2021 Upcoming Events
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17TH from 5:30 - 7:30 PM for this
Special HOLIDAY SHOPPING event.
Book discussion - "America Should Be GRateful To Haiti" Author Roger Persaud
The truth about who discovered the “New World” and the motivation that spurred the Spanish Royalty funding Columbus. Lies had to be fabricated about both indigenous people of the Americas and African contributions to civilization. How did Haiti become “The Pearl of the French Empire”? How Toussaint Louverture led Haiti to defeat to the three most powerful European nations, to keep his people free from slavery.
The Haitian revolution was the main catalyst facilitating the Louisiana Purchase which caused the United States to double in size. Inside this newly acquired territory two different sets of people were slaughtered because they achieved economic success. The citizens of the Greenwood District that was called “The Black Wall Street” and the once affluent and powerful Osage Nation. |
TO ENSURE EVERYONE FEELS COMFORTABLE WHILE WE ARE STILL NAVIGATING COVID, WE ASK THAT YOU WEAR A MASK WHILE WE ARE INSIDE.
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TO ENSURE EVERYONE FEELS COMFORTABLE WHILE WE ARE STILL NAVIGATING COVID, WE ASK THAT YOU WEAR A MASK WHILE WE ARE INSIDE.
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Nancy Solomon, presentation & Book Signing - “Boat Builders and Boat Yards of Long Island”
Please join us on Thursday, December 9th at 7 pm at the Oyster Bay Historical Society for a book signing and discussion! Folklorist Nancy Solomon, the executive director of Long Island Traditions, has written a new book “Boat Builders and Boat Yards of Long Island: A Tribute to Tradition” published by The History Press. In this book Solomon documents the traditions and places of Long Island’s boat building industry from a contemporary perspective. During this illustrated program Solomon will focus on the boat builders and boat yards of West Sayville, Patchogue, East Quogue and nearby communities. She will share the stories she collected from traditional boat builders and boat yard managers in the region during the late 1990s to the present day. The book includes builders and boatyards from Long Island’s north shore, south shore and east end. Highlights include the Scopinich family, the Weeks Yacht Yard, Charlie Balsamo, among others. The book contains personal narratives along with historical and contemporary photographs. Take a trip with us on this historical journey. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. The Oyster Bay Historical Society is located at 20 Summit Street in Oyster Bay, NY. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Documentary Screening of
"Shinnecock a thousand years in the making"
by Thomas Hoffman
TUESDAY, dECEMBER 7TH, AT 7 pm
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Please join us for a screening of the documentary, "Shinnecock 12 Thousand Years in the Making" by Thomas Hoffman. The Oyster Bay Historical Society's archivist, Thomas Hoffman will facilitate the screening and conduct a Q&A session on his work with this documentary.
Shinnecock - refers not only to a people, but to a place - the unique vantage point from which to tell the story of Native people in this country. Shinnecock travels the time-line of life in North America from the journeys across the Bering Strait thousands of years ago to the first cultures to develop on the east coast. We move to the age of exploration and the Doctrine of Discovery which began the destruction of Native society.
The story continues through the loss of Native environments and their growing dependence on European colonists. The film concludes with the revitalization of Native culture and their collective determination to survive as a people and to sustain stewardship of our planet.
Shinnecock - refers not only to a people, but to a place - the unique vantage point from which to tell the story of Native people in this country. Shinnecock travels the time-line of life in North America from the journeys across the Bering Strait thousands of years ago to the first cultures to develop on the east coast. We move to the age of exploration and the Doctrine of Discovery which began the destruction of Native society.
The story continues through the loss of Native environments and their growing dependence on European colonists. The film concludes with the revitalization of Native culture and their collective determination to survive as a people and to sustain stewardship of our planet.
monica randall presents Winfield - Living in the Shadow of the Woolworths
Monica Randall grew up on the Gold Coast of Long Island and was fascinated by the massive estates and their tantalizing stories. Millionaire F. W. Woolworth built Winfield, the grandest of its manors in the 1910s. On a clear day, you can see the New York City skyline from its balustraded roof, yet for nearly a century few have been allowed to enter its gates.
