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APRIL 27, 2025 @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton came from widely different family backgrounds, yet their marriage was a great success. Included in this talk are their eight children; her reaction to his affair with Maria Reynolds; his fatal duel with Aaron Burr in 1804. She lived for 50 more years as a widow salvaging the reputation of her distinguished husband and working on behalf of orphans and public education in New York.

MAY 18, 2025 @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

When the “shot heard round the world” occurred in April of 1775, few colonists desired complete independence from Great Britain, and those who did were considered radical. However, over the course of the next year as Britain attempted to crush the colonists’ rebellion and the arguments of Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” were read by many, the cry for independence would grow. By the time the Declaration of Independence was signed in the summer of 1776, the Continental Congress would declare that independence was “necessary.” Together, we will explore how this 18th century document would become a significant landmark in the history of democracy, exerting influence not only over the United States, but globally.

Sunday, September 28, 2025 – 2:00pm

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

Holly Gordon is an artist who believes in engaging in important social issues and in blazing creative trails. Her ability to articulate her creative process as well as engage and inspire others, makes her an indispensable advocate for the arts. Join us as Holly shares her stories and photos from her journey from a five-year-old with a Brownie camera to an art teacher and member of the Islip Arts Council

Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 2:00 p.m.

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

The architect, the millionaire and “the girl in the red velvet swing” – The 1906 Gilded Age murder and resulting trial of Harry Kendall Thaw for the public murder of Stanford White at Madison Square Garden over model and actress Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was labeled the “Trial of the Century.” We will explore the Gilded Age conditions and lifestyles of New York City and beyond that brought these three together for a real-life story that was more dramatic than any fiction.

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