Upcoming Events
Victorian Ossining
When: Saturday May 11, 2013
Where: South Highland Avenue &
The Victorian Era was a time in which some of the most beautiful art and architecture were crafted. Ossining was no exception to this movement. Voted one of the most architecturally beautiful towns by Westchester Magazine in 2012, Ossining is a virtual trove of Victorian architecture.
Join us and tour some of the most elegant and beautiful houses in Ossining, many of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. Tickets are limited, so call or email the Ossining Historical Society today to reserve your spot!
Holy Ossining!
When: Saturday June 8, 2013
Where: Village of Ossining - meeting place to be announced.
Join the Ossining Historical Society for a lovely afternoon jaunt through four of Ossining’s most historic and beautiful churches in conjunction with the Ossining Village Fair. Learn about stained glass, dormer windows, transepts, buttresses, and much more. Again, spaces are limited so call or email the Ossining Historical Society today to reserve your spot!
A Grave Situation: A Tour of Dale Cemetery
When: Sunday, July 14, 2013
Where: Dale Cemetery
Dale Cemetery is a town-owned cemetery encompassing 47 acres. The cemetery was originally owned by the Dale Cemetery Association which was incorporated on January 16, 1851. Its first president was Aaron Ward, retired Congressman, whose grave can be found in the cemetery.
Among some of the more notable burials are General Thomas Allcock, Civil War General for the Union Army, Franz Boas the “Father of American Anthropology”, Benjamin Brandreth owner of Brandreth’s Pills,
John T. Hoffman Governor of New York & Mayor of New York City, Sonny Sharrock famous jazz guitarist, and Samuel Youngs the inspiration for the character Ichabod Crane in his friend Washington Irving’s story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. Space is limited, so call or email the Ossining Historical Society today to reserve your spot!
The Ossining Historical Society Annual Antiques & Collectibles Fair
When: Sunday, September 8, 2013
Where: The Ossining Historical Society Museum
Join us for an afternoon of treasure hunting, commiseration, and bargain-hunting at the Ossining Historical Society’s Annual Antiques & Collectibles Fair. Meet with some of the county’s most talented antique experts,
and purchase a bauble or two for your own collection! If you would like to be a vendor at this wonderful fair, please call or email the Ossining Historical Society for more information!
Mad About Ossining: A Tour of the Places from the
Hit TV Series Mad Men!
When: Sunday, September 22, 2013
Where: To Be Announced.
In 2007 AMC announced the premiere of a new TV series based upon the “mad men”, advertising executives of Madison Avenue in the 1960s, and its main character is a man by the name of Donald Draper. Don,
one of the most successful in the business, lived in Ossining with his beautiful wife, Betty Draper at the beginning of the series. People and places in Ossining are mentioned throughout the first and second seasons of the series, and this tour will show you where some of these places actually are! Join the Ossining Historical Society as we tour by comfortable bus the places of Don and Betty Draper’s Ossining. Tickets are limited, so call or email the Ossining Historical Society today about reserving your place!
To contact the Ossining Historical Society:
Tel: 914-941-0001
Email: ohsm@bestweb.net
