Westchester Archives

The Westchester County Archives is the central repository for the historical public records of Westchester County, NY.

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Crowley's success wouldn't be possible without our dedicated and talented staff. On #EmployeeAppreciationDay we are showcasing a recent installment of the @zeutschelgmbh OP 800 HR Archive Writer featured with expert Tech Support Specialist, Joe Preston at @WCArchivesNY.

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Check out our vault on TV! It was fun having the crew of @lawandordertv #OrganizedCrime!

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The municipal archives break-in was filmed at the West Chester County Records Center which houses over 100,000 cubic feet of records that date back to 1680.
#OrganizedCrime

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Know a graduate, undergraduate, or ambitious high school student with an interest in #womenshistory? We're looking for part-time virtual interns for January-May 2022! Learn more: https://t.co/zZszTOucti

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Local corn and tomatoes from Peekskill...yum! (ca. 1935)

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Women’s suffrage march on Main Street in Tarrytown, ca. 1915

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Undated aerial photo of Lyndhurst showing the castle and conservatory
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Welcoming two new residents of Philipsburgh Manor!
ca 1970
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Maple sugaring at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
(Think cool thoughts!)
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Children playing in the Hudson River at Croton Point Park
(courtesy WCHS)

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Mrs. Wainwright of Rye in her two-horsepower vehicle, ca. 1895
(courtsey WCHS)

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Early printing of Declaration of Independence, July 1776.
Have a happy and safe 4th!

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Fireworks at Playland, ca. 1930
Have a happy and safe 4th!
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Railroad workers in Pleasantville
(undated photo, courtesy WCHS)
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James and Walter Bridges were the first African-American real estate brokers in Mount Vernon, 1917
(photo courtesy WCHS)
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Early morning in the Walled Garden lower terrace

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Playwright Lorraine Hansberry, author of “A Raisin in the Sun,” was a Croton-on-Hudson resident

(wish we had a better photo of her! ca 1960, courtesy WCHS)
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Check out this valuable info from Dick Eastman about mortality schedules in the Census:

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At the Pepsico Sculpture Garden: “Three People on Four Benches” by George Segal + two people embracing (remember when…?)
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Answer to last week’s puzzler: Coral formation at Glen Island, photographed on April 15, 1924

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What is it??? This curious structure was photographed in a Westchester County park in 1924.
(Answer next Thursday!)
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We are OPEN!! 👋 👋 Come visit us and get back to working on discovering Westchester history and your ancestors! We've all missed you!