Historic Pelham

Presenting the rich history of Pelham, NY in Westchester County: current historical research, descriptions of how to research Pelham history online and genealogy discussions of Pelham families.

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Wednesday, December 08, 2021

The Haunted History of Pelham, New York: Including Ghostly Tales of the Bronx, Westchester County, and Long Island Sound

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Take the Money and Run: Pelham Town Supervisor Sherman T. Pell and the Worst Political and Financial Scandal in Pelham History

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Monday, November 25, 2019

What Do We Know of the Great "Race Field" of Pelham Used in the First Half of the 19th Century?

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Friday, November 22, 2019

Mystery of the Steel Engraving of the Melon Farmer at Pelham Bridge

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

The Three Original Neighborhoods Planned by the Pelham Manor & Huguenot Heights Associations in the Early 1870s

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About Me

Blake A. Bell: Blake Bell was Town Historian of Pelham, NY (2005 through 2020) after serving as Deputy Town Historian. He served 3 years as Town Clerk and 8 years on Town Council. He was a member of the Boards of the Westchester County Historical Society (including Executive Committee) & Society of the National Shrine of the Bill of Rights at Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site (including as Chair), the Pelham Preservation & Garden Society and was publisher of the award-winning HistoricPelham.com Web site (now archived). He wrote 3 books on Pelham history: The Haunted History of Pelham, New York (SUNY Press Excelsior Editions, 2022); Thomas Pell and the Legend of the Pell Treaty Oak (iUniverse 2004); and Town of Pelham’s 350th Anniversary Celebration: Historian Blake Bell’s Articles Published in The Pelham Weekly (2006). He is author of about 80 Pelham history articles published in journals, magazines & newspapers and is a frequent speaker on Pelham history. He retired at the end of 2020 after 30 years with 1,000-lawyer Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York City. He began his career with Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City in 1983.

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