Daring and Intrepid Airwomen: Long Island Pioneer Women Aviators. Sunday, April 28th, 2 p.m. – free and open to all. The first woman aviator flew on Long Island in 1910. Within months, other women were taking flying lessons on the Hempstead Plains and became among the first women licensed aviators. In the late 1920s, a 17-year-old woman from Freeport flew under all four East River bridges! And in 1928, another Long Island woman was responsible for propelling Amelia Earhart to fame. Learn about these and other Long Island’s pioneer women pilots. For more information about this event, click on the ALL EVENTS button above.

FROM FACTORIES TO PALACES – CYNTHIA LAVALLE & MICHAEL JANOSKA

SUNDAY, MAY 19 @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM. FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

As Superintendent of School Buildings from 1891 to 1922, architect Charles B. J. Snyder elevated the standards of school architecture. Unprecedented immigration and Progressive Era changes in educational philosophy led to his fresh approach to design and architecture, which forever altered the look and feel of twentieth-century classrooms and school buildings. Students rich or poor, immigrant or native New Yorker, went from learning in factory-like schools to attending classes in schools with architectural designs and enhancements that to many made them seem like palaces. Spanning three decades, From Factories to Palaces provides a thought-provoking narrative of Charles Snyder and shows how he integrated his personal experiences and innovative design skills with Progressive Era school reform to improve students’ educational experience in New York City and, by extension, across the nation.

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GOLD COAST ESTATES – RICHARD PANCHYK

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 @ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

FREE AND OPEN TO ALL

MARITIME FOLKLORE & MYTHS SURROUNDING NEW YORK AND LONG ISLAND – BROOKE FRANKS

OCTOBER 27 @ 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM FREEAND OPEN TO ALL

Maritime Folklore & Myths Surrounding New York and Long Island

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

Stay tuned for the rescheduled date.

Clam Power! Steve Kuhn Steve has been clamming for forty years right here on the Great South Bay. It was while Steve was attending North Carolina State University as a design major when the idea for a Clam Power shirt was first created. Every summer Steve would return home and clam to put himself through college. As a way to pay respect to the bay and to capture the turbulent times in the early sixties and seventies Steve came up with the Clam Power T-shirt. The T-shirt became a success among local clammers and eventually for many people on Long Island

From Hollywood to Babylon: visit our classic Hollywood film exhibit featuring many golden age Hollywood artifacts along with the theater history of Babylon Village. Did you know that Gone with the Wind’s Butterfly McQueen was a Babylon Village resident?