In the 1960s Monica was living in one of the fabled mansions built by a Five-and-Dime heiress. While there, she began a career scouting locations for movie; she used many of the surrounding estates including Winfield. After a brief incarnation as a charm school, Winfield was closed and auctioned off. At the auction, Monica met a mysterious European businessman, who bought the house. After a whirlwind romance, they became engaged, and Monica moved in to Winfield, only to have her suspicions confirmed: Winfield is haunted. Amid magnificent gilded carvings and marble, a labyrinth of secret passageways, hidden chambers, and deserted tunnels help reveal the true nature of its eccentric builder. |
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Ghostly Burying Grounds, Haunted Revolutionary War Homesteads and Eerie Libraries Long Island’s history extends beyond the physical reality surrounding us into the great unknown of the spiritual realm. Deceased patrons and other visitors from the past linger at the Milleridge Inn in Jericho, one of the oldest continually operating restaurants in America. Victims of the Louis V. Place shipwreck aren’t resting so peacefully at the Lakeview Cemetery in Patchogue. Spirits move furniture, knock on doors and pace through the exhibits at the Long Island Maritime Museum. Award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, alongside medium and paranormal investigator Joe Giaquinto, use extensive interviews, research and investigations to unveil a new collection of Long Island’s ghostly past. TO ENSURE EVERYONE FEELS COMFORTABLE WHILE WE ARE STILL NAVIGATING COVID, WE ASK THAT YOU WEAR A MASK WHILE WE ARE INSIDE. |
Kerriann Flanagan Brosky "Haunted Long Island Mysteries" In-person with Joe Giaquinto
Award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, along with medium/paranormal investigator Joe Giaquinto will delight their audience once again with tales of their ghostly adventures which weave local history with the spiritual realm. Join them as they discuss the research and investigations behind the making of Kerriann’s newly released book, Haunted Long Island Mysteries. During their lecture you will see a PowerPoint presentation of the places they have visited, and listen to EVP’s (Electronic Voice Phenomenon) along with fascinating Ghost Box recordings from their field investigations. Books will be available for purchase and signing following the presentation. (Cash or credit/debit)
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In-person BOOK DISCUSSION: "LONG ISLAND MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS: DUST FOR BLOOD"
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About the Author
Mark A. Torres is a husband, father, attorney, and author. Mark is the author of two fictional crime novels entitled “A Stirring in the North Fork” (2015) and “Adeline” (2019), both available on Amazon, and a labor union related children’s book entitled “Good Guy Jake” (Hard Ball Press, 2017). Mark is also a labor and employment attorney who tirelessly represents thousands of unionized workers and their families throughout the greater New York area. Mark has a law degree from Fordham University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in history from New York University. Mark achieved his academic milestones while working full time as a Refrigeration Engineer at New York University and attending class in the evenings, all while raising a family. Mark’s commitment to the Labor movement spans nearly 30 years. |
Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants on the North Shore
September 16th, at 7:00 PM
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Join Ellen Kamhi, PhD, RN, The Natural Nurse® , as we explore edible and medicinal wild plants. Many of these are our neighbors right here in Oyster Bay!
Edible and Medicinal Plants are EVERYWHERE- Did ancient people live where you live now? Were there grocery stores on every corner? They lived by knowing and eating the local plants! Those plants are still there, you just need to learn which, when, why and how to use them safely for food and medicine. www.naturalnurse.com Presenter: Ellen Kamhi PhD, RN, AHN-BC, RH(AHG) Dr. Kamhi has lived in Oyster Bay since 1980. She is a recognized leader in the herbal nutraceutical industry, specializing in Natural Product regulatory issues, formulation and education. She is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild , nationally board certified as a holistic nurse, and is a medical school instructor in botanical pharmacology, and author of many books. Her Radio Show, Herbally Yours, airs weekly on local stations ( since 1990) and is available anytime on the archive at https://www.naturalnurse.com/category/radio-shows/. |
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Virtual Book Discussion: "Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood"
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About the Author
Mark A. Torres is a husband, father, attorney, and author. Mark is the author of two fictional crime novels entitled “A Stirring in the North Fork” (2015) and “Adeline” (2019), both available on Amazon, and a labor union related children’s book entitled “Good Guy Jake” (Hard Ball Press, 2017). Mark is also a labor and employment attorney who tirelessly represents thousands of unionized workers and their families throughout the greater New York area. Mark has a law degree from Fordham University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in history from New York University. Mark achieved his academic milestones while working full time as a Refrigeration Engineer at New York University and attending class in the evenings, all while raising a family. Mark’s commitment to the Labor movement spans nearly 30 years. |
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$10 - MEMBERS | $15 - NON-MEMBERS
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winter dreams: a virtual presentation by monica randall
The Oyster Bay Historical Society welcomes Monica Randall for a virtual presentation.
About this event Winter Dreams brings to life the magic and enchantment of the winter season as it was celebrated during the last century. It was a time of lavish winter carnivals and ice-skating parties on frozen crystal lakes. Iceboating regattas and horse-drawn sleighs. The Victorian built ice palaces that were often the crowning glory of the season's spectacular events. Three transparent feats of architecture sometimes reached heights of three hundred feet. Included in the program are some of Long Island's most beautiful mansions garlanded in snow. |
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CIVIL RIGHTS ON LONG ISLAND - VIRTUAL EVENT
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Please join the Oyster Bay Historical Society as we welcome author Christopher Verga as he discusses civil rights on Long Island.
About this Event Long Island has been in the corridors of almost all major turning points of American history, but Long Island has been overlooked as a battleground of the civil rights movement. Since the early colonization of the English settlers in the 17th century, the shadow of slavery has bequeathed a racial caste system that has directly or indirectly been enforced. Relics of this caste system came in the form of a resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, to refusing homes in developments such as Levittown to Black people. Local groups within Suffolk County towns fought to break this racial barrier, through Father Divine preaching integration, the Cuban Giants, America’s first black baseball team playing integrated games, to the collective efforts of Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the employment of civil disobedience. Utilized Images from local historical societies and private collections to create a narrative of civil rights challenges and triumphs. These photographed defining moments have become a testament to the future of an increasingly diverse suburb. |