2019 Upcoming Events
The events listed are in descending order. Please scroll down to view any events taking place at the beginning of the month.
Saturday, September 21st, at 6:30 PM
The Oyster Bay Historical Society is celebrating our First Annual Legacy Award Dinner honoring our faithful member and gift shop manager, Ms. Elizabeth Roosevelt. Please join us as we celebrate Ms. Roosevelt for her service and many contributions to our community here in Oyster Bay.
Thursday, August 15th, at 7:00 PM
.Join native Oyster Bay artist Jerelyn Hanrahan on Thursday, August 15th, at 7 PM for the final installment of her lecture series on the “Retrospective” Art Exhibition currently on display at the Oyster Bay Historical Society.
The exhibition presents an ambitious international career that culminates from nearly four decades of work and features the artist’s experimentation with varying mediums, aesthetics, and conceptual projects. Jerelyn shares her love of art and takes you on the developmental journey she experienced as an artist.
Jerelyn Hanrahan graduated from St. Dominic’s high school in 1973, which marked the start of extensive travel throughout the United States, Europe, and Mexico with trusted friend Marie Colvin. It was while exiting the Uffizi in Florence, Italy and 19 years old that Jerelyn Hanrahan made the conscious choice to devote her life to being an artist. While in her studio in Italy, Jerelyn learned the traditional skills of stone carving. After five years in Rome, the artist moved to Bordesholm, Germany with her family and taught sculpture and installation at the Muthesius Academy, in Kiel, Germany. Atelier, Studio / Fine Arts was the artist’s commercial studio in Oyster Bay. Here with the support of the Oyster Bay Main Street Organization and local businesses she completed Graduated Pearls, a 50-foot set of pearls from cast concrete, rope and cast steel Graduated Pearls were first shown on Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay and exhibited at Jim Kempner Fine Arts in Chelsea, New York.
There is a requested donation of $5 for members and $10 for non-members and light refreshments will be served. The artist’s catalogue will also be available for $10 a book.
The exhibit closes on Friday, August 16th and we invite you to visit prior to the lecture series. The gallery is open to the public: Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. | Closed Monday | Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Saturday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The exhibition presents an ambitious international career that culminates from nearly four decades of work and features the artist’s experimentation with varying mediums, aesthetics, and conceptual projects. Jerelyn shares her love of art and takes you on the developmental journey she experienced as an artist.
Jerelyn Hanrahan graduated from St. Dominic’s high school in 1973, which marked the start of extensive travel throughout the United States, Europe, and Mexico with trusted friend Marie Colvin. It was while exiting the Uffizi in Florence, Italy and 19 years old that Jerelyn Hanrahan made the conscious choice to devote her life to being an artist. While in her studio in Italy, Jerelyn learned the traditional skills of stone carving. After five years in Rome, the artist moved to Bordesholm, Germany with her family and taught sculpture and installation at the Muthesius Academy, in Kiel, Germany. Atelier, Studio / Fine Arts was the artist’s commercial studio in Oyster Bay. Here with the support of the Oyster Bay Main Street Organization and local businesses she completed Graduated Pearls, a 50-foot set of pearls from cast concrete, rope and cast steel Graduated Pearls were first shown on Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay and exhibited at Jim Kempner Fine Arts in Chelsea, New York.
There is a requested donation of $5 for members and $10 for non-members and light refreshments will be served. The artist’s catalogue will also be available for $10 a book.
The exhibit closes on Friday, August 16th and we invite you to visit prior to the lecture series. The gallery is open to the public: Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. | Closed Monday | Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Saturday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sundays, at 2:00 PM (See dates below)
August 18th
September 1st & 15th
October 6th & 20th
Join us on one of the above dates, enjoy our newest photo exhibit in the Earle Wightman House, "Then and Now, Historic Locations Throughout Oyster Bay".
Then take a foot tour of Oyster Bay, featuring the historic sites along East and West Main Streets, Audrey Avenue, and South Street in the heart of the hamlet. We pay special attention to Theodore Roosevelt´s presence in the Oyster Bay community. Highlights on the tour may included Christ Church, Geary House, Ludlam General Store, Nobman's Hardware, Oyster Bay Bank Building, Seely Wright House, Snouder's Corner Drug Store, and other historic places.
Meet us at the historic Earle Wightman house and plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour. $20 per adult and $5 for youth 5-17 years of age.
