Suzy Allman is looking for love birds. In their 80s. She is looking for love birds married in the Rye Meeting House like Mr. and Mrs. George Luce. The Luces […]
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VIDEO: Work to Begin on Friends Meeting House
Restoration work will begin soon the the historic Rye friends Meeting House on Milton Road. Next Saturday, May 7th at 4pm the Meeting House will be open for its first […]
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1959 And The Start of Rye Little League
This past Saturday, Rye Little League top dog Myles Lavelle told the type of story that makes a community–the story of the founding of the Rye Little League in 1959. […]
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Recognizing Ogden Nash, Native Son of Rye
by MyRye.com Reader Alan Beechey “There was a brave girl of ConnecticutWho flagged the express with her pecticut,Which her elders definedAs presence of mind,But deplorable absence of ecticut.” A limerick […]
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Bird House Flies Onto National Register
It's going to be a bit harder to sack any efforts against the Bird Meeting House on Milton Road. Also known as the Rye Meeting House or Milton Chapel, this […]
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George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Ashton Kutcher
Suzanne Clary, president of the Jay Heritage Center, is a MyRye.com history correspondent. Today our history teacher tell us about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Ashton Kutcher. As a history […]
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Six Degrees of George Washington and Rye History
Suzanne Clary, president of the Jay Heritage Center, is a MyRye.com history correspondent. Today our history teacher wishes us a happy and healthy Washington's Birthday and tells us about the […]
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Rye, Land of White Bread
Did you know the world headquarters of Wonder Bread used to be in Rye, NY? Check out this 1958 ad from the Lone Star Cement Company that features world white […]
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1963 Purchase Street Bedroom
Not sure why you'd want to purchase a photo like this, but you can. Here is a picture of the 1963 Purchase Street bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. John Rosenwald. […]
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Rye Playland’s Zoltar Drinks Pepsi
Many will remember that the 1988 movie Big staring Tom Hanks was filmed at Rye Playland. And many will also remember the mystical Zoltar, the vending machine genie who turned […]