Go to our Videos page for the link to the News12 story on the Modern Times school house. If the link doesn’t work for you, ‘Like’ our Facebook page and find it there. If you’d care to make a tax-deductible donation to the restoration project, use the Donate button to the right. You can write ‘school house’ in the comment section. Thank you!
Long Island’s Hidden Past
September 2, 2015 by EEdelsteinJohn Taibi’s Slide Show
July 26, 2015 by EEdelsteinJohn’s slide show is now available on our Videos page!
Congratulations to our winners!
June 26, 2015 by EEdelsteinOur scholarship winner Natalie Hernandez!
And NYSUT award winners (and Historical Society members)!
Judge Cohalan’s presentation
June 10, 2015 by EEdelsteinThe May 18 presentation by Judge Cohalan is now available on our Videos page.
“In response to a question about the best history books to read on the topic of Suffolk County history, Judge Cohalan responded by recommending the following works.
Some of Town of Islip’s early history / by George Lewis Weeks, Jr. (1955)
Weeks also wrote a book on more general Long Island history:
Isle of shells : Long Island / by George L. Weeks, Jr.
The many works of Morton Pennypacker relating to Long Island history. Most famously they include:
General Washington’s spies on Long Island and in New York / Morton Pennypacker.
and
250 years in Suffolk / by Morton Pennypacker
The 1882 history of Suffolk County by the Suffolk County Government.
History of Suffolk County, New York : with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals.”
Memorial Day Parade
May 29, 2015 by EEdelsteinThanks to Nancy for the photo!