PLEASE R.S.V.P. 516.922.5032 to let us know you're coming.
September 1st & 15th
October 6th & 20th
Join us on one of the above dates, enjoy our newest photo exhibit in the Earle Wightman House, "Then and Now, Historic Locations Throughout Oyster Bay".
Then take a foot tour of Oyster Bay, featuring the historic sites along East and West Main Streets, Audrey Avenue, and South Street in the heart of the hamlet. We pay special attention to Theodore Roosevelt´s presence in the Oyster Bay community. Highlights on the tour may included Christ Church, Geary House, Ludlam General Store, Nobman's Hardware, Oyster Bay Bank Building, Seely Wright House, Snouder's Corner Drug Store, and other historic places.
Meet us at the historic Earle Wightman house and plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour. $20 per adult and $5 for youth 5-17 years of age.
PLEASE R.S.V.P. 516.922.5032 to let us know you're coming.
Thursday, July 4th, at 12:00 PM
After the town parade in celebration of Independence Day, join us for our annual Ice Cream Social on the lawn at the Historical Society from 12:00 - 3:00 PM. Ice Cream, sweets and treats will be available purchase to support the ongoing lectures, exhibits, and events at the Historical Society. Games for children to enjoy! FREE admission for everyone. Donations are kindly accepted.
Tuesday, July 2nd, from 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Tuesday July 2, 2019 the Oyster Bay Historical Society will host the Oyster Bay Music Festival from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Join us for a musical night as the artist present "Classical Crossover". Admission is free for the Music Festival however, a donation is kindly accepted.
Wednesday, June 26th, from 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Wednesday June 26, 2019 the Oyster Bay Historical Society will host the Oyster Bay Music Festival from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Join us for a musical night as the artist present "How Do I Love Thee, Music, Let Me Count the Ways". Admission is free for the Music Festival however, a donation is kindly accepted.
Sunday, June 23rd, at 2:00 PM
Join us on a foot tour of Oyster Bay, featuring the historic sites along East and West Main Streets, Audrey Avenue, and South Street in the heart of the hamlet. We pay special attention to Theodore Roosevelt´s presence in the Oyster Bay community. Highlights on the tour may included Christ Church, Geary House, Ludlam General Store, Nobman´s Hardware, Oyster Bay Bank Building, Seely'Wright House, Snouder´s Corner Drug Store, and other historic places.
Meet us at the historic Earle Wightman house and plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour. PLEASE R.S.V.P. 516.922.5032 to let us know you´re coming.
Meet us at the historic Earle Wightman house and plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of the tour. PLEASE R.S.V.P. 516.922.5032 to let us know you´re coming.
Saturday, June 22nd, at 1:00 PM
Art Lecture by Artist Jerelyn Hanrahan
Oyster Bay artist Jerelyn Hanrahan currently has an exhibit, "Retrospective: 1980-2018" on display at the Oyster Bay Historical Society through August 16th. She will be providing a lecture and slide presentation on her eclectic artwork on Saturday, June 22nd from 1:00 - 2:30 PM. We invite you to join her as she gives insight into her works of art. Admission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members to support the ongoing efforts of the Historical Society.
Wednesday, June 19th, at 7:00 PM
About the book
For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten history such as Pan-American flying boats landing in Manhasset Bay in the early days of transatlantic flight. From the British blockade and skirmishes during the American Revolution to the sinking of merchant vessels by Germany in World War II, the sea brought wars to these shores. Gold Coast millionaires commuted in high-speed yachts to Manhattan offices as the island's wealth grew. Historian Bill Bleyer reveals Long Island's nautical bonds from the Native Americans to current efforts to preserve the region's maritime heritage.
About the author
Bill Bleyer was a prize-winning staff writer for Newsday, the Long Island daily newspaper, for thirty-three years before retiring in 2014 to write books and freelance for the newspaper and magazines. He is coauthor, with Harrison Hunt, of Long Island and the Civil War (The History Press, 2015). He is the author of Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt's Summer White House (The History Press, 2015) and The Fire Island Lighthouse: Long Island's Welcoming Beacon (The History Press, 2017). The Long Island native has written extensively about history for newspapers and magazines. In 1997-98, he was one of four Newsday staff writers assigned full time to "Long Island: Our Story," a year-long daily history of Long Island that resulted in three books and filled hundreds of pages in the newspaper. His work has been published in Civil War News, Naval History, Sea History, Lighthouse Digest and numerous other magazines, as well as in the New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Toronto Star and other newspapers. Bleyer graduated Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors in economics from Hofstra University, where he has been an adjunct professor teaching journalism and economics. He earned a master's degree in urban studies at Queens College of the City University of New York. An avid sailor, diver and kayaker, he lives in Bayville, Long Island.
