BY SPECIAL REQUEST--- FROM 2013: A BLAST FROM THE PAST, THE BOUWERIE BOYS MORRIS DANCERS AT TAGINE, SOME PIX, THE LATE FATHER BRENNAN TOO

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BY SPECIAL REQUEST---5/18/13--Neither grey skies nor occasional rain could keep the Bouwerie Boys Morris Dancers from their appointed rounds in Croton today--their last stop was at Tagine--they had been at Justin Thyme and the Danish Home earlier---and Holy Name of Mary's Pastor Brennan graciously allowed the group to perform in front of the parish center (since it is the only sidewalk in the upper village wide enough to accommodate the spirited choreography). Click on the photos.

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OBITUARY FOR VOLODYMYR VOVA VASILYEVICH MAZUR

Mr. Volodymyr "Vova" Vasilyevich Mazur, age 75, of Croton-on-Hudson, New York passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024.

He loved his family dearly, and we loved him back. He will be greatly missed by family and friends worldwide.

He leaves behind his wife Tatiana, daughter Ruslana, grandchildren Serghei and Matilda, sister Olga, and son-in-law James (Jamie) Piscitelli.

Vova was born on September 21, 1948 in Vyla, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

His father, Vasilii Ivanovich, recognizing his lack of talent in music, wanted him to become a physical education teacher. Instead, Vova went to Odessa Polytechnic Institute to study the emerging field of "special materials and electronic equipment" and what is now commonly known as microprocessor technology. You know, the technology that would eventually allow you to read this where you are right now.

It was at university that he met fellow student Tatiana Fedorova. They eventually married, had a daughter, and spent the next 56 years raising a family together.

After graduating from university in 1971, he went to Kishinev, Moldova, where he joined the Mezon Factory. The factory produced microchips and semiconductors for the Soviet space program and various industries. His technical and organizational skills and knack for recognizing and nurturing human talent contributed to factory growth and brought him a lifetime of professional respect, admiration, and friendships.

Vova had principles. He was honest, kind, and always helping people, never asking for anything in return.

He became an American Citizen and was a long-suffering but dedicated New York Islanders fan.


The world is a bit of a darker place without his light. There will be many times in the future, when friends and family will undoubtedly pause and ask themselves, "What would Vova do?" Mr. Volodymyr "Vova" Vasilyevich Mazur Obituary - Croton-On-Hudson, NY (dignitymemorial.com)

BY SPECIAL REQUEST--- MAPPING CROTON 1797

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February 14 at 7:19 PM--FROM 2023

From the CROTON HIS. SOCIETY FB PAGE


MAPPING CROTON, circa 1797---CLICK ON THE PHOTO
This is the first in a series of posts we’ll be doing in the coming weeks as part of the celebration of Croton’s 125th anniversary.

Here is a detail of a much larger map of the entire Manor of Cortlandt in the collection of the New York State Archives (link in the comments below). That map, titled “Map of the Towns of Cortland, Yorktown and Stephentown in the County of Westchester” was copied from a survey by Phillip VerPlanck.

We’ve annotated the Croton section of the map to show:

A. Van Cortlandt Manor and the Ferry House, the two red rectangles below the letter A. The route of the ferry across the Croton River is the dotted line, which continues from the Ferry House into the village along the Albany Post Road (today, Nordica Drive and Old Post Road South and North).

B. The two grist mills, owned by the Underhill and Van Cortlandt families, located downstream from Fireman’s Island (then called Goose Island).

C. Bethel Chapel (the lower number 2) and the Quaker Meeting House (the upper number 2). The Quaker Meeting House and Cemetery was once located along the south side of Grand Street near the intersection with Mt. Airy. The land was sold in 1906 and the meeting house was torn down. The remains were moved to other Quaker cemeteries.

D. The two docks on the Hudson River, then called Upper Landing and Lower Landing, are indicated by the number 3. The roads leading down to them became Brook Street and Grand Street.

E. The location where Quaker Bridge is today. This is likely where a military bridge, called New Bridge, was built under orders of General George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Washington and his troops crossed the bridge in 1781 to join the French army in Verplanck, on the way to victory in Yorktown, Virginia. The bridge was gone by 1790, probably washed away by a freshet, which is why there is no line across the river indicating a bridge when the map was made.

1970 CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA IN "THE WORLD OF SHOLOM ALEICHEM, A POLITICAL BENEFIT"

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1970 CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA IN "THE WORLD OF SHOLOM ALEICHEM, A POLITICAL BENEFIT" 

CLICK ON THE IMAGE FROM THE PATENT TRADER.

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