Community Comes Together to Write Ossining’s History

Places of worship, local police and fire departments, educational organizations, governments—the entire community, a total of more than 60 groups, came together to recount Ossining’s 200 years.

The culmination of this union comes together in a 160-page book that tells of Ossining’s beginnings as the first village to incorporate in Westchester in 1813, when it was called Sing Sing, through its present day happenings.

It was written by several Ossining residents, including the book’s managing editor Martha Mesiti, a lifelong Ossining resident and the Town Historian. Topics include astounding local architecture, marble from Sing Sing and the Sing Sing prison to legends like Leatherman. 

The special-edition souvenir journal, “The Ossining Story: A Bicentennial Celebration 1813-2013,” was written by several Ossining residents and is being sold at the village’s bicentennial events for $10 a copy. 

You can also buy one at the following locations:

• Ossining Municipal Building, 16 Croton Ave. 
• Ossining Public Library, 53 Croton Ave.
• Joseph G. Caputo Community Center, 95 Broadway
• Dorsey Funeral Home, 14 Emwilton Pl.
•  www.villageofossining.org
• www.CelebrateOssining.org