The Oyster Bay Historical Society will be hosting a lecture and exhibition tour titled “Oyster Bay in the Era of American Independence.” The event will be presented by Matthew Moshen, a trustee for the historical society and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, on Sept. 24.
Moshen will discuss Oyster Bay’s local history and his dedicated research pertaining to Oyster Bay’s participation before and during the Battle of Long Island in the Angela Koenig Gallery Center. He will also engage the community in an in-depth conversation about the Oyster Bay resident’s involvement while under British occupation through 1783.
Immediately after the lecture, a quick tour of a current exhibition featuring artifacts and relics in the Earle Wightman Historic House built in 1720, related to the years of American independence.
This is inclusive of the viewing of an authentic red coat worn by Oyster Bay loyalist officer, Penn Weeks, currently on display. The Historic House tour also includes a mini exhibit “History of the Uniform” worn throughout history.
The lecture will start at 7 p.m., in the Angela Koenig Gallery Center, 20 Summit Ave., Oyster Bay. For further inquiries, please email obhsdirector@optonline.net.
The historical society will also be hosting a lecture two days later on Sept. 26, when author and retired advertising copywriter Rav Friedel will discuss his book, “Cemetery 104: An Early American Burying Ground Lost and Found.”
The book covers Friedel and others’ work in restoring and preserving Cemetery 104 in Syosset, the historic burial plot of the Schenck family, one of the oldest on Long Island. Friedel and a team of cemetery restoration experts worked to recreate the vandalized grave stones scattered about the plot and learn more about the family who occupies it.
This lecture will start at 1 p.m., in the Angela Koenig Gallery Center, 20 Summit Ave., Oyster Bay. For further inquiries, please email obhsdirector@optonline.net.
For more information on the historical society, their work and events, visit OysterBayHistorical.org.
