James O. Rodgers: Sportsman and Broker

Posted by Communications Liaison Ellie Simpson, thanks to Archivist Jon Coss.   James Otis Rodgers was born to James and Mary Parker Rodgers in Toledo, Ohio in 1874. After attending Andover prep, he enrolled at Yale, played left tackle for the Bulldogs, and was...

The Huguenot Church and Alcohol

Posted by Communications Liaison Ellie Simpson, thanks to Archivist Jon Coss. Like many churches, the Huguenot Church, founded in 1876, struggled over the issue of alcohol. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was organized at about that time to promote...

Rev. Don Roberts: Buffalo, Moscow, New Rochelle

Posted by Communications Liaison Ellie Simpson, thanks to Archivist Jon Coss. Donald V. Roberts was born to Weston and Blanche Roberts of Pelham in 1927. He attended the Huguenot Church, Pelham Memorial High School, and graduated from Amherst in 1949. He studied at...

The Young People’s Society

Posted by Communications Liaison Ellie Simpson, thanks to Archivist Jon Coss. The Young People’s Society pose below at the Manor Club during the Roaring Twenties. Rev. Lewis G. Leary sits on the arm of a wicker sofa among the many young persons. Short bobbed hair and...