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Liquid Assets: A History of New York City's Water System

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
08/15/2016 - 6:22am

Our 2016 Annual Meeting speaker, Diane Galusha, has just published an expended edition of her informative book, Liquid Assets: A History of New York City's Water System, which covers the Old Croton Aqueduct, New Croton Aqueduct and Delaware system. Essential reading for anyone interested in this subject! You can order it and pay via Paypal at: http://liquidassetsbook.com

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Keeper's House Open House

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
06/28/2016 - 2:29pm

James Bremner ( aka Friends VP, Bob Kornfeld ) welcomed the community to the beautiful house where he lived from the mid 1800s to his death in 1872. On a sunny June afternoon Keeper James Bremner told of his duties as keeper of this section of the Aqueduct, how he kept the water flowing as it traveled from the Croton Dam to the final reservoir at 42nd street. Maybe he anticipated that his home would one day be a National Historic Landmark making the entire community swell with pride.

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Keeper's House Drop-In Hours

Author: 
FOCAAdmin
Post date: 
06/02/2016 - 11:09am

Beginning this Saturday, June 4, the Keeper's House will be open for drop-in visitors on weekends from 10am to 4pm.

Come by, pick up a map, drink some water, chat with our docents, and hear about our plans for permanent and temporary exhibitions.

The Keeper's House is convenient to the Dobbs Ferry stop on Metro-North, and a perfect place to start a walk to Lyndhurst or Untermyer Gardens.

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Teachers visit Keeper's House

Author: 
Mavis Cain
Post date: 
05/31/2016 - 7:29am

The Friends were delighted to host the Annual Awards Event of the Association of Social Studies Teachers of Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties.

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OCA Trail 2016: The Yonkers Clean-up Project Continues...

Author: 
STGorman
Post date: 
05/03/2016 - 12:59pm

Our yearly OCA trail facelift in Yonkers was an unqualified success in 2016

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