Sally Ferguson Children’s Programming Fund Established
New Fund will honor her long-standing commitment to education, children and Fishers Island.
Museum Launches “Refreshed” Website
We are excited to announce a refreshed look to our website that will showcase what the Museum has to offer the Fishers Island community and visitors. March 14, 2012
2012 Museum Newsletter is here!
Read select stories online or download entire PDF. May 17, 2012
New Osprey Cam
Osprey Cam Provides Constant Dawn, Daylight and Dusk Viewing. Pitch Black at Night! March 14, 2012
Honoring the late Sarah “Sally” Ferguson
HLFM Board Member Sarah "Sally" Ferguson died on February 8, 2011 at her home in New Haven, Connecticut. The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven has an article posted on their website that honors Sally's tradition of quiet philanthropy.
Great Horned Owls
Great Horned Owls on the Rafferty osprey nest and the Red-tailed hawk nest on Island Pond (Oyster Pond), spring 2011. Photos by Pierce Rafferty, John Wilton and Hank Golet.
2012 Special Display: The Garden is Open
“The Garden is Open”
Honoring the wonderful legacy of gardens and parties at Hoover Hall and Hooverness.
Exhibition currently on display at the Museum and continues through mid June.History of the Fishers Island Fire Department
An illustrated talk by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty. He highlights how the Department and its associated emergency services have evolved with a focus on their remarkable record of dedicated training, service and accomplishment. Sunday, July 29, 2012. Time: 4 p.m. Place: Union Chapel.
“Coastal Ospreys, New York City to Boston: 150 Years of Beating the Odds.”
An illustrated lecture by noted osprey expert, Alan Poole, author of "Ospreys: A Natural and Unnatural History," (Cambridge Univ. Press, 1989).
Sunday, August 5, 2012. Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Union Chapel.
Trip to Great Gull Island’s Tern Research Center
A trip to neighboring Great Gull Island which has large nesting concentrations of Common Terns and endangered Roseate Terns.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Time: 10 a.m.
Place: Commuter Ferry "Popeye"
