Here's something none of us ever saw. This is the central dome (40 feet high) for Colonel Payne's greenhouse. When the Brothers purchased the property in 1942, the dome and two lower greenhouses toward route 9W were gone. Brother Feliciani made do with the two lower greenhouses adjacent to the dome on the river side. A large garden was across the main road. Many of us remember weeding and tending the flowers and vegetables in that garden.
Some of us may remember the vacant pool, large enough to handle 4,000 swimmers in a session. The roller coaster had the steepest descent in the USA. Refreshments could be purchased in the restaurant located in the John F Winslow main house. John and Harriet Winslow owned the property from 1865 until Harriet's death about 1929.
Many people arrived at the park via the Hudson River Dayliner. Persons arriving by auto were parked across the street, in what became the parking lot for Western Publishing.
April 25, 1940 - August 18, 2010
Brother James Stevens, fms, was born April 25, 1940 in New York, NY to John Stevens and Grace Williams Stevens. He died on August 18, 2010 at Saint Patrick's Home in Bronx NY after suffering multiple strokes .
Brother John Patrick in a snapshot
provided by Esther Osberg Hulsair,
who when a young girl
lived in the cottages in the English
Village from 1933 until 1942.
The Osberg family kept up their
friendship with the Brothers
for many years afterwards.
back row: Dennis Hartnett, Michael Goldrick, John Ryan, Peter Rooney, James Schroeder, William Fadrowski, Artie Keller
third row: Gerry Boden, John Reilly, Ken Curtin, Herb Baker, Roy George, Joe Bouchard, Mike Dean, Frank McSweeney
second row: John Adams, Jim Lynch, Jim Nagle, Ray Armstrong, John Dunning, Kerry Hughes, David Lyons
seated: Sean Mahoney, Tom Crimmins, Jim Meehan, Brian Levins, Jim Cunningham, Richard Mundy, Pat Conway, Ted Gray, Manual Lopez
In 1959, outside Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel, Brother Etienne Emile, Brother Hilary (assistant general for Australia and New Zealand), Brother Adrian Perreault (librarian), Brother Kieran Brennan (master of scholastics and provincial councilor), Brother Adrian August (assistant master of scholatics, chemistry teacher, choir director and organist) and Brother Paul Ambrose (assistant general for North America and former president of Marist College) discuss the college's new curriculum with Brother John Lawrence O'Shea, then provincial of the Poughkeepsie province.
oBbwat meetings held in Methuen MA and BoothBay ME 2010
Standing: Bob St. Amand, '58; George Conboy, '58; Don Mulcare, '57; Br. Ernie Beland, '58;
Mo Lachance, '59; Richie Shaw, '58; John O'Connell, '58; George Bagnell, '58, Ray Landry, '56; Bill Shannon, '58.
Kneeling: John Wilcox, '57; Vince Poisella, '58; John Brady, '57.
(Not pictured, having had to leave early due to a conflict, Artie Lavigne '55.)
Russ Therriault '58 is also not pictured. He left early to be with his brother who lives in Lowell and has been stricken with cancer. Russ lives in Florida and doesn't get up this way very often.
Through their hard work, sweat and sacrifice, the Marist Brothers have and still are fulfilling the dream of Saint Marcellin Champagnat to educate the youth of the world. Donnelly Hall and the other buildings built by them at Marist College are testimony to their faith and commitment.
