The Peene Family
This section
showcases submissions from readers of our site. There are many descendants of prominent Victorian era families who have expressed
an interest to showcase some of their prized family photos. As submissions come we will be happy to include them in this special
section.
Our first major submission is from Mr. Glenn
Borghoff, the Great Great Grandson of Joseph and Caroline
Garrison Peene. Joseph and Caroline built a home at 150 Warburton Ave in 1870 and it stands to this day although it was sold
out of their family around 1918. If you lived in Yonkers at the turn of the last century, the Peene name would have been known
by every one of its citizens. Please continue reading and you will see why......
The prominent Peene Family dominated river transportation in Yonkers for four generations. One family
member was one of Yonkers Mayors. The article below was from Old Home Week (The Hudson Fulton Celebration) in 1909. Click
on the article to greatly enlarge.
Click on this picture to greatly enlarge
Peenes Wharf in 1889
The Peene Family at the turn of the last century
The Peene Family during the Hudson Fulton Celebration of 1909
