E.C. Potter's Studio, Ulysses Grant in Stamford, Helen Keller in Port Chester & More!

CLICK HERE OR CLICK HEREThis podcast is made possible by Alexander Affiliates, Eastern Neurologic Services, Kevin M. J. O'Connor of Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, and listeners like you everywhere on the Atlantic Learning Consortium Network!Mr. Myllan Mosquera provides the best in reliable curbside door-to-door airport transportation services. I recommend Myllan without hesitation. Go with the peace of mind knowing that you'll travel in good hands. Please contact him anytime at 1.203.621.8383. Tell him I sent you. Michael Helupka Tree Service, LLC in Greenwich has been my choice for professional tree work for years.  I've been impressed and a satisfied customer -and you will be, too. Call 203.622.8737.Welcome to the 16th of January, 2024 show.In 1903 -long before Edward C. Potter’s statue of Col. Raynal C. Bolling was installed in front of the Havemeyer School Building, the people of Greenwich were introduced to the famous sculptor’s studio off North Street.In neighboring Port Chester in 1913, Helen Keller and her teacher, Anne Sullivan, delivered a lecture under the auspices of the Port Chester Woman’s Club, with many from Greenwich attending.Davis Tidal Mill. On Greenwich Life As It Is-And Was, Lucien B. Edwards wrote in 1924 about the town’s dwindling number of tidal mills. In 1880, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant appeared in Stamford, with Civil War veterans from both Stamford and Greenwich serving as an honor guard.In 1919, a protest and petition was formulated against the showing of movies on Sundays. At a wedding in Glenville in 1911, the bride, Miss Mary Tvbjk married John Chevinz. She was presented with “about $40, with which to start a housekeeping, each male guest presented who danced with her paying $1 for the privilege.” In 1928, Vito Dalto of South Water Street in Byram was getting his haircut in the Sokol Barber Shop on Mill Street where be became ill -and died on his way to United Hospital in Port Chester. You’ll hear more about the Pickwick Arms Hotel of Greenwich, too. You’ve come to the right place to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of America's most extraordinary communities.  We’ll have all this -and more- as our history continues to unfold. I'm Jeffrey Bingham Mead, your host. Thank you for listening to the weekly podcast released on Tuesdays. Contact me and join our growing number of listeners anytime via email at [email protected]. Show podcast episodes are posted weekly on various social media platforms. Click this link to the show's Facebook site. I also encourage you to like and visit the group You Know You're From Greenwich Ct If, where links to the show are posted weekly, too. Mark your calendars. The next show is scheduled for Greenwich Christmas Day, Tuesday, the 23rd of January 2023.