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POUND RIDGE MUSEUM The museum is open Saturday-Sunday 2 p.m.-4 p.m. from April 30,
2011 - December 4, 2011. The Pound Ridge Historical Society presents our new exhibit POUND RIDGE &
THE CIVIL WAR. A new exhibit
curated by Ebie Wood, Richard Major, Dennis Harrington, Timi Parsons and Joyce Butterfield. With special assistance
from Don Spauding. Exhibit opens April 30th
at 2 p.m. at the Pound Ridge Historical Society Museum. Admission is free; donations accepted. The exhibit remembers the 109 men of Pound Ridge, almost 32% of the male population (18+) of Pound
Ridge in 1861, who bravely served the Union.
With particular pride, we honor First Sgt. Thomas
J. Murphy of Pound Ridge, recipient of The Congressional Medal of Honor, our country’s highest military award. A special video exhibit will highlight pages from the diary of Sgt. George E. Dixon, who stood guard over
the Lincoln conspirators and witnessed their court trial and execution.
Also on exhibit, original Civil War art by Don Spaulding, original Union uniforms, and other Civil
War memorabilia.
POUND RIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING April 30, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hiram Halle Memorial Library, 271 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY. Refreshments
will be served. Brief Business Meeting & Election of Officers and New Board Members. Ratification
of revised Constitution & By-Laws. Guest Speaker Patrick Raftery presents
a fascinating talk entitled "A Serious Undertaking -- The Cemeteries of Pound Ridge and Environs: A No-So Grave
Discussion of Living History," followed by a trip to the PRHS Museum for the new Exhibit. About our speaker: Patrick Raftery is currently the librarian and manager of the Westchester County Historical
Society and co-editor of the society’s journal, The Westchester Historian. Mr. Raftery has published extensively
on the history of Westchester with a focus on revolutionary war sites and historical cemeteries. He has a three-volume
work on the cemeteries of Westchester County that is currently in the process of publication.
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