New England Society in the News

Original memorabilia of past Society functions donated by George Griswald,

given to him by his grandfather

Mr. Henry H. Bridgman.

The New England Society's archives include press coverage from its early years in the nineteenth century to the present. A selection of recent press as well as older articles are posted below. For more information regarding the New England Society archives or to schedule an appointment, email a request to nes@nesnyc.org.

Recent Press

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• Old and New, New York Social Diary, November 2011. To view the PDF, click here. To link to the online article, click here.
• New England Society: Maintaining Philanthropic Mission for 200 Years, Vivanista, May 2011. To view the PDF, click here. To link to the online article, click here. 
• Continuing Tradition, New York Social Diary, November 2010. To view the PDF, click here. To link to the online article, click here. 
• The New England Society’s 205th Annual Dinner Dance, Vivanista, November 2010. To view the PDF, click here. To link to the online article, click here. 
• Nightlight: New England Society celebrated 205th year and honored Tom Chappell with the Townsend Award, Whom You Know, November 2010. To view the PDF, click here. To link to the online article, click here.  
• New England Society Annual Dinner Dance, New York, NY, November 13, 2009, Fairfield County Look, November 2009. To view the PDF, click here. To link to the online article, click here. 
• Television segment featuring the New England Society, WIBI - TV5, September 2009. To view the online broadcast, click here. 
• The New England Society’s 2009 Summer Solstice Party, Charity Happenings, June 2009. To view the PDF, click here. To link to the online article, click here.

Granite fragment from  the Figure of Morality on The National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Mass. Sculpted by Hammatt Billings and Joseph Billings, this is the largest solid-granite monument in the U.S., and was dedicated in 1889. Gift to the New England Society. 

Other Articles

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• A New England Institution, Gary Shapiro, The New York Sun, November 2005.
  Article about the Society's 200th anniversary.

• Rededication to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Central Park's Pilgrim Statue, June 1985.
  Press Release issued by City of New York Parks & Recreation.

• New England Society in the City of New York 1805-1957, Horace McK. Hatch, April 1957.
  History of the Society's first 152 years.

• The New England Society in the City of New York, Winthrop Packard, New England Magazine, January 1908.
  Article about the early history of the Society.
  

• Forefathers' Day: The Landing of the Pilgrims Commemorated, The New York Times, December 23, 1885.
  Press coverage of the 70th Annual NES Dinner held on December 22, 1885 at Delmonico's.

• Beginnings of the New England Society of New York, Woolsey Rogers Hopkins, Magazine of American History, January 1884.
  An overview of the founding and early history of the Society.
  

• The New England Society's First Annual Dinner, The Weekly Visitor, or Ladies' Miscellany, December 28, 1805.
  Press coverage of the first NES Dinner held on December 21, 1805 at the City Hotel on Broadway to commemorate the 185th anniversary of the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth Rock.
  

 Documents are added to this section on a regular basis, so please check back.