IT'S 250 TUESDAY! #9

It's 250 Tuesday --- Time for our new weekly series---250 TUESDAYS at the blog--#9! We're celebrating America's 250th! CLICK ON THE IMAGE(S) AND  LINKS:

An outstanding collection of vintage and antique---and some unabashedly patriotic--Fourth of July postcards---some humorous as well. 

Please note: these images are a product of their times. If that gives you the vapors, go no further.  For everyone else, see the flickr album at Other Holiday Postcards | Flickr

The Town of Cortlandt held their 250 celebration last week complete with re-enactors and fireworks.  WHAT AN EVENT!  See the video at EverythingCroton: QUICK CLIP, VIDEO, TOWN OF CORTLANDT 250TH CELEBRATION FIREWORKS!

AVAILABLE TO READ AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: 

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMOIR AND SELECTED CORRESPONDENCE OF PHILIP VAN CORTLANDT--fascinating---and the book is available to borrow at ARCHIVE DOT ORG: The Revolutionary War memoir and selected correspondence of Philip Van Cortlandt : Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1749-1831 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

AND DON'T FORGET 7/2--THE VILLAGE HISTORIAN MARC CHESHIRE---THE COMMUNITY ROOM 1-2:30 PM---CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR ALL THE DETAILS.

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

LOTS OF PHOTOS! AT EverythingCroton: MORE "250" PHOTOS

AND THAT BIG MURAL! EverythingCroton: A NEIGHBOR'S 250TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE---YOWZER! NOT ONE BUT TWO GIANT GARAGE DOOR MURALS

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SEE THE INAUGURAL #1 OF THIS SERIES AT EverythingCroton: TUESDAYS AT THE BLOG ARE NOW FOR AMERICA 250

SEE #2 AT EverythingCroton: THE NEW BLOG SERIES---250 TUESDAYS #2

SEE #3 AT EverythingCroton: THE NEW BLOG SERIES --250 TUESDAYS #3

SEE #4 AT EverythingCroton: 250 TUESDAY AT EVERYTHING CROTON #4

SEE #5 AT EverythingCroton: IT'S 250 TUESDAY #5

SEE #6 AT EverythingCroton: IT'S 250 TUESDAY #6

SEE #7 AT EverythingCroton: IT'S 250 TUESDAY #7

SEE #8 AT EverythingCroton: IT'S 250 TUESDAY, AND NOW #8

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