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Will there be more canings in the Senate chamber?

In the mid-1800s, there were scorching debates taking place in the U.S. Congress between politicians in the North, who opposed slavery, and those in the South, who favored the institution. more

By James Bernstein | 9/15/22

What a poet can teach us about death — and life

I was out for a drive in mid-April, rounding the corner from Beach Street to Merrick Road in Merrick, when Emily Dickinson’s words suddenly came to my mind . . . more

7/31/20

County workers began removing the roof of Baldwin’s historic Kellogg House to replace it with a new, historically accurate one. The work marks the start of the house’s long-awaited restoration.

Kellogg House roof revamp under way in Baldwin

Baldwinites awoke last Friday to a long-awaited sight — the beginning of restoration work on the historic Kellogg House on Merrick Road. “This is absolutely great,” Nassau County Executive … more

By Anthony O'Reilly | 4/18/19

Pine Hollow Cemetery, in Oyster Bay, is now included in the National Registry of Historic Places.

Pine Hollow Cemetery joins historical registry

Pine Hollow Cemetery, where 11 African-American Civil War veterans are buried, was placed in the National Registry of Historic Places on July 27. The small Oyster Bay cemetery, which dates back to … more

By Laura Lane | 8/24/18

'Growing Up in a Fishing Family' lecture

Robert Doxsee, Jr. will present his lecture “Growing Up in a Fishing Family” on June 12 at 7 p.m. at the Lynbrook Public Library. more

6/7/17

Watching soldiers fall from the sky

I lay on my back in the tiny concrete courtyard of my childhood home in El Salvador, in the cool shade cast by long tin panels that extended from the roof. A few times a week at around noon . . . more

4/27/17

Nearby things to do this week

The Lynbrook Public Library will host Bill Bleyer, the co-author of the book “Long Island and the Civil War: Queens, Nassau and Suffolk During the War Between the States” on March 13 at 7 p.m. more

3/8/17

Temple Avodah seeks ‘Seeds of Hope and Peace’

Roughly midway through a presentation at Temple Avodah in Oceanside on Dec. 19, a man sitting in the audience raised his hand and asked, “What exactly are you asking us to do here?” The … more

By Peter Belfiore | 1/3/17

O’siders step back to the Civil War at Old Bethpage

They don their uniforms, take up their muskets and head off to the famous battles of the War Between the States. They are Civil War reenactors, a passion that takes men from 2016 and sends them back … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 9/8/16

Local "soldiers" come home at the end of the nation's conflict in this weekend's re-enactment.

Stepping back in time to the Civil War days

Returning soldiers descend upon Old Bethpage Village Restoration to reenact hardships and valor of the brave men who fought to save the nation. more

9/9/15

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