2nd Annual Holiday Open House
Please join us for the 2nd Annual Holiday Open House at the H.L. Ferguson Museum
Sunday, December 23, 2012.
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
6th Annual Thanksgiving “Sandy” Trail Clearing and Oyster Gathering
All trail blazers are invited to bring your tools and dress prepared to help clear the trails and enjoy Fishers Island oysters and drinks.
Friday, November 23, 2012 Time: 2 p.m.
Place: The Museum
The Bell that Got Away
The Bell that Got Away by Pierce Rafferty November 2012 The passenger steamer Atlantic, bound for New York from Boston, stopped in New London early on the morning of November 26, 1846 in the midst of a furious gale. After proceeding from that port, she suffered a boiler accident several miles from the mouth of
Yesteryear’s Workers Leave Clues on Planks and Clapboard
Yesteryear’s Workers Leave Clues on Planks and Clapboard by Pierce Rafferty October 2012 Sometimes written clues that can reveal aspects of the history of a given house are left behind by carpenters, plumbers and other workers for future generations to discover. New house owners occasionally find these hidden messages while tearing out walls, floors and
G.B. Linderman Mansion
G.B. Linderman Mansion The Story of how the G.B. Linderman Mansion became the Summer Home of a World-Renowned Opera Star and her Master Violinist Husband by Pierce Rafferty September 2012 In 1898, prominent banker and Lehigh Valley coal operator Garrett B. Linderman, brother of Bethlehem Steel President R.P. Linderman, bought a large land lot with
Annual Exhibition 2012: Charlie Ferguson
Charlie Ferguson: Six Decades of Fishers Island Art.
Exhibition currently on display at the Museum and continues through mid June.
The (Repeated) Rise and Fall of Sheep on Fishers Island
The (Repeated) Rise and Fall of Sheep on Fishers Island by Pierce Rafferty April 2012 While researching an April theme for this article, I began to write about the wreck of the rum-runner Thelma Phoebe in April of 1923. However, my wife Vicki suggested that Easter themes of rabbits and lambs might provide a cheerier
Herons and Egrets
2012 Nature Notes Fishers Island is host to many bird species and perhaps the most striking are the herons and egrets, members of the bird family Ardeidae.
A Detailed Look at Fishers Island’s First Known Prize Fight
A Detailed Look at Fishers Island's First Known Prize Fight by Pierce Rafferty Fishers Island's colorful boxing history begins in the late 1860s during the period when Robert Ralston Fox, a retired manufacturer, owned the island and ran it as a cattle and sheep stock farm. The entire island was his private estate for he
Island History: Prize Fights on Fishers Island
Island History: Prize Fights on Fishers Island by Pierce Rafferty If a poll were taken today asking what sport was most associated with Fishers Island, without doubt sailing or golf would top the list. For those with longer memories, horse shows and dog trials might also come to mind. However, believe it or not, there
