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Dean talks about the importance of knowing your local history and important events that occurred in Westchester County during the American Revolution.

Thomas Brooks was the first African-American to serve as a police officer in Yonkers and Westchester County. He joined the Yonkers Police Department in 1925.

This photograph of Thomas Brooks was taken in 1930.

This photograph was taken in 1910.

This photograph was taken in 1949.

This photograph was taken in 1883.

This photograph was taken in 1910.

This photograph was taken in 1934.

This photograph was taken in 1934.

The Young Person's Poetry Slam was held on April 18, 1999.
Poets between the ages of eight to eighteen recited their slam poetry.

This is film footage of George Plimpton giving a talk at the Grinton I. Will Library on April 17, 1991.