Admission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members
For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten history such as Pan-American flying boats landing in Manhasset Bay in the early days of transatlantic flight. From the British blockade and skirmishes during the American Revolution to the sinking of merchant vessels by Germany in World War II, the sea brought wars to these shores. Gold Coast millionaires commuted in high-speed yachts to Manhattan offices as the island's wealth grew. Historian Bill Bleyer reveals Long Island's nautical bonds from the Native Americans to current efforts to preserve the region's maritime heritage.
About the author
Bill Bleyer was a prize-winning staff writer for Newsday, the Long Island daily newspaper, for thirty-three years before retiring in 2014 to write books and freelance for the newspaper and magazines. He is coauthor, with Harrison Hunt, of Long Island and the Civil War (The History Press, 2015). He is the author of Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt's Summer White House (The History Press, 2015) and The Fire Island Lighthouse: Long Island's Welcoming Beacon (The History Press, 2017). The Long Island native has written extensively about history for newspapers and magazines. In 1997-98, he was one of four Newsday staff writers assigned full time to "Long Island: Our Story," a year-long daily history of Long Island that resulted in three books and filled hundreds of pages in the newspaper. His work has been published in Civil War News, Naval History, Sea History, Lighthouse Digest and numerous other magazines, as well as in the New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, Toronto Star and other newspapers. Bleyer graduated Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors in economics from Hofstra University, where he has been an adjunct professor teaching journalism and economics. He earned a master's degree in urban studies at Queens College of the City University of New York. An avid sailor, diver and kayaker, he lives in Bayville, Long Island.
Admission is $5.00 for members and $10.00 for non-members
Sunday, June 9th, at 2:00 PM - R.S.V.P
About the Walking Tour
Please join us 15-minutes early at the Earle Wightman House of the Oyster Bay Historical Society to start off our walking tour season. We are back with the Oyster Bay Town Historian, John Hammond who will lead our guests throughout the hamlet to discuss historical and architectural sites on East, West and South Streets of Oyster Bay village. Come and participate in a leisurely stroll throughout the town and learn about our town’s historical prestige and presence.
About John Hammond
John Hammond has been leading the Walking Tours at the Historical Society for several years. As a proud author of numerous publications regarding Oyster Bay’s past and present, he serves on the Board of the Oyster Bay Historical Society. He also serves as the Town Historian of Oyster Bay. After the completion of the walking tour, his last publication, “Oyster Bay Remembered”, will be available for purchase.
PLEASE R.S.V.P. to allow the tour guide to know you're coming.
$20 fee payable before the tour begins.
Please join us 15-minutes early at the Earle Wightman House of the Oyster Bay Historical Society to start off our walking tour season. We are back with the Oyster Bay Town Historian, John Hammond who will lead our guests throughout the hamlet to discuss historical and architectural sites on East, West and South Streets of Oyster Bay village. Come and participate in a leisurely stroll throughout the town and learn about our town’s historical prestige and presence.
About John Hammond
John Hammond has been leading the Walking Tours at the Historical Society for several years. As a proud author of numerous publications regarding Oyster Bay’s past and present, he serves on the Board of the Oyster Bay Historical Society. He also serves as the Town Historian of Oyster Bay. After the completion of the walking tour, his last publication, “Oyster Bay Remembered”, will be available for purchase.
PLEASE R.S.V.P. to allow the tour guide to know you're coming.
$20 fee payable before the tour begins.
Sunday, May 19th, at 2:00 PM
About the Walking Tour
Please join us 15-minutes early at the Earle Wightman House of the Oyster Bay Historical Society to start off our walking tour season. We are back with the Oyster Bay Town Historian, John Hammond who will lead our guests throughout the hamlet to discuss historical and architectural sites on East, West and South Streets of Oyster Bay village. Come and participate in a leisurely stroll throughout the town and learn about our town’s historical prestige and presence.
