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—————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • DECEMBER 2016 —————————— 16 SUFFOLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Museum – Library – Art Gallery, 300 W. Main St., Riverhead, NY 11901 631-727-2881 • www.suffolkcountyhistoricalsociety.org Saturday, January 14 1pm – BOOK & BOTTLE: Legacy Matters! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with Georgette Grier-Key. This illustrated presentation will reimagine Dr. Martin Luther King’s Dream by examining his writings, speeches, and early family life in order to better understand the challenges he faced and the social unrest and peace movements of the time period. Members Free; Non-Members $5. Includes light refreshments + admis- sion to current exhibits. RSVP Requested: 631-727-2881 x100. Saturday, January 21, 1pm – BOOK & BOTTLE: Civil Rights on Long Island with Chris- topher Verga. In this illustrated presentation, author Chris Verga will explore the often overlooked role of Long Island as a battleground of the civil rights movement, challenging us to consider how a racial caste system has directly or indirectly been enforced through slavery and post-WWII racial barriers to home ownership and educational opportunity, and how civil disobedience has been employed as a means to fracturing racial barriers on Long Island. Members Free; Non-Members $5. Includes book sale & signing, light refreshments, and admission to current exhibits. RSVP Requested: 631-727-2881 x100. Saturday, February 11, 1pm – BOOK & BOTTLE: Preserving the Legacy of Pyrrhus Con- cer with Allison McGovern and Georgette Grier-Key. Members Free; Non-Members $5. Includes light refreshments + admission to current exhibits. RSVP 631-727-2881 x100. Thursday, February 16, 6pm – African American GENEALOGY WORKSHOP with Ju- lius & Joysetta Pearce. For beginners and advanced genealogists interested in research- ing African American family histories, this workshop will cover sources of information, interpretation of research data, incorporating new data and drawing conclusions, plan- ning “next steps,” and organizing records. This illustrated presentation will include live demonstrations of some of the available online research databases. Members $15; Non- Members $20. Includes handouts and light refreshments. Registration Required: 631- 727-2881 x100. Saturday, March 18, 1pm – BOOK & BOTTLE: Long Island & the Woman Suffrage Movement with Antonia Petrash. Members Free; Non-Members $5. Includes book sale & signing, light refreshments, and admission to current exhibits. RSVP Requested: 631- 727-2881 x100. Saturday, March 25, 1pm – BOOK & BOTTLE: Ferry Tales II: When Hellenic Freezes Over with George Giannaris. Hellenic owner and author George Giannaris will sign cop- ies of his new book and share the local history of his family’s landmark East Marion res- taurant, along with coveted recipes, comical short stories, and his philosophical insights. Members Free; Non-Members $5. Includes book sale & signing, light refreshments, and admission to current exhibits. RSVP Requested: 631-727-2881 x100. Exhibit: Historic Reflections of the Ten Towns. The Suffolk County Historical Society was founded in 1886 by representatives of the county’s Ten Towns. In celebration of the 130th anniversary of the Society (1886 – 2016), our newest exhibit illustrates Suffolk County’s Ten Towns in the decade of our founding. Curated by the Suffolk County His- torical Society and contributing historians from each of the ten towns. Exhibit: Mapping Suffolk County: A Complementary Ten Towns Exhibit. Featuring an assortment of historic maps of Suffolk County, from the 1700s to the 1900s, in our magnificent Gish Gallery. Exhibit will run through 2016. Exhibit: Fullerton’s Long Island: “The Lure of the Land.” A never-before-seen exhibi- tion of over 70 large-sized historic photographs of turn-of-the-century Long Island from our legendary Hal B. Fullerton Collection in our Grand Staas Gallery. Also on display are vintage cameras (including glass-plate negative cameras) and other artifacts document- ing the early history of photography. Curated by Neil Scholl and Peter Dicke. OFF-SITE EXHIBITION: Suffolk County Pine Barrens Pictorial Exhibit. A standing display on loan from the Suffolk County Historical Society provides an overview of the history of the Pine Barrens and the critical role this region plays in the protection of Suf- folk County’s precious groundwater. On display at the Suffolk County Water Authority Education Center: 260 Motor Pkwy, Hauppauge. SCHS Photo of the Week Series! To subscribe to our free and popular historic photo-story series, visit our website or send an email request to librarian Wendy Polhemus-Annibell: [email protected] ONGOING: Membership Drive! Celebrating 130 years! Join the Suffolk County Histori- cal Society and support local history preservation. Founded in 1886, SCHS is a non-profit organization that collects and preserves the rich history of Suffolk County. We operate a history museum, offer an expansive library and archives, and host a multitude of events, programs, and educational lectures and work- shops. Our unique collection reflects more than three centuries of local history! Visit our website or call 631-727-2881. From the Civil War to civil rights, revolu- tions to restorations, spies to Suffragettes, boatbuilders to bootleggers, and whalers to wineries, Long Island’s history comes alive at the SCHS.
