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The Briarcliff Manor Centennial Variety Show, 2002

In 1890 a wealthy man named Walter Law Purchased 232 acres in what would become Briarcliff Manor. In 1902 the Village of Briarcliff Manor makes it official and incorporates. 100 years later Briarcliff Manor becomes a fully mature, successful town. However, the maturity of the residents is still open for debate...The following production was created by the residents of Briarcliff Manor for the residents of Briarcliff Manor. Walter Law would be proud.

April 26th and 27t 2002.

Briarcliff Manor Presents

The Centennial Variety Show.

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Sandy Galef speaks to Jeff Canning and Karen Smith.

In this 2015 video, New York Assemblywoman Sandy Galef speaks to historian, author, and journalist, Jeff Canning and BMSHS's own Karen Smith: Executive Director of the Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society and Briarcliff Manor Village Historian on why Historical Societies are important. and how each town has its own unique history.

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Go to Blazes

A 1929 film depicting the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department responding to a call

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The Story of Us

Then High School senior Ali Arminio explores the meaning of community and home through the experience of recalling and embracing the past. Her unique perspective  raises the point that  how we value our stories may also determine how future generations will see us. And she reminds us that “remembering is not a solitary task but a collective one..”

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