About John Hammond
John Hammond has been leading the Walking Tours at the Historical Society for several years. As a proud author of numerous publications regarding Oyster Bay’s past and present, he serves on the Board of the Oyster Bay Historical Society. He also serves as the Town Historian of Oyster Bay. After the completion of the walking tour, his last publication, “Oyster Bay Remembered”, will be available for purchase.
$20 fee payable before the tour begins.
Please join us 15-minutes early at the Earle Wightman House of the Oyster Bay Historical Society to start off our walking tour season. We are back with the Oyster Bay Town Historian, John Hammond who will lead our guests throughout the hamlet to discuss historical and architectural sites on East, West and South Streets of Oyster Bay village. Come and participate in a leisurely stroll throughout the town and learn about our town’s historical prestige and presence.
About John Hammond
John Hammond has been leading the Walking Tours at the Historical Society for several years. As a proud author of numerous publications regarding Oyster Bay’s past and present, he serves on the Board of the Oyster Bay Historical Society. He also serves as the Town Historian of Oyster Bay. After the completion of the walking tour, his last publication, “Oyster Bay Remembered”, will be available for purchase.
$20 fee payable before the tour begins.
Thursday, May 16th, at 7:00 PM
About the Workshop
We invite you to join us at 7:00 PM on Thursday, May 16th, at the Oyster Bay Historical Society for an informative preservation workshop to better understand the criteria needed for maintaining historic homes and residences. This workshop will include various engineering and inspection requirements needed for ongoing preservation and maintenance.
About the Guest Engineer
Daniel Karpen, a Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience in energy and engineering consulting, and is personally involved in every engagement. His strong background in the physical sciences and technology, combined with his knowledge of government procedures, provides a foundation for getting practical results quickly. He is recognized for his adaptability to a wide range of energy conservation activities. Much of his work has been in the development of energy conservation management plans in both the private and public sectors.
Mr. Karpen, is a registered New York State Professional Engineer. He has written technical articles for national publications and has spoken before many national public and professional audiences.
$5.00 Admission Fee.
Please R.S.V.P. in advance at (516) 922-5032 or email us at obhsdirector@optonline.net
We invite you to join us at 7:00 PM on Thursday, May 16th, at the Oyster Bay Historical Society for an informative preservation workshop to better understand the criteria needed for maintaining historic homes and residences. This workshop will include various engineering and inspection requirements needed for ongoing preservation and maintenance.
About the Guest Engineer
Daniel Karpen, a Professional Engineer with over 20 years of experience in energy and engineering consulting, and is personally involved in every engagement. His strong background in the physical sciences and technology, combined with his knowledge of government procedures, provides a foundation for getting practical results quickly. He is recognized for his adaptability to a wide range of energy conservation activities. Much of his work has been in the development of energy conservation management plans in both the private and public sectors.
Mr. Karpen, is a registered New York State Professional Engineer. He has written technical articles for national publications and has spoken before many national public and professional audiences.
$5.00 Admission Fee.
Please R.S.V.P. in advance at (516) 922-5032 or email us at obhsdirector@optonline.net
Wednesday, May 15th, at 7:00 PM
How much do you know? Gather your team of eight individuals who are knowledgeable about people, places, and things relating to Oyster Bay's exciting history and join us for a night of fun and historical facts!
Interesting vintage photos will be on display for you to view during the event. You can also enjoy some delicious food on us and a cash bar!
Please pre-register your team in advance by calling (516) 922-5032 or email the Society at obhsdirector@optonline.net.
Interesting vintage photos will be on display for you to view during the event. You can also enjoy some delicious food on us and a cash bar!
Please pre-register your team in advance by calling (516) 922-5032 or email the Society at obhsdirector@optonline.net.
Thursday, May 9th, at 7:00 PM
About the Presentation/Lecture
Join us in the Angela Koenig Gallery of the Oyster Bay Historical Society, for a lecture with Dr. Marlatt on Thursday, May 9th, at 7:00 PM. Dr. Marlatt will discuss and trace the rise of these iconic old monied American families of wealth and prestige. He will take you on a historical journey to reveal how these families acquired and sustained such wealth in the New Amsterdam - New York area, follow their original family pedigree down to their contemporary American descendants. His discussion will also include aspects of the Anglo-Saxon American capitalism and Wasp culture within the United States which was the dominant culture from 1608-1968.
