Almost every person has the same milestones in life, whether they're from the 1700s or today. the form might change, but the substance is very similar. the Yorktown Museum's latest exhibit, "Circle of Life," subtitled "Cradle to Grave," tries to highlight some common life experiences, such as birth, childhood, marriage and death using examples from the museum's collection to spotlight each stop on the road of life.

Woodlands Room
Step back into the time of Westchester's first inhabitants, the Mohegan Indians. A total environmental experience of the lifestyle and culture of these early settlers ... Enter the predawn setting of a Mohegan village ... let your eyes adjust to the darkness as you listen to the sounds of the forest and river as the settlement, portrayed through murals and replica of a longhouse, becomes more visible ... imagine the smoke rise through the smokehole ... experience the Mohegan lifestyle.

The Arthur C. Lee Room: Farming
From ice-cutting to spring plowing, the cycle of seasons on the farm represented by original tools. Most tools displayed were donated by area residents once used in their homes and on their farms. Find out how much you know about farm tools by trying the Q & A board. An unusual experience!

The Bob McKeand Room: Railroading
A recreation of the Yorktown Depot area circa 1950 features a HO scale model layout ... a delight for both young and old railroad enthusiasts, be they historians or model train buffs. Old Put line devotees will be thrilled by the large collection of Put artifacts and photos on display. Step back in time and once again "ride the rails" of the old Put!

The Marjorie Johnson Room: Miniatures
A facinating "small world" awaits here ... a group of enchanting miniature rooms and houses, each displaying a variety of small scale furnishings ... star of this exhibit is the lovely late Victorian house filled to the attic with tiny treasures and is specially noted for the "stone" work at its base, its 8,000 hand cut clapboards ... and mysterious ghost.

The Sylia Thorne Rooms: Early Yorktown
Lift the latch on the weathered door and enter a two room home ca. 1750-1850. The warm and welcoming kitchen, complete with open hearth fireplace, table set for a meal and the mellow flow of antique wood and pewter, invite each visitor to tarry a while and savor a bygone era.

The Doris and Cortland Auser Research Room
The library provides resource material for delving into genealogy, local area history and antiques ... our map collections as well as old records and documents are available for study and research.

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Yorktown Museum, Yorktown Community & Cultural Center - Top Floor, 1974 Commerce Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Phone: (914) 962-2970, Fax: (914) 962-4379, Email: museum@yorktownny.org
Museum Hours: Tuesday & Thursdays 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Sundays noon - 3:00 p.m.