The pictures and words below, reflect our events for the 2009 Year. It was quite a year with the renovations completed, the Dedication Ceremony, the Wizard of Oz grand Event with "Finding OZ" Author Evan Schwartz & "Defying Gravity" Author Carol de Giere , the
Henry Hudson Celebration / Anniversary which included a light show in downtown Peekskill with some historical buildings sharing the spotlight. Also The Charles Depew exhibit, The Christmas Party and the museum meeting which ended the term of the
Presidency for L.A. Augustowski, who had been elected for the 2008, 2009 years. A warm farewell to our dear friend who we call "Augie".
Year 2009 Events
The museum recently had their Membership meeting on Sunday, November 22 where new officers were nominated and elected. Clicking on the Museum Results on the horizontal links will give you some information.
Well, if you didn't quite make it to the Christmas Party on December 6, you missed quite a treat! Be sure to click on the horizontal link on the first page you come to at this site. Or Click here
The museum is currently offering their local history collection on Saturdays between 1 - 3 oclock. Call the museum for more details - (914) 736-0473
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Our previous event:s
Sept 24, 2009 - 2 pm
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September 24, 2009 - 2:00 pm
Local author, Kathleen Johnson discussed her recently published book, "The Hudson-Fulton Celebration". The book gives a detailed account of the 1909 celebration that took place along the Hudson from
New York City to Albany. Many beautiful photos and illustrations are included in this excellent publication. Books were available for purchase. The program also included "Hoopla on the Hudson" a collection of over 50 colored postcards
from 1909, depicting the many parade floats that were built to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson river and the launching of Fulton's steam powered boat, the Clermont. Susan Lane, President of the Taconic Postcard
Club was available to discuss the collection and answered questions. regarding the celebration.
The program was open to the public and free to Members of the museum.
A donation of $5.00 was requested from non-members.
We've added some more comments by author Evan Schwartz and introduction by John Curran and this audio follows his video below.
Here we have John Curran speaking a few words on the young Baum during his PMA years, as well as
Hans Christian Anderson or Lewis Carrol as "the old boys of PMA" and on the yellow brick road in Peekskill's West Street.
(approximately 5 minutes)
Now listen how Evan Schwartz. describes each character, Baum's motivation and his personal ties with the Wizard of OZ..
(approximately 30 minutes)
The movie was presented on a television on the 2nd floor for our young audience.
Much was learned including Peekskill's connection to the real-life Yellow Brick Road. We listened to stories about how L. Frank Baum,
author of the original Oz novels, attended school in Peekskill. Found out how the popular Broadway musical WICKED came to be, and enjoyed a live musical performance!!! The event featured talks by John Curran, historian
at the Peekskill Museum; Evan I. Schwartz, author of the new Baum biography FINDING OZ; and Carol de Giere, author of DEFYING GRAVITY (a biography of WICKED's composer). Special guest singers then treated
the audience to a Musical Oz Revue. Vocalists Carole Demas (the original "Sandy" in Grease on Broadway) and Laura Janine, (who starred as "Elphaba" in Japan), sang several songs from THE WIZARD OF OZ, THE WIZ,
and WICKED. Jeffrey Lodin accompanied on piano.
Hear a clip from "Over the Rainbow" - (adjust your volume)
(approximately 1 minute)
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Click above to view images and some stories and facts about L. Frank Baum.
Dorothy leaving Peekskill? Evan Schwartz, author of FINDING OZ (book about the author L. Frank Baum) visited the Peekskill Museum September 13, 2009 and we celebrated with him and
various artists who sang, danced and talked of the Wizard of OZ!
And here we find who is leaving Peekskill?
Dorothy leaving.....,but is she really leaving Peekskill??
In the following 2 pictures you can see the Yellow Brick Road (on Peekskill's West Street), where teenage Frank L. Baum probably walked on his way to the Peekskill Military Academy on Elm Street.
Evan Schwartz, author of FINDING OZ on the Yellow Brick Road in Peekskill, NY.
Peekskill Museum Webmaster Doug Macduff and City Historian John Curran standing on the Yellow Brick Roadon West Street, Peekskill, New York.
Below video shows John Curran, Peekskill City Historian, proclaiming the Peekskill Community is the origin of the Yellow Brick Road. Short clip from actual speech given on September 13, 2009 at the Wizard of Oz event at the Peekskill Museum, Peekskill, NY.
Listen to John Curran's proclamation how Peekskill should lay claim as the "origin of the Yellow Brick Road".
Here we have another video from the Wizard of OZ Event that took place in September, 2009
Be sure to click on the video player above to see and hear it.
Listen as Laura Janine sings below about the Yellow Brick Road........
Below video of downtown Peekskill,NY with the Light Show as part of the Peekskill Celebration Week / Captain Henry Hudson 400th Anniversary arriving on the Hudson River....Peekskill's City Historian, John Curran's
comments. Click on player below.
These events were free and open to the public
Museum Matters Read about a brief introduction to this years events,.
Prior Events
Chauncey M. Depew
A major exhibit of one of Peekskill's prominent sons has taken place which has followed the re-dedication of the newly renovated Museum.
(The Renovation / Restoration here at the Museum has been completed. For the detailed remarks, please visit the link.)
Now that the Grand Re-dedication has come and gone, we can offer you a couple of pictures regarding this event that took place Sunday, May 17, 2009.
It was a chilly Sunday afternoon but over 50 of our faithful supporters gathered on the back lawn of the Peekskill Museum on May 17th, to hear the details of our three year restoration project. Read more......
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