About the Author
Dr. Edward Marlatt, PH.D, is a professor at Adelphi University. He has provided many lectures for local historical societies throughout New York and New Jersey with documented material of compiled research of the New York Families of Fortune. He has traveled to discuss his findings from his home town in New Jersey and is a proud Boontonian.
$10.00 admission. Light refreshments will be served.
Join us in the Angela Koenig Gallery of the Oyster Bay Historical Society, for a lecture with Dr. Marlatt on Thursday, May 9th, at 7:00 PM. Dr. Marlatt will discuss and trace the rise of these iconic old monied American families of wealth and prestige. He will take you on a historical journey to reveal how these families acquired and sustained such wealth in the New Amsterdam - New York area, follow their original family pedigree down to their contemporary American descendants. His discussion will also include aspects of the Anglo-Saxon American capitalism and Wasp culture within the United States which was the dominant culture from 1608-1968.
About the Author
Dr. Edward Marlatt, PH.D, is a professor at Adelphi University. He has provided many lectures for local historical societies throughout New York and New Jersey with documented material of compiled research of the New York Families of Fortune. He has traveled to discuss his findings from his home town in New Jersey and is a proud Boontonian.
$10.00 admission. Light refreshments will be served.
Sunday, May 5th, at 11:00 AM
Join the Oyster Bay Historical Society and Monica Randall as we host "Ladies in Hats" during an afternoon of tea Edwardian style. We invite you to come in your lovely Edwardian style clothing and bring your own special tea cup.
About the slide presentation
The British TV series has taken the world by storm with its sprawling manor house and upstairs downstairs intrigues. But when our American tycoons and robber Barons amassed their fortunes during the turn of the last century, they turned to European nobility for inspiration on how to live in style. They copied the great English manor houses, and built showplaces like, Planting Fields, Old Westbury Gardens, Mill Neck Manor, and Oheka Castle to name a few.
The American lords of the manor took up polo, fox hunting, boating regattas, games of croquet, and hosted Edwardian tea parties to show they'd arrived. Learn about these great homes, and charming aristocratic pass-times, and how we carried on these English traditions here on Long Island's Gold Coast.
$20 per person, please R.S.V.P. at (516) 922-5032 and don't forget to bring your own special tea cup and dress in your finest Edwardian style hat and clothing.
About the slide presentation
The British TV series has taken the world by storm with its sprawling manor house and upstairs downstairs intrigues. But when our American tycoons and robber Barons amassed their fortunes during the turn of the last century, they turned to European nobility for inspiration on how to live in style. They copied the great English manor houses, and built showplaces like, Planting Fields, Old Westbury Gardens, Mill Neck Manor, and Oheka Castle to name a few.
The American lords of the manor took up polo, fox hunting, boating regattas, games of croquet, and hosted Edwardian tea parties to show they'd arrived. Learn about these great homes, and charming aristocratic pass-times, and how we carried on these English traditions here on Long Island's Gold Coast.
$20 per person, please R.S.V.P. at (516) 922-5032 and don't forget to bring your own special tea cup and dress in your finest Edwardian style hat and clothing.
Sunday, April 7th, at 1:00 PM
We invite you to spend the afternoon with us on Sunday, April 7th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Angela Koenig Center, as Barry Rivadue presents the Gold Coast Era of the roaring 1920's. Come and enjoy his slide presentation of the beautiful and extravagant estates along the North Shore Gold Coast of Long Island.
Light refreshments will be served immediately following the program.
You help make our programs possible with your wonderful contributions. We invite you to help support the Oyster Bay Historical Society by leaving a donation on the day of the event. Thank you for your support!
Light refreshments will be served immediately following the program.
You help make our programs possible with your wonderful contributions. We invite you to help support the Oyster Bay Historical Society by leaving a donation on the day of the event. Thank you for your support!
Tuesday, March 19th, at 7:30 PM
Oprah Winfrey claimed this to be her number 1 spiritual story in over 20,000 guests and over 13 years of her show and quickly installed the story onto a select show called "The Best of Oprah".
