Friends Of Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters Inc

1) THE FRIENDS OF OHRH PRODUCED A SIX MINUTE HISTORY FILM FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WHICH PRESENTS THE HISTORICAL FACTS OF THE PHILIPSBURG ENCAMPMENT AND THE DECISION BY THE TWO GENERALS TO MARCH TO YORKTOWN. THE FILM IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE OHRH WEBSITE (ODELLROCHAMBEAU.ORG) UNDER THE NEWS AND EVENTS SECTION. SO FAR, IT HAS RECEIVED 2,200 ENGAGEMENTS ON YOUTUBE. WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH GRADE SCHOOL EDUCATORS IN OUR TOWN AND WE ARE INFORMED THAT THE FILM WILL BE USED IN CLASSROOMS DURING HISTORY LESSONS ON THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.2) AIDED BY A $4,000. GRANT FROM THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, NY, THE FRIENDS COMMISSIONED A STUDY ON ENSLAVEMENT IN THE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY IN WESTCHESTER. THE STUDY ALSO FOCUSED ON ENSLAVEMENT AT THE ODELL HOUSE DURING THIS PERIOD. THE STUDY WAS POSTED ON THE TOWN OF GREENBURGH BULLETIN WEBSITE, GIVING EVERY RESIDENT ACCESS TO IT. THE STUDY WAS WRITTEN PRIMARILY BY A PHD CANDIDATE AT YALE UNIVERSITY, AND A MEMBER OF THE OHRH BOARD.3) THE ORGANIZATION WORKED WITH THE FRENCH CONSULATE IN NEW YORK TO INFORM THEM OF OUR PLANS TO CREATE A MUSEUM AROUND THE ODELL ROCHAMBEAU HOUSE. THE CONSULATE WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT THEY HELD A FUND-RAISING GALA FOR OHRH IN MAY, 2022. DONATIONS FROM GUESTS AT THE GALA TOTALED $4,500. FOR THE OHRH PROJECT.4) WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE TOWN OF GREENBURGH TO OVERSEE THE ON-GOING RESTORATION OF ODELL HOUSE. WORK WAS STARTED IN 2022 TO SHORE UP THE STRUCTURE AND TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ROOF. WE VISIT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE FREQUENTLY TO CHECK PROGRESS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.5) THE PRESIDENT OF FRIENDS OF OHRH, SUSAN SEAL, MADE FOUR EDUCATIONAL SPEECHES TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES IN GREENBURGH ABOUT THE EVENTS IN OUR TOWN DURING THIS PERIOD OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, AND TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROGRESS ON THE ODELL HOUSE.6) THE FRIENDS CONTRACTED WITH A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE COMPANY TO CREATE A PLAN FOR THE ODELL HOUSE MUSEUM. WORK ON THE PLAN STARTED IN THE FALL OF 2022 AND CONTINUES TODAY.7) THE FRIENDS CREATED A MOVABLE EXHIBIT OF ARTIFACTS AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PHILIPSBURG ENCAMPMENT AND THIS HAS BEEN SHOWN IN SEVERAL SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN OF GREENBURGH, USUALLY FOR 2-3 MONTHS AT A TIME. WE ARE NOW EXPANDING THE EXHIBIT TO OTHER TOWNS, AS WELL.