Bringing Pelham's History to Life


Memorial Day 2023

Honoring a Pelham Hero

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Michael Page

The inspiring story of a re-discovered Pelham Olympian

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2021 -2022

The Pelham Memorial High School Centennial Celebration


In celebration of the PMHS Centennial, the Town Historian reported on the history of:

The construction of PMHS

The first graduating class of PMHS

"The Pelican Parade" PMHS Fight Song and its author, Jordan Smith, PMHS 1928

The Pelican Mascot of PMHS

The oldest living PMHS Alums

Pelham's 1910 Independence day celebration

From a collection of  digitized photos from the Town Historian Collection, see what it was like to celebrate America's Independence in the small Town of Pelham 111 years ago.

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Inspired by the success of Peham's own Kate Douglas in qualifying for the 2020 (2021) U.S. Olympic Team (who went on to win a bronze medal), the Town Historian embarked on a research project to identify past Pelham Olympians and, in some cases, to track down their descendants and obtain never-before published information and photographs.  Here's the story of the twelve identified Pelhamite Olympians.

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Pelham Olympians

Arthur L. Scinta, Town Historian


Mailing Address:
Pelham Town Hall, 34 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803
Office Address:

Daronco Town House, 20 Fifth Avenue
Pelham, NY, 10803, US


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