Fishers Island’s Ferries Over Time
An illustrated lecture by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty.
Sunday, November 20th
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Museum, 2nd Floor.
10th Annual Thanksgiving Trail Clearing & Oyster Gathering
Friday, November 25, 2016
2:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Meet at the Museum before proceeding to the Nature Trails
The Rise and Fall of Hotels on Fishers Island
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE by HLF Museum director Pierce Rafferty
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Time: 4:30 p.m. Location: The Museum, 2nