LOCAL HISTORY REQUESTS AS WE APPROACH THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA--PART ONE

With the country's 250th anniversary on the horizon, the blog has had numerous requests for all things American Revolution.....We'll try to answer them every few weeks.  For now, let's get started with:

• From 1977 and Americana Magazine, now you can own your very own copy of the tea set on display in the Perry House of Van Cortlandt Manor--and much more.  CLICK HERE
• 1945, VAN CORTLANDT'S GHOSTS ARE NO PROBLEM FOR NEW OWNER; GO TO EverythingCroton: 1945: VAN CORTLANDT MANOR'S GHOSTS ARE NO TROUBLE TO THE NEW OWNERS
• OBITUARY 1884, PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT; GO TO EverythingCroton: OBITUARY, 1884 PIERRE VAN CORTLANDT, THE HEAD OF AN OLD DUTCH FAMILY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY
• VIDEO REVOLUTIONARY 250 AT CROTON POINT PARK; GO TO EverythingCroton: AND NOW MORE VIDEO, REVOLUTIONARY WESTCHESTER 250 AT CROTON POINT PARK AND ADDITIONAL LINKS
• A reader has fond memories of making a "three-cornered hat" for her son's Colonial Day Event at CET many years ago.  She wondered if any of this ever made it into the papers. Well, here's something from 2017: Croton-Harmon Fourth-Graders Embrace Colonial Life | Ossining, NY Patch