Baxter . Mamaroneck Carlton Brush . . ; Mount Vernon Charles J. F. Decker . North Salem Mrs. Charles J. Dunlap . New Rochelle Miss Mary Schuyler Hamilton . Elmsford Samuel B. Hawley . Yonkers Lorenzo H. Knapp . Port Chester John A. Krout, Ph.D . Scarsdale Hon. Seabury C. Mastick . Mount Pleasant Roger Sherman . Rye Gerard Swope . Ossining Thomas J. Wagner . White Plains William Wait . Peekskill John G. Wintjen . Mount Vernon L. Hollingsworth Wood . . . Bedford

The Westchester County Historical Society was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, October 10, 1874. The objects of the Society as recited in the original articles of incorporation were: To obtain and preserve information pertaining to the history of the United States of America, of the State of New York, and especially of the County of Westchester. Its headquarters and library are located in the County Office Building, room 106, White Plains. The office and library are open from 1 to 5 P.M. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and from 9 to 12 A.M. on Friday and Saturday. The annual meeting and dinner of the Society are held on October 28th of each year. The annual pilgrimage of members to historical sites in Westchester. County is held the latter part of May. The Society maintains the house of Colonel James Hammond as a museum. It is situated on the Grasslands Road just west of the county penitentiary. Colonel Hammond was of a Westchester militia regiment and occupied the house during the Revolution. The Society restored it in 1927 and with the assistance of the Tarrytown Historical Society have furnished it in the manner typical of a colonial farm house of the period, 1750-80. The museum is open on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays and every afternoon except Monday.

The Society maintains the house of Colonel James Hammond as a museum. It is situated on the Grasslands Road just west of the county penitentiary. Colonel Hammond was of a Westchester militia regiment and occupied the house during the Revolution. The Society restored it in 1927 and with the assistance of the Tarrytown Historical Society have furnished it in the manner typical of a colonial farm house of the period, 1750-80. The museum is open on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays and every afternoon except Monday. A descriptive pamphlet is for sale at the house.