A Bit of Local History – Our Siwanoy Predecessors
Let us acknowledge our debt to the indigenous people who were living along the coast of Long Island Sound when the first European settlers arrived. During […]
A Bit of Local History
Thinking Ahead to America’s 250th On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. To prepare for this […]
Quite A Bit of Local History
During more than twenty-five years as a contributor to The Rye Record, I have submitted more than 150 columns under the heading “A Bit of […]
Juneteenth Observance
On June 19, 1865, two months after the end of the Civil War, the last enslaved people in the Confederacy learned that they were emancipated. […]
VINTAGE RYE
Our Boatbuilding Heritage I am not a sailor. However, since the age of 7, I have traveled the world on ships of all kinds — […]
A Bit of Local History
Celebrating 100 Years of Rye’s Zoning Rules In 1923, the Village of Rye adopted a zoning ordinance, which has evolved over time into Rye City’s […]
A Bit of Local Commercial History
Rye’s Longtime Merchants (A Sequel) By Paul Hicks In 2012, The Rye Record ran a series of articles entitled “As Time Goes by for Rye’s […]
Honoring Local Black Leaders
A Bit of Local History Honoring Local Black Leaders By Paul Hicks More than a century ago, two Black families moved to Rye, and their children remained to raise their children in Rye. This […]
Ogden Nash, Native Son
A Little Local History Ogden Nash, Native Son By Paul Hicks Frederic Ogden Nash, who was born in Rye in 1902, was widely acclaimed for […]
A Little Local History Boston Post Road Historic District
Whitby Castle, designed by Alexander Jackson Davis, was built in the 1850s. A Little Local History Boston Post Road Historic District By Paul […]