Peekskill Museum / Herrick House

The Historian of the City of Peekskill
(And recently elected for the 2010 Term as Peekskill Museum President)

City Historian

 

The City Historian, appointed by the Mayor and Common Council is charged with the responsibility of informing the public of Peekskill's past, creating and enhancing a sense of Peekskill's historical identity. The office of the City Historian is housed in the Peekskill Museum.

Some of the items published by the City Historian since 1995 are:

Peekskill New York, A Chronological History
The Influence of Hungarian Immigrants In Peekskill
My Memories of 100 African-American Peekskill Families
Peekskill In Perspective; A Visual Journey Through Time (Video)
Peekskill On Postcards (Video)
ATTACK AT PEEKSKILL BY THE BRITISH IN 1777
A carefully researched account of American and British forces in March of 1777 when the Hudson Valley Command Post at Peekskill was directly assaulted by British naval and infantry forces. This publication is now available in hardcover from Higginson Books in Salem, MA (www.higginsonbooks.com).
PEEKSKILL'S AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY (released in June 2008 by The History Press in Charleston, SC.) It features an elegant publication of 160 pages with 85 graphics, and a narrative of information never before available.The subjects include black patrriots of the Revolution and Civil War, slavery days in Peekskill and Cortlandt, many social organizations, the troubles of the 1960s, and a new look at the Paul Robeson concert events of 1949.
Currently available from the author John Curran as a signed copy for $20

Peekskill was an important military post and Continental Army Headquarters during the War of Independence from 1776 to 1783.  The City Historian is looking for archive documents relating to this topic.  If any readers have or have access to any documents relating to Peekskill, Peek's Kill, Verplanck Point, King's Ferry or Continental Village during this era, please contact the author.

John Curran, City Historian

P.O. Box 84

Peekskill, NY 10566

(914) 736-0473



The jobs of the city historian are many. Here we see Mr Curran explaining a variety of projects at the museum
Explaining Map details    Wall hangings.     Bicycle     Explaining war artifacts     Explaining the outdoor monuments

Mr Curran is also the president of the Lincoln Society of Peekskill.
2009 Lincoln Society President John J Curran

Lincoln Society president for 2009, John J. Curran
shares a table with a Society member at their annual banquet.






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