Halloweens past, maker of parks, St. Joachim’s dedication, mystery object
Author Archives: Robert Murphy
Murphy is an official historian for the City of Beacon and president emeritus of the Beacon Historical Society after serving as its president from 1998 to 2018. These items were excerpted from his blog at beaconhistorical.org.
Bits of Beacon History
School for men, first black Beacon grad, cottages on the mountain
Bits of Beacon History
Hollywood director, the old theater, three red houses, when Lincoln visited
Bits of Beacon History
Black history, Lafayette Avenue, Madame Zingarra and saving a president
Bits of Beacon History
Hollywood comes to town, the Forrestal legacy, the east end silos
Bits of Beacon History
A “commuter ski school,” Bookie Blox and a Hellcat buzzes Main
Bits of Beacon History
Beacon’s stuntman, the first TV, cat trouble and a mystery man
Bits of Beacon History
A poem, pigeons, a new fridge and an early female doctor