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How the Bayport Blue Point Phantoms Got Their Name

May 31, 2023 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoOn the latest Long Island History Project podcast Stephanie Eberhard-Holgerson’s journalism class at Bayport Blue Point (BBP) High School in Islip tries to solve a mystery. At the suggestion of BBP’s librarian Pam Gustafson, the class has spent the last year looking into the school’s mascot, The Phantoms. The takeaway is that the straightforward question “where did the name come from” has yielded a very convoluted answer. [Read more…] about How the Bayport Blue Point Phantoms Got Their Name

Filed Under: History, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Education, Islip, Long Island, sports, Sports History, Suffolk County

Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution

May 18, 2023 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoWe’re returning to Revolutionary War era Long Island on this episode of The Long Island History Project podcast. And while the Culper Spy Ring does play a part, we are turning the focus to a woman whose story and connections to the Ring were ignored and misrepresented until reconstructed by Claire Bellerjeau. Her book with Tiffany Yecke Brooks, Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution (Lyons Press, 2021), brought to life the meticulous research Bellerjeau conducted over years to illustrate Liss (Elizabeth), a woman surviving through tumultuous times. [Read more…] about Espionage and Enslavement in the Revolution

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, Black History, Culper Spy Ring, Long Island, Military History, Oyster Bay, Podcasts, womens history

Long Island’s Early Textile Industry Explored In New Exhibitions

May 11, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Exhibitions that Explore Long Island’s Early Textile IndustryPreservation Long Island (PLI) and the Huntington Historical Society (HHS) have announced “Blanket Statements: Long Island’s Early Weaving Industry,” and “From Farm to Fabric: Early Woven Textiles on Long Island,” a two-venue exhibition focusing on Long Island‘s early textile industry set to open to the public on Thursday, May 25th.

[Read more…] about Long Island’s Early Textile Industry Explored In New Exhibitions

Filed Under: Events, History, New Exhibits, New York City Tagged With: Long Island, Preservation Long Island

Long Island’s Fireplace Neck Marsh Restoration Complete

May 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fireplace Neck Tidal Wetland Area (1)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the completion of construction on a marsh restoration project at Fireplace Neck Tidal Wetland Area in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, on Long Island. [Read more…] about Long Island’s Fireplace Neck Marsh Restoration Complete

Filed Under: Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Brookhaven, DEC, Fireplace Neck Tidal Wetlands, Long Island, Suffolk County, wetlands, Wildlife

Redeeming Al Smith: New York’s Four-Time Governor

May 1, 2023 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

Governor Franklin D Roosevelt (left) and Al Smith (right) in Albany, New YorkAl Smith was many things during his political career: reform champion after the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, four-time governor of New York State, the first Catholic presidential candidate. But he was always a New York City boy at heart. [Read more…] about Redeeming Al Smith: New York’s Four-Time Governor

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New York City Tagged With: Al Smith, Albany, Catholicism, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ku Klux Klan, Long Island, Lower East Side, New York City, Political History, Robert Moses

Long Island Pine Barrens Southern Pine Beetle Control

April 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

crew member cutting a pitch pine treeCrews from DEC Lands & Forests and the Central Pine Barrens Commission worked last month in the Long Island Central Pine Barrens to prevent the spread of southern pine beetle. Southern pine beetle (SPB) is a bark beetle that infests pine trees, killing a tree within 2-4 months. Since SPB was first found in Long Island in 2014, DEC has been managing the Central Pine Barrens using forest thinning and prescribed fire. [Read more…] about Long Island Pine Barrens Southern Pine Beetle Control

Filed Under: Nature, New York City Tagged With: DEC, Forestry, Invasive Species, Long Island, Nassau County, nature, Pine Barrens, Southern Pine Beetle, Suffolk County, trees, Wildlife

Fighting Zeros: New York Made Aircraft in World War Two

April 28, 2023 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

This week on The Historians Podcast, Patrick Chaisson discusses his multi-media presentation “Wings of Victory: Aircraft Production in New York State during WWII.” Chaisson is a retired (after 26-years) US Army and National Guard Lieutenant Colonel from Scotia. [Read more…] about Fighting Zeros: New York Made Aircraft in World War Two

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Air Force History, Aviation History, Long Island, Military, Podcasts, World War Two

Unwanted Donation: Man Leaves Old Home Heating Oil At Salvation Army

April 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Drums of waste oil abandoned at a Nassau County Salvation Army in the fall of 2022On March 8, NYS Environmental Conservation Officers Pabes and Smith concluded a four-month investigation into several 55-gallon drums abandoned at a Salvation Army donation site in Elmont, in northwestern Hempstead, Nassau County, NY. [Read more…] about Unwanted Donation: Man Leaves Old Home Heating Oil At Salvation Army

Filed Under: Nature, New York City Tagged With: Crime and Justice, ECOs, Hempstead, Long Island, Nassau County, solid waste

Bryan Erwin Named Chair of State Council of Parks

April 11, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Members of the State Council of Parks in 2022New York State Governor Kathy Hochul designated Bryan Erwin of Mattituck, Long Island, the new chair of the State Council of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The Council of Parks consists of the chairs of the eleven regional park commissions, the Commissioner of State Parks, the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Chair of the State Board of Historic Preservation. [Read more…] about Bryan Erwin Named Chair of State Council of Parks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Kathy Hochul, Long Island, New York State Council of Parks, State Parks

The Steamboat Lexington Tragedy in Long Island Sound

April 4, 2023 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoOn a frigid night in January 1840, the luxury steamboat Lexington burned and sank in the middle of the Long Island Sound with over 140 people on board. What followed were harrowing tales of survival, tragic deaths, and a media sensation that dominated the headlines for months. [Read more…] about The Steamboat Lexington Tragedy in Long Island Sound

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Fires, Long Island, Long Island Sound, Maritime History, Podcasts, Steamboating, Transportation History

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