The Milbank Estate & ‘The Towers,’ Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, Sylvia Wilks, Opening of Greenwich Streets, Sports! More Than Just a Game Opens

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, and listeners like you everywhere on the Atlantic Learning Consortium Network! I’ve returned from my travels to my other home in Honolulu, Hawaii. It’s good to be back to watch snow fall in Greenwich on this late winter day. On Greenwich in the Gilded Age, our journey will take us to the Jeremiah Milbank estate in central Greenwich and ‘The Towers’ on Byram Shore. Women’s History Month continues. On today’s show, we’ll turn our attention to the life and legacy of Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, an heiress, philanthropist, advocate and supporter of a wide range of public health and social reform initiatives -including the establishment of one of the first foundations underwritten by a woman in America. On Greenwich From Home, we’ll shine the spotlight on Sylvia Wilks, the reclusive Greenwich heiress who was the daughter of tycoon Hetty Green, also known as ‘The Witch of Wall Street,’ the richest woman in America during the Gilded Age. On Greenwich Life As It Is -And Was, columnist Lucien B. Edwards published a piece in 1924 focused on the opening of various streets in what is today central Greenwich. ‘No City of Greenwich,’ was asserted in March, 1924 in opposition to incorporating the Town of Greenwich into a city form of government. Why? I’ll share details. 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. Back in 1879, an anonymous Greenwich resident composed a patriotic poem in observance of the famous ride by General Israel Putnam during the American Revolutionary War escaping capture by invading British forces. There’s lots to see, to do, and to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich. I’ll share news of gatherings and events, including the upcoming St. Patrick’s day parade, a lecture on the indigenous roots of Lacrosse, Sports! More Than Just A Game -the new exhibit at the Greenwich Historical Society and more. 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 21st of March, 2023.