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THE VAN CORTLANDTVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY


Historic Little Red Schoolhouse Events

The Van Cortlandtville Historical Society will host an Open House the first Sunday of each month from April to November from 2 to 4 p.m., at The Little Red Schoolhouse, 297 Locust Avenue, Cortlandt Manor, New York.

 

The event is open free to the public. Visitors will be given a guided tour of the 19-century one-room schoolhouse, which until the mid-1970s was still functioning as part of the Lakeland Central School District. The schoolroom and adjoining meeting room of the Society has books, photographs and classroom items dating back to that early era. Light refreshments will be available. The Little Red Schoolhouse is located at the north end of Locust Avenue next to Old Saint Peter’s Church and cemetery, just south of Oregon Road in the Town of Cortlandt. For more information (914) 736-7868. 

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      Upcoming Speakers and Programs​​

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Join us for an entertaining program presented by D.O.L.L.
The Daughters of Liberty's Legacy
March 21, 2026 

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All programs are subject to change or cancellation by the Board

 

  • April 18: Peekskill/Cortlandt Street Names presented by Jack Curran

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  • May 16: Kirk Moldoff with "Joseph Plumb Martin" A Revolutionary Soldier

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  • June 20: Westchester Dining in Historic Places" presented by Barbara Davis from the Westchester County Historical Society

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  • July 18: Barbeque in Celebration of the 250th Birthday of the United States

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  • August 15: Annual trip. This year's excursion includes a tour of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and lunch at the Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn in Rhinbeck, NY. (Registration form can be found on the homepage of the website.)

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  • September 19: Memorial to the French Soldiers followed by a light supper. Supported by the Old St. Peter's Committee and VCHS.

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  • October 17: David Rocco with Old July 4th 250th anniversary. Celebration in NY Harbor and 25th anniversary of 9/11.

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  • ​November 13: Annual Dinner. "That Man's A Musical Rendition."

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  • December 19: Holiday Party

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Thank you, Leah Olsen

      2026 Previous Speakers and Programs​​

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February: The Peekskill Riots with John Scott Bennet

January: Cancelled due to snow.

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