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...
08.13.2017 Bishop McGann-Mercy McGann-Mercy teacher attends institute at first president’s estate Every American knows who George Washington was — commander-in-chief during the American Revolutionary War, a Founding Father and the United States’ first President.
04.03.2016 Editorials Editorial: Keeping history alive is no easy task An interesting juxtaposition exists in this week’s paper. While one historic property is about to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, another is in such disrepair...
02.21.2016 Community Columns By the Book: A presidential race that we can enjoy February is the month of presidents’ birthdays — two of our greatest, Washington and Lincoln. I remember a cartoon in Esquire many years ago, Lincoln and Washington in a...
10.15.2015 Health The final case of Judge George Stackpole, first person treated with anthrax serum As he lay in Ward 32 at Bellevue Hospital, Judge George F. Stackpole was studied by a stream of physicians and surgeons who had gathered from around New York...
09.01.2015 Community Local professor’s new book is a 400-year history of Peconic Bay The Suffolk County Historical Society’s Book & Bottle event this month will feature a work with quite a bit of sprawl — four centuries’s worth, to be more specific.
