On March 7, 2026 beginning at 6:30 pm, the Larchmont Historical Fire Company – a program of the Larchmont Historical Society – will host its traditional Irish Night celebration at the Mamaroneck Elks Hall, 417 E Boston Post Rd, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 Get Your Tickets Now: The party is open to all. General Public: $60…
Rediscovering Mamaroneck’s Civil War Veterans
For decades, Mamaroneck’s Civil War veterans were presumed lost – no one remembered them or their sacrifices. But on Sunday, February 5th at 3:00 pm at the American Legion Post 90 in Mamaroneck, John Jay College Professor Ned Benton will present newly recovered information that begins filling some important gaps in our local history. Professor…
Happy 100th Birthday Engine One!
Larchmont’s Engine One is turning 100 next year! Help us celebrate this big birthday by contributing to Engine One’s Second Century Fund, dedicated to keeping the pumper running for the next 100 years. Click here to help! DONATE Or mail a check made out to “Larchmont Historical Society” to Larchmont Historical Society, P.O. Box 742,…
Hook and Ladder Cartoon from 1932
The Historical Fire Company is always searching for historical material about firefighting, in Larchmont and around the world. Larchmont and the Sound Shore was a center for the cartoon production in the earlier decades of the 1900s, and we have located a cartoon titled “Hook and Ladder Number One” produced by Terrytoon Cartoons. The cartoon…
Mystery of the Purloined Pumper!
It started with a recent call to the Historical Society Archives from the Division of Motor Vehicles. A Senior Investigator needed to inspect Engine One! Someone in New Jersey was attempting to register a America LaFrance Pumper with the same vehicle identification number (VIN). Had Engine One been stolen? Was Engine One the victim of…
Historical Firefighters to Honor Rediscovered CIVIL WAR VET
More than 100 years after his death, the Larchmont Historical Firefighters will add John O’Neal to Mamaroneck’s temporary civil war memorial at the Larchmont and Mamaroneck American Legion Posts. O’Neal was a Mamaroneck, NY resident who served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War aboard the U.S.S. Malvern, President Lincoln’s flagship of the North…