Entire Month of September
Library Exhibit
@ Bayshore Brightwaters Public Library
“Famous & Notable Brightwaters Residents” Exhibit
The Brightwaters Historical Society exhibit will be open to the public the entire month of Sept. during library hours of operation. There will be a live presentation on Sept 3rd at 7pm given by Village Historian Gabrielle Manthos- Gomez.
Sept 3rd 7pm
Gabreille Manthos-Gomez
@ Bayshore Brightwaters Public Library
“Famous & Notable Brightwaters Residents”
Gabrielle Manthos – Gomez Village Historian – will spotlight some of Brightwaters’ Famous and Notable Residents. Learn more about their lives and accomplishments.
Oct 1st 7pm
Tara Rider, PH.D.
@ Wohseepee Park Cabin
The Devil in New York: The Witchcraft Trail of Goody Garlick”
The most famous American witch-hunt began in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Yet, more than three decades before that notorious event, Long Island had its very own witchcraft trial – the trial of Goody Garlick! Accusations of flying on poles and cavorting with the Devil ran rampant in the colonies during the 17th century and led to hundreds of accusations of witchcraft. To understand what happened during these trials, we must first understand the stresses of ordinary 17th century life in New York and why the fear of witches existed. The trial of Goody Garlick will act as a lens to understand the hysteria associated with these accusations.
Dr. Tara Rider is a senior lecturer at Stony Brook University in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences with a multidisciplinary background in history, marine studies, and sustainability. Her research focuses on how nature, gender, and race are entwined with questions of power, culture, and identity.
Oct 12th
Village of Brightwaters
@ Four Corners
Fall Block Party
We will be at the Village Block Party with an exhibit looking back on our shared history. Come by the table to say hello and check out the information. We will also be rolling out our Fall Fundraising merchandise, be the first to see what is available for purchase.
Nov 5th 7pm
Sandra Peddie
@ Wohseepee Park Cabin
“Newsday Investigative Reporter S.J Peddie”
S. J. Peddie is an investigative reporter at Newsday Media Group and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for a series of stories on police misconduct.
Sonny Franzese, the Colombo crime family underboss, is the subject of her biography, SONNY, The Last of the Old-Time Mafia Bosses, John “Sonny”Franzese. Franzese opened the floodgates for organized crime in the suburbs and at night was the star of New York’s club scene. Peddie will discuss interviews with Sonny himself, as well as 130 other people, and extensive document research, giving us rare look inside the Mafia.
Dec 3rd 7pm
@ Wohseepee Park Cabin
Brightwaters Historical Society Holiday Market
The Brightwaters Historical Society is excited to host some of our talented residents. We will be setting up a Holiday Market for our end of year meeting, where we are inviting our members to gather, socialize and shop these local vendors. Full Vendor List will be released closer to our meeting. If you are interested in becoming a vendor please reach out to marykate@brightwatershistory.org
PREVIOUS RECORDED EVENTS:
- Montauk to Manhattan by Thomas Maier
- Artist Elaine Faith Thompson
- The Survival Story of Ken Summers on Sept 11 2001
- Ackerson’s Brooklyn Beginning
- “Maritime Smuggling on Long Island”
- “Bayman of the Great South Bay”
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