This powerful real-life story of forgiveness has changed millions of lives in dramatic fashion and will continue to do so wherever boundaries of life have been horribly trespassed and God is allowed to enter the room. The Road to Forgiveness is the story of how Cindy and Bill Griffiths came to forgive-and eventually befriend-the woman who, while driving drunk, killed their daughter, Robyn, and Cindy's mother, Janice, in a horrible automobile accident in June 1996. It is a moving, first-person account of the transforming work God can do in the midst of tragedy. Readers will be inspired to examine their own lives and to follow this powerful, true example of letting love and mercy triumph-even in the face of tragedy.
Join us as we welcome Cindy who will share her story of healing and transformation through the power of forgiveness.
Light refreshments will be served. Suggested donation of $5 for members and $10 for non-members.
This powerful real-life story of forgiveness has changed millions of lives in dramatic fashion and will continue to do so wherever boundaries of life have been horribly trespassed and God is allowed to enter the room. The Road to Forgiveness is the story of how Cindy and Bill Griffiths came to forgive-and eventually befriend-the woman who, while driving drunk, killed their daughter, Robyn, and Cindy's mother, Janice, in a horrible automobile accident in June 1996. It is a moving, first-person account of the transforming work God can do in the midst of tragedy. Readers will be inspired to examine their own lives and to follow this powerful, true example of letting love and mercy triumph-even in the face of tragedy.
Join us as we welcome Cindy who will share her story of healing and transformation through the power of forgiveness.
Light refreshments will be served. Suggested donation of $5 for members and $10 for non-members.
Saturday, March 16th, at 1:30 PM
Reverend Custis is currently a member of the Historic Rugged Cross Baptist Church in Brooklyn New York where she serves on the Ministerial Staff under the Pastor, The Rev. Dr. Emma J. Knox.
Reverend Custis was the founder and CEO of PLM Consultants (Precious Lamb Ministries). PLM Consultants was a ministry that throughout the country provided workshops, training, seminars and speaking engagements with a focus on Domestic Violence and its Impact in the Black Church and Faith Community, Teenage Dating and Relationship Violence Prevention, Sexual Harassment in Religious Institutions and Churches, and Train the Trainer Programs for Clergy and Lay Persons.
Upon becoming an Ordained Minister in 1999 she was appointed the first chaplain of The City University of New York’s Campus Public Safety Service. She was called on by the Chancellor’s request, after the 9/11 World Trade Center bombing to counsel students, faculty and local businesses.
In her home town of Oyster Bay, New York, Reverend Custis assisted in the program design and implementation of the Double Day Babcock Senior Multi-Service Center
(The Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay) where she was employed as the Program Director for 9½ years. Throughout her years she worked diligently in the Community and with local and national community agencies to bring about healthy relationships amongst races, ages, and economic opportunities. As a member of the Youth and Family Council Agency Board of Directors, she was able to see some of these goals met.
Join us as Dr. Custis shares her experience as a pioneer and woman from the Oyster Bay community.
Light refreshments will be served. Suggested donation of $5 for members and $10 for non-members.
Reverend Custis was the founder and CEO of PLM Consultants (Precious Lamb Ministries). PLM Consultants was a ministry that throughout the country provided workshops, training, seminars and speaking engagements with a focus on Domestic Violence and its Impact in the Black Church and Faith Community, Teenage Dating and Relationship Violence Prevention, Sexual Harassment in Religious Institutions and Churches, and Train the Trainer Programs for Clergy and Lay Persons.
Upon becoming an Ordained Minister in 1999 she was appointed the first chaplain of The City University of New York’s Campus Public Safety Service. She was called on by the Chancellor’s request, after the 9/11 World Trade Center bombing to counsel students, faculty and local businesses.
In her home town of Oyster Bay, New York, Reverend Custis assisted in the program design and implementation of the Double Day Babcock Senior Multi-Service Center
(The Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay) where she was employed as the Program Director for 9½ years. Throughout her years she worked diligently in the Community and with local and national community agencies to bring about healthy relationships amongst races, ages, and economic opportunities. As a member of the Youth and Family Council Agency Board of Directors, she was able to see some of these goals met.
Join us as Dr. Custis shares her experience as a pioneer and woman from the Oyster Bay community.
Light refreshments will be served. Suggested donation of $5 for members and $10 for non-members.
Tuesday, February 19th from 10-11:30 AM
In co-sponsorship with the Long Island Studies Council, the Oyster Bay Historical Society invites you to join us on Tuesday, February 19th, from 10 - 11:30 AM as we present, Ms. Carol Gordon who is the founder, president, and curator of "Unspoken History Treasures."
