President Lincoln made a clandestine trip to the U.S. Military Academy in the middle of the Civil War in June 1862.
Anthony Czarnecki reveals the "why, what and how" history changed as a result of his secret visit.... read more
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The Peekskill Museum
The mission of the Museum is to collect, preserve, study, and interpret objects and documents pertaining to Peekskill and the surrounding area.
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The Herrick House
Designed by the famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead, and Bigelow & owned by Dwight Stiles Herrick, a prominent lawyer in Peekskill in the last century as his private home. His wife Sarah was the oldest daughter of another prominent Peekskillian John Simpson.
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Museum History
The Peekskill Museum was presented to the City of Peekskill by Mrs. Ida M. Adams by deed dated January 3, 1944. It is one of Peekskill's most famous
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The Peekskill Museum Photo Archive
Please contact Photo Archive Director. Remember,
when you come to the museum in person, we will in many cases, return your precious image before you leave. If you need to mail them in,
please email us first with your requirements. Invoices and forms of payment are being worked on and we should soon see some improvement
in this area with order forms, payment methods and our advisor will comment on this at that time.
