Westhampton Free Library
Guardians of Hope: Our Historic Lighthouses
Westhampton Free Library 7 Library Avenue, Westhampton Beach, NY, United StatesEdward W. Webb, Chairman, Southold Historic Preservation Commission and Lighthouse Cruise Narrator will present “Guardians of Hope: Our Historic Offshore Lighthouses.” Mr. Webb, whose ancestry on Long Island’s East End dates back to the early 1800s, has a lifetime interest in local lighthouses and has explored many of them. His lecture will include stories of […]
The WPA: Art, Artists, and Others of Long Island
Westhampton Free Library 7 Library Avenue, Westhampton Beach, NY, United StatesJames (Zak) Szakmary, Colonial Long Island Historian and Suffolk County Historical Society Trustee, will present “The WPA: Art, Artists and Others of Long Island.” His topic will enlighten us about the artists and the art they created in many of our public buildings during the Great Depression. Mr. Szakmary, a US Marine Corps veteran whose […]
The Enduring Legacy of the North Fork Farmer
Westhampton Free Library 7 Library Avenue, Westhampton Beach, NY, United StatesPulitzer Prize winning journalist Steve Wick will present “The Enduring Legacy of the North Fork Farmer.” A Newsday reporter and editor for 37 years, Mr. Wick is the author of three books including Heaven and Earth: The Last Farmers of the North Fork. He is currently Executive Editor of the Times Review Media Group of […]