Our April 23 monthly meeting will feature a presentation by CUNY Professor Simon Baatz, discussing his book “The Girl on the Velvet Swing.” It is the story of Evelyn Nesbit, the beautiful Gibson Girl at the center of the “murder of the century” in the early 1900s, when her millionaire husband Harry K. Thaw shot and killed noted architect Stanford White in front of a live audience on the rooftop of Madison Square Garden. She is seen here arriving at the train station in Fishkill Landing. Thaw was convicted and remanded to our Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, from which he would ultimately escape! Please mark your calendar to learn about our community’s role in this sensationalized case. Join us 7 p.m. at the Elks Club; all are welcome and there is plenty of parking.
Historic Property Plaques
Want to celebrate the history of your home or business? Every structure within the Beacon City School District is eligible to purchase one of our new Historic Property Plaques, providing the building is 100 years or older. The oval plaques are 6x8 inches and come in:
Aluminum ($250+$20.94 sales tax = $270.94); or
Bronze ($395+$33.08 sales tax = $428.08)).
If you are a tax-exempt non-profit, please provide your EIN/Tax ID number. The property owner is responsible for installing the plaque (with provided hardware). Delivery takes about eight weeks once the order is placed.
Participants need to submit a simple, easy-to-complete, one-page application form and provide information regarding the history of the building, including photos if available, with their check. Email BeaconHistorical@gmail.com for more information and a copy of the application form.
Can’t make it in person to our meetings? No problem! We make every effort to stream them live via our ZOOM link here: