Long
Island History
The mission of the
Long Island History Committee
is to promote awareness
of the scope
of resources available
in public libraries,
archives, museums,
colleges and universities
for the study of Long
Island history,
and to explore the
ways
in which these resources
can be employed
most effectively in
a public library environment.
Resources for library Local History Collections, including disaster preparedness and recovery resources.
The RASD / Local History Committee planned its annual trip to one of the
historic museums on Long Island. The William Floyd Estate located at 245
Park Drive in Mastic Beach, New York on Thursday, May 29th at 10:15 am.
Two hundred and fifty years of history of history are preserved at the
William Floyd Estate, which contains architectural features and artifacts
from three centuries of American life. The Estate, was donated to Fire
Island National Seashore in 1965, and is the ancestral home for the Floyd
family. William Floyd, a Revolutionary War general and a signer of the
Declaration of Independence, was born in the house in 1734. For more
information please contact Cindy Sciacca at Longwood Public Library by
calling 924-6400 x248 or by emailing her atalfanoa@suffolk.lib.ny.us. The
cost of the tour is $3.00 and lunch is $20.00. Lunch will be at the Manor
House, 1443 Montauk Highway, Mastic, NY. The menu includes choice of soup
or salad, Veal Parmesan over linguini, Penne ala Vodka with or without
chicken , Chicken Francaise over pasta, or sliced marinated steak sandwich
with a choice of potato. Dessert is ice cream or cake. Includes soda,
coffee or tea.
For further information
or to join the committee, please contact:
Cathy Ball
- The Smithtown Library
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