Katonah – Robert Brum

The home where hope lives

The historic home of Bill and Lois Wilson (1966) is a privately run National Historic Landmark with tours by reservation. The couple hosted many guests — often unannounced — for coffee and comradeship in the kitchen.

The low-profile home base of AA/Al-Anon cofounders Bill and Lois Wilson is alive and thriving in Northern Westchester. The early 20th century house is much the same as when Bill and Lois Wilson lived there starting in 1939, but the foundation that owns it has added the technology to broaden its reach. Here’s my articleContinue reading “The home where hope lives”

Their fate was sealed. Or was it?

Sometimes you've just got to go with the flow. Courtesy of the Katonah Village Library

Eminent domain is usually the end of the story for most towns. Not this time. As this hamlet celebrates its 125th anniversary, here’s a tale of resourcefulness and survival in the face of catastrophe. https://hudsonvalley.town.news/g/white-plains-ny/n/79723/how-town-wouldnt-drown-survived-nyc-takeover