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Suffolk County

British Forts on Long Island

March 23, 2021 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoDavid Griffin has turned his architectural eye to the landscape of Long Island and to the history of the Revolutionary War-era fortifications built by the British.

His book, Lost British Forts of Long Island (History Press, 2017), documents the painstaking results: twelve locations throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties with evidence of our occupied past. Using maps, eye-witness accounts, and present day research, Griffin has uncovered much of what has been hiding in plain sight. [Read more…] about British Forts on Long Island

Filed Under: Books, History, New York City Tagged With: American Revolution, Architecture, Long Island, Military History, Nassau County, Podcasts, Suffolk County

Fall Trout Stocking on Long Island Complete

November 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Fall Trout Stocking on Long Island provided by DECDEC Region 1 has completed the fall trout stocking of waters throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. A total of 7,850 brown trout were released in late October and early November, according to DEC. [Read more…] about Fall Trout Stocking on Long Island Complete

Filed Under: Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: fish, Fisheries, fishing, Long Island, Nassau County, nature, Suffolk County, Trout, Wildlife

GHHN Receives $50k Conservation Grant

February 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

of Robert Morris Russell (1832) by William Sydney Mount, Long Island MuseumGreater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) has partnered with the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation for $50,000 to provide dedicated funding for Nassau and Suffolk County museums through the 2020 Conservation Treatment Grant Program. [Read more…] about GHHN Receives $50k Conservation Grant

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Grants, Greater Hudson Heritage Network, Historic Preservation, Nassau County, Suffolk County

The Ludlows of Suffolk County

May 14, 2019 by Chris Kretz 1 Comment

long island history project logoThe town of Islip in Suffolk County is celebrating its 335th anniversary so The Long Island History Project is celebrating with this look back at a forgotten family of the area. William Handy Ludlow married Frances Louisa Nicoll, joining one of the oldest families in the region. Their share of the ancestral estate included today’s Oakdale and West Sayville as well as St. John’s Episcopal Church, built in the 1700s. [Read more…] about The Ludlows of Suffolk County

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Long Island, Podcasts, Political History, Suffolk County

Long Island History Organization Has New Name

February 11, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

southampton history museumReflecting the expansion of its services and territory, the Association of Suffolk County Historical Societies has officially changed its name to Long Island Historical Societies.

Permission for the name change and territory was recently received from the New York State Board of Regents. [Read more…] about Long Island History Organization Has New Name

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Long Island, Suffolk County

Suffolk County News On Long Island History Podcast

April 12, 2018 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

The old Suffolk County News buildingIn 1960s Sayville, Long Island, no woman editor had ever run the hometown paper.

Then Mary Lou Cohalan and her friend Joann O’Doherty took over the Suffolk County News.

What followed was a crash course in journalism, politics, and crisis management set against the Vietnam War and the rapidly expanding suburbs in the town of Islip. [Read more…] about Suffolk County News On Long Island History Podcast

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Long Island, newspaper, Podcasts, Suffolk County

Utopia: The Village of Modern Times

September 22, 2017 by Peter Ward Leave a Comment

Among_the_Pines_Brentwood_NYOne spring morning, readers of the New York Tribune opened the paper to discover the surprising news that Utopia had appeared overnight. Where inequality, strife, turmoil, mutual hatred, and oppression had previously ruled over human history, in this new place, men and women were said to be, even now, living together in a state of peace, harmony, and equity.

Readers were surprised, even disbelieving. Others, who had followed certain hints and implications, wondered if this might be, perhaps, the fulfillment of certain obscure promises by the great reformers of the day: the Greeleys, the Ballous, the Comtes. [Read more…] about Utopia: The Village of Modern Times

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Long Island, Suffolk County

Preservation of Unique Long Island Schoolhouse Underway

December 8, 2016 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

modern-times-schoolThe Brentwood Historical Society has made the preservation of the Modern Times School in Brentwood, Suffolk County, Long Island the primary mission of the group for the past five years.

In 2016, the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation awarded a grant in the amount of $72,290.00 for preservation, matching funds already raised by the historical society. The grant is expected to allow work to start. [Read more…] about Preservation of Unique Long Island Schoolhouse Underway

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Architecture, Brentwood Historical Society, Historic Preservation, Long Island, Modern Times School, Suffolk County

16 Storm Damaged Historic Sites Sharing $6.2M

August 12, 2015 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

SandyWave_slider3Governor Cuomo announced more than $6.2 million in grant awards to help 16 historically significant properties repair severe damage from Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

The projects are the second round of funding under the program. Last year, more than $5 million was awarded to 14 historically significant properties that suffered severe damage from Superstorm Sandy. [Read more…] about 16 Storm Damaged Historic Sites Sharing $6.2M

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Brooklyn, Grants, Hurricane Sandy, Long Island, Manhattan, Nassau County, Staten Island, Suffolk County, Westchester County

Bob Weible: Making History in Difficult Times

November 14, 2012 by Robert Weible 2 Comments

I was disappointed to hear the recent news that Schenectady County officials have chosen to cut funding for their county historian. This decision appears to have less to do with the historian than it did with the county’s fiscal problems.

Many of us are familiar with the state law that requires municipalities to appoint historians, and as Gerry Smith has pointed out, NYS County Law, section 400, also requires counties to make similar appointments. Many counties and many municipalities comply with these laws. Many don’t. But that’s not what’s at stake here. [Read more…] about Bob Weible: Making History in Difficult Times

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Association of Public Historians of NYS, Bob Weible, Municipal Historians, Public History, Saratoga County, Schenectady County, Suffolk County, Wayne County

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