Hezekiah Easter uses the German he learned in high school and becomes his unit’s translator while serving in Germany in WWII. 

Hezekiah Easter: German Translator

From the Somers Historical Society Archive: A descendant of an early 19th century menagerie owner shares a family legend about the elephant Old Bet.

This story has been condensed and edited from a longer interview.

Elephant in the Basement

From the Somers Historical Society Archive: Former Somers Town Supervisor Al Loomis chronicles the efforts to bring the United Nations to Somers, NY.

This story has been condensed and edited from a longer interview.

United Nations In Somers

Old buildings have their own stories. From silent movie set to town hall, the historic Elephant Hotel in Somers, New York has a few of its own tales to share. Narration by Hudson Valley Master Storyteller Jonathan Kruk.

From the Somers Historical Society Archive
This story has been condensed and edited from a longer interview.

If Walls Could Talk

Ms Pauline Flippin grew up during a time when institutionalized racism in the American public school system was considered the norm.  She reflects on her own personal experience with racism in higher education, and details her commitment in helping to fight to end this discriminatory practice.     

Fighting for Social Change

From the Somers Historical Society Archive: Arthur McElroy tells about his unusual excursion to the Danbury Fair with William Bailey in 1908.

This story has been condensed and edited from a longer interview.

Going to the Danbury Fair; Coming Home with a Snake

Monthly Meeting of the Library Board of Trustees

October 17, 2022 Board Meeting.WMA

Community Forum: June 29, 2023 Input Session

November 12, 2018 Brd.mtg. PT1.WMA

Standing in the middle of the beautiful Beacon Riverfront Park it is hard to imagine that it was once seven and a half acres of burning garbage. The city dump burned almost every Saturday in the 1950s and 60s.

 Interviewee: Robert Cahill and Tom LaBarr

Recorded:

Time Period: 1950's to 2008

Subjects: Beacon Riverfront Park, Beacon Sloop Club, Beacon garbage dump

Collection: River Voices Audio Tour

Credits: Photo courtesy of the Beacon Historical Society

Production: Produced by Eileen McAdam and narrated by Jim Metzner

"Every Saturday it looked like Beacon was burning"

When the weather is cold enough for the Hudson to freeze the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club will take their boats out of storage and transport them to whatever part of the river they have determined is safe for sailing.
Reid Bielenberg talks about the origins of ice boating on Hudson River and it's popularity at the turn of the century.

Community Forum: June 29, 2023 Input Session

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