02.10.2023 Editorials Editorial: Should a politician dictate what is and isn’t our history? The discussion of American history, and in particular African American history, is the latest front line in the so-called culture wars underway in our country. This is a tragedy....
12.09.2022 News Local farm reveals signs of the past as 1700s coin and other treasures recovered from field Frank Jurs loves Long Island history. He has read about it, studied it, and craves to learn more. So it was a natural fit for him to buy a...
10.21.2022 News Take a tour of downtown Riverhead’s historic sites Riverhead officials unveiled a “Downtown Riverhead Historic Trail” Thursday in a ceremony outside the Suffolk Theater. But if you’re looking for it, you might have to get out of...
05.09.2022 News Historic marker unveiled, commemorating night baseball legend Satchel Paige played in Riverhead A forgotten piece of Riverhead history has been nailed down and marked. Sometimes history can be found in the darnedest places — like your own backyard. That was the...
02.04.2022 Columns Column: As we celebrate history, let’s honor all of it A number of years ago I went to rural Georgia to research the history of Jimmy Wilson, an elderly Black man who lived in the farm labor camp that...
07.27.2019 Community Six generations of family history on display at Hallockville Museum Farm The Hallockville Museum Farm will be presenting a new exhibit called “A Family’s Attic: Treasures Saved by Six Generations of Women,” showcasing items from the history of four prominent...
03.04.2018 Community School board member hopes to add plaque at fairgrounds site For 75 years, the Suffolk County Fair was held on 20 acres in Riverhead owned by the Suffolk County Agricultural Society. Purchased in 1868 for $1,650, the land on...
09.30.2017 Columns Column: Tracing back his love of history I’ve been trying to figure out why I’ve been on this “All in the Family” kick lately. You know “All in the Family,” the popular sitcom from the 1970s...
