11th Annual Thanksgiving Trail Clearing & Oyster After Party
Friday, November 24, 2017
2-4 p.m.
Meet at the Museum before proceeding to the Nature Trails
Screening of Elissa Brown’s film Windshield: A Vanished Vision
An award-winning movie that chronicles the fascinating history of John Nicholas Brown’s ultra-modern residence on Fishers Island
Sunday, October 22
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Museum, 2nd Floor.
45 Minutes, Yet a World Away: The History and Natural Beauty that is Fishers Island
The September issue of INKct Magazine showcases the history and natural beauty of Fishers Island.
“Housing Our History” at the Ferguson Museum
Facebook Review by William Hosley August 26, 2017 after HL Ferguson Museum Director Pierce Rafferty toured two anonymous “boaters” round the museum.
Aerial Surveys of Boating Activities to Assess Threats to Seagrass
A recent article on The Nature Conservancy website, provides information of ongoing efforts being made to find ways to protect this valuable resource.
Morning Nest at Middle Farms Flats
[slider id="morning-nest-july-1"] Screen captures taken the morning of July 1, 2017 show an adult osprey watching over two young osprey as one awakens. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button]
Watching Over Sleeping Osprey
[slider id="osprey-sleeping"] Screen captures taken the evening of June 22, 2017 show an adult osprey watching over two young sleeping in the nest at Middle Farms Flats. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button]
2017 Annual Exhibition: Photographers Of Fishers Island, Part One
ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2017 Photographers Of Fishers Island, Part One Curated by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty The 2017 exhibition celebrated the first photographers of Fishers Island. Some were professionals, some amateurs, but together they provide a multifaceted portrait of island life and a clear reflection of yesteryear’s landscapes, beachscapes and architecture. Woman photographing
Tending 2 Young Osprey
[slider id="feeding-2-young-osprey"] Screen captures taken the afternoon of June 14, 2017 show an adult osprey tending two young in the nest at Middle Farms Flats. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button]
Osprey Eggs Have Hatched!
[slider id="osprey-hatched-2017"] Screen captures taken the morning of May 31, 2017 appear to show that two chicks may have hatched in the nest at Middle Farms Flats. A special thanks to Laura (Betchley) Kucsera who informed us on May 27 that she sighted the osprey behaving as if something were moving underneath and on the
