Current Exhibition
"Windows to the Past: Historic Structures in Somers"
Elephant Hotel
Thursdays - 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

2011 Calendar of Events

A Night at the Museum for Kids
Thurs., February 24
6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Elephant Hotel
Preschool to 5th Grade
Come in your pj's and visit the museum.  
Listen to stories about historic animals, people and places in Somers.  
Enjoy a scavenger hunt!

3rd Annual Town Landmark Clean-Up Day
Saturday, April 9
In conjunction with the Town of Somers Annual Roadside Clean-Up
Pitch in to help clean the grounds and trails around the Town's landmarks,
Mt. Zion Church, Wright-Reis Homestead, Tomahawk Chapel, Elephant Hotel
Bags and gloves will be available at each site.

2nd Annual World Circus Day
Saturday, April 16
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
OPEN HOUSE and Collectibles Sale
Elephant Hotel, 3rd floor Museum

May is National Preservation Month
A month long celebration sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to raise
the awareness about historic preservation issues in communities across the country.  
"Celebrating America's Treasures" is the them of this year's celebration.
We invite you to join in celebrating our local treasures and participate in a month of
caretaking activities at our local landmarks.
Gardening at the Wright-Reis Homestead
Friday, April 29, 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 30, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Somers Bicentennial Quilt Exhibition
Saturday, May 14
Come see a new exhibition featuring the Somers Bicentennial Quilt of Somers landmarks made
by the Somers Newcomers Club and Somers Historical Society members in 1976 to
commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States of America.

Memorial Day
Museum Open House & Somers Civil War Veteran Presentation
by Somers Middle School student Tom Krawetz
Monday, May 30
11:30 a.m.
Elephant Hotel, 3rd floor Museum

Somers Historical Society Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 5
2:30 p.m.
Mt. Zion Church, a National Register Site
Special multimedia presentation by Lauretta Jones entitled
"
History of Angle Fly Preserve"
Public welcome.

Wright-Reis Homestead
Open House & Hayrides
Saturday, June 25
Time TBD
In conjunction with the Town of Somers Independence Day Celebration.

9th Annual Woody Guthrie Hootenanny
featuring Somers native Scott Urgola & Friends
Saturday, July 23
6:00 p.m.
Mt. Zion Church

Tours of Wright-Reis Homestead
Saturdays in July
The Wright-Reis Homestead will be open by appointment.  Call 914-277-4977 by the
Thursday of the week that you would like to visit.

Music at Mt. Zion Church
Cancelled Due to Rain Predicted
Musical entertainment by Scott Urgola & Friends
Saturday, September 24
12:00 noon

Museum OPEN HOUSE
Friday, November 11
Following ceremonies at Ivandell Cemetery until 1:00 p.m.
See display of Civil War artifacts from Somers Historical Society collections.

Museum OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, December 4
10th Annual Gingerbread House Display organized by CIA student Patrice Lovell.
In conjunction with Somers Holiday Festivities.

Holidays at the Homestead
Date and time to be announced.

Coming in 2012
Caroline Wright-Reis Birthday Party - January
Kids Night at the Museum - February
Coffee with a Curator - January, February and March
Motorcycle Rally celebrating Wm. B. Johnson and Somers' Harley Davidson heritage.

2011 Marks the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War
Check back for program information
Visit
Civil WarFor more information call 914-277-4977
                                                                                                               
Somers Historical Society is a 501 ( c ) (3) non-profit organization and retains an Absolute
Charter from the NY State Department of Education.   The Society is a member of American
Association of State and Local History, the Lower Hudson Conference, the Westchester Arts
Council, Circus Fans of America , the Circus Historical Society and Somers Chamber of
Commerce.

Corporate Sponsors: Billingsley Realty, Mexican Shack, Houlihan Lawrence-Somers,
and Putnam County Savings Bank.
Special Contributors:  Koegel Foundation and Somers Lions Club.

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 336
Somers, NY 10589       
Phone:  (914) 277-4977
Website:  www.somershistoricalsoc.org     
Email: president@somershistoricalsoc.org