Saturday, March 21, 2015

A MODEL CITIZEN: A LOOK BACK @ CROTON'S ALFRED S. DASHIELL, FEBRUARY 1962

Welcome to Everything Croton, a collection of all things Croton--our history, our homes, our issues, our businesses, our schools--in short, EVERYTHING CROTON.

Courtesy of the outstanding archives maintained by The Croton Historical Society, a look back at one of Croton's most famous residents-- a founder of The Croton Free Library--former trustee--vestryman at St Augustine's Episcopal Church--and the managing director of The Reader's Digest, Alfred S. Dashiell. Click on the images below.

To learn more about the history of THE READER'S DIGEST, click on the link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reader%27s_Digest

1 comment:

  1. That was back in the days when our officials weren't looking for retirement benefits and health insurance on the public's nickel.

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