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Honoring Rye’s Veterans

Next time you visit Rye’s city hall, perhaps on Veteran’s Day, look at the memorials on the Post Road side of the building.
Whitman Bailey’s 1937 drawing of the Square House Photo by Jim Frank
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Evolution of Rye’s Municipal Government

The New York legislature approved the new charter, which was overwhelmingly endorsed by Rye residents in 1940.
Ebetino’s Inn
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Frank Ebetino: Looking Back on Rye of a Century Ago

As Frank Ebetino prepares to turn 99 — having recently celebrated his 75th wedding anniversary — he is fond of thinking back on his days growing up in Rye.
Living History: This great oak at Rye Rec is more than 300 years old.
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RR250 Preservation Tree Initiative

The goal is to identify many trees that qualify for listing in the Rye Preservation Tree Registry, maintained by the Rye Sustainability Committee.
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Pinpointing Where Earhart’s Plane May Have Disappeared

Evidence is strong that the image Ashmore brought to light depicts pieces of Earhart’s Lockheed 10-E Electra.
Rye Country Day School
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A Brief History of Rye Schools

Beginning in the early 1900s, Rye’s small high school shared space with Rye Grammar elementary school on land between School Street, Purdy Avenue, and Boston Post Road.
All Aboard!: Residents learned about Rye history while riding around town in trolley cars, a tribute to the city’s past. Photo by Alison Relyea
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Riding the Trolley Through Rye History

More than 65 residents showed up for the Rye Historical Society’s “From the Gilded Age to the Roaring Twenties” trolley tour and picnic.
Rye Golf Club
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Rye’s Historic Clubs – Part 2

Among Rye’s many attractions are its seven historic clubs, including three that have existed for more than 100 years.
American Yacht Club. Photo Jim Frank
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Rye’s Historic Clubs – Part I

Described below are historical sketches of six clubs located in Rye, as well as one club with facilities in both Rye and Harrison.
With his keen interest in Rye’s historic places, Whitman Bailey drew this view of what he called “The Old Halsted Homestead,” which was published in The Rye Chronicle on Dec. 13, 1940.
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The Knapp House, Set to Be Restored, Has a History Dating Back to The 1600s

The history of the Knapp House property can be traced back to 1663, when one of the original Rye settlers, Thomas Studwell, purchased land along the road to “Mill Town.”