Ms. Gordon has been collecting museum-quality artifacts over a forty year period. Her talk and presentation are entitled, "A Celebration of America's Black Heritage through Documents, Artifacts, and Collectibles from 1600-2012." The Collection is inspired by her late uncle, Thomas Bramble, who knew that important historical artifacts not publicized at that time, but popular with collectors now, were rapidly being lost. These artifacts & history treasures will be available for review during and after the program.
Ms. Gordon has been collecting museum-quality artifacts over a forty year period. Her talk and presentation are entitled, "A Celebration of America's Black Heritage through Documents, Artifacts, and Collectibles from 1600-2012." The Collection is inspired by her late uncle, Thomas Bramble, who knew that important historical artifacts not publicized at that time, but popular with collectors now, were rapidly being lost. These artifacts & history treasures will be available for review during and after the program.
Sunday, February 10th from 1-3 PM
Join the Oyster Bay Historical Society and Mr. Vann Johnson on Sunday, February 10th, from 1:00 - 3:00 PM as we celebrate the life and legacy of Mr. Van Dyke Johnson.
His son Vann will share and engage the audience on how Oyster Bay, L.I. had shaped his father's perception of civil and civic rights. Vann's family was part of the Great Migration journey from Virginia in which his family settled and made Oyster Bay, L.I. their home during and around the mid 1930's.
Mr. Van Dyke Johnson served in the United States Air Force and later returned to a community that was very tolerant and receptive of African American issues. Vann is willing to share the accomplishments of his father and recognize how Oyster Bay, L.I. played a major part of who he was as a leader & community activist.
This is a moving tribute to a man that loved his life and time in Oyster Bay, L.I.
His son Vann will share and engage the audience on how Oyster Bay, L.I. had shaped his father's perception of civil and civic rights. Vann's family was part of the Great Migration journey from Virginia in which his family settled and made Oyster Bay, L.I. their home during and around the mid 1930's.
Mr. Van Dyke Johnson served in the United States Air Force and later returned to a community that was very tolerant and receptive of African American issues. Vann is willing to share the accomplishments of his father and recognize how Oyster Bay, L.I. played a major part of who he was as a leader & community activist.
This is a moving tribute to a man that loved his life and time in Oyster Bay, L.I.
Thursday, February 14th from 7-9 PM
Ms. Gross will explore the government and institutional policies and practices that shaped Long Island’s suburban development history. She will discuss how institutional and structural racism continues to create ‘winners and losers’. Join us as she offers suggestions for building a just Long Island that tackles racial segregation and inequity head-on.
Elaine Gross, President of ERASE Racism
Ms. Gross has extensive experience in research, program development and evaluation at public and private agencies in Boston and New York. She earned her MSW from Boston University, with a focus on policy, planning and non-profit management. Throughout her career, Ms. Gross has focused on exploring the systemic causes of racial, social, political, and economic inequities and finding ways to counteract those inequities.
Ms. Gross is founder and president of ERASE Racism, since 2001, a regional civil rights organization based on Long Island, NY.
ERASE Racism exposes and addresses the devastating impact of historical and ongoing structural racism, particularly in public school education and housing. She does this by utilizing research, policy advocacy, legal action, and educating and mobilizing the public. It drives policy change at the local and statewide levels and participates in related national coalitions.
She has published opinion articles, delivered speeches and professional development services, appeared in broadcast and print media, and received numerous awards on such topics as structural racism and its relationship to racial equity.
Elaine Gross, President of ERASE Racism
Ms. Gross has extensive experience in research, program development and evaluation at public and private agencies in Boston and New York. She earned her MSW from Boston University, with a focus on policy, planning and non-profit management. Throughout her career, Ms. Gross has focused on exploring the systemic causes of racial, social, political, and economic inequities and finding ways to counteract those inequities.
Ms. Gross is founder and president of ERASE Racism, since 2001, a regional civil rights organization based on Long Island, NY.
ERASE Racism exposes and addresses the devastating impact of historical and ongoing structural racism, particularly in public school education and housing. She does this by utilizing research, policy advocacy, legal action, and educating and mobilizing the public. It drives policy change at the local and statewide levels and participates in related national coalitions.
She has published opinion articles, delivered speeches and professional development services, appeared in broadcast and print media, and received numerous awards on such topics as structural racism and its relationship to racial equity.