasurer Anne de Neuville. Photo by Lucie Poirier
FIRST OPEN HOUSE OF THE YEAR!
THIS SUNDAY, 4/2/23 FROM 2-4 PM * FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
JOIN US FOR A TOUR AND REFRESHMENTS!