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The Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society’s mission is to preserve and protect the unique history of this community. Our goal is to share that story in order to build pride in our village and ensure a legacy for future generations.

 

The Archville Fire Department’s 1890 Vintage Pumper

For more information on the History of the Archville Fire Department and the Scarborough Fire District please see our latest Notebook.

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

We have now completed our series of presentations (5) for the first half of 2025.  We hope that you enjoyed what we've offered so far.

We're now going to take a break from presentations for the next few months.  We'll be starting again in September, and we hope to get a few more presentations in before the end of the year.

If you have a topic you would like to see covered in a future presentation, please let us know. Please drop by, give us a call at 914.941.4393, or send us an email to mail@briarcliffhistory.org with your ideas/suggestions. We’ll do our best to incorporate them into our schedule.


What’s New on this site in June 2025

For What’s New items from previous months please go to Previous What’s New Items

  • Added a new Gallery: Mrs. Dow’s School 1906-1907 - Marjorie Severance Collection containing photographs dated 1906-1907 of theatrical productions.

  • Since October of 2024 BMSHS has produced a monthly email newsletter. We are aware that some of our members would prefer a nicely formatted, printable newsletter but unfortunately at this point in time we have neither the people, the time, or the money to do this. We have, however, made available, basic, printable versions of all of the email newsletters produced to date. You can find them here.

  • Added a new Video: Show us your guns featuring Briarcliff Manor in the first ever episode of Saturday Night Live.