Genjiro Yeto, Bonnie Breeze, Italian Workers Strike, Parker Meets Mussolini, Mrs. Seton & the Arab Guide & More!

This podcast is made possible by Site Design Associates; the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI), the Ambassador Museum United States of America, Kevin M. J. O'Connor of Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, Eastern Neurologic Services, and listeners like you everywhere on the Atlantic Learning Consortium Network!It's the 9th of May, 2023 show! Welcome! Summer seems to arrived early this year. Will it stay that way? Time will tell.Happy Mother's Day to all mothers out there wherever you are. The month of May is traditionally the time the nation observes Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. On today's show, you'll hear an encore recorded conversation I had with now-retired curator Karen Frederick of the Greenwich Historical Society. You'll learn about an extraordinary artist from Japan who made a lasting impact on the Cos Cob Art Colony of American impressionists over a century ago. His name? Genjiro Yeto. It is our pleasure to welcome New York-based Eastern Neurologic Services, Greenwich resident Dr. Judy Gao, as the supporting sponsor of this feature. On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, we'll visit Bonnie Breeze thanks to Matt Bernard's book The Historic Houses of Belle Haven Park, Greenwich, Connecticut. It was constructed in 1894 and originally owned the William Copp. The house was altered in 1945. By the way, Bonnie Breeze is for sale! Visit this link for the listing. On Greenwich Life As It is-And Was, a century ago Lucien B. Edwards wrote in his column titled, The Borough of Greenwich-How It Has Greatly Grown published in May, 1923. As we continue to mark the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the Greenwich Police Department, I’ll share news of burglaries, arrests and crimes committed and recorded from throughout Greenwich's history on Crimes and Misdemeanors.On Greenwich Before 2000, you'll learn what happened in Greenwich during the years 1880, 1842, 1843 and 1844. You'll also hear about Dr. Valeria Parker meeting Benito Mussolini, the town's first Arbor Day in 1907, Grace Gallatin Seton's travels with an Arab guide, Island Beach plans and re-opening in 1914, Mother's Day services, "curious colloquiums" about Greenwich place-names by a Greenwich student in 1899, a tragedy at Ten Acres involving two young men, and a strike by Italian laborers in 1914, and more! There’s lots to see, to do, and to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich.You’ve come to the right place to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of America's most interesting and 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 Tuesday, the 16th of May, 2023.