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Irvington Historical Society ___________________________________________ 131 Main Street, PO BOX 23, Irvington, NY 10533 Phone: (914) 591-1020 |
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OF EVENTS ANNUAL MEETING FRIDAY MARCH 2, 2012, 7:00PM MAIN STREET SCHOOL, 101 MAIN STREET "Catherine the Great." Download Flyer PDF here. Lecture and book-signing with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert K. Massie. Admission: $5.00 Irvington Historical Society members; $10.00 non-members. CURRENT EXHIBIT “Once Upon a Time: The Stories of the Brothers Grimm and Washington Irving”. The McVickar House (The History Center, home of the historical society), is transformed into an enchanted forest with re-creations of classic fairy tales from “Little Red Riding Hood” to “Rip Van Winkle” as guests explore the writers’ lives and works. The exhibit is the result of years of extensive research by Dr. Erik Weiselberg, Irvington resident and scholar of both European and U.S. History, revealing for the first time how the Grimms and Irving were transatlantic kindred spirits, even if they never met. The exhibit chronicles major influences on their parallel lives and how those events shaped their stories and tales. Visitors of all ages will enjoy traveling through time, exploring the writers’ childhoods and native lands, learning about the source material for their famous tales, experiencing the stories firsthand in the Enchanted Forest, examining their political action, seeing how their stories have been adapted at the movie theater, and much more. Exhibit is open to the public on Thursdays and Saturdays at the History Center 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., admission is free. PHOTO CONTEST "The Doors and Doorways of Irvington." Contest entries are now on display at the History Center. ONLINE EXHIBITS Irvington's National Register Sites - Photo-essay of all Irvington sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 2007 Photo Contest - Winning entries. Exhibit Spring 2009 - Frock, Frills, & Furbelows: Four Hundred Years of Fashion. Exhibit: Summer 2008 - Those Who Served. Exhibit: Winter/Spring 2008 - Choring Around the House. Exhibit: Winter / Spring 2007 - Irvington Pharmacies: A Century of Pharmaceuticals and Paraphernalia. The Irvington History Center at the McVickar House, 131 Main Street, is open to the public on Thursdays and Saturdays from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. |