2019 Upcoming Events
Saturday, September 21st, at 6:30 PM
Wednesday, May 15th, at 7:00 PM
How much do you know? Gather your team of knowledgeable individuals and join us for a night of fun and historical facts! Wednesday, May 15th at 7:00 PM. Oyster Bay Italian American Club, 48 Summit Street, Oyster Bay, NY. Contact the Oyster Bay Historical Society at (516) 922-5032 to register your team.
Food will be served!
Food will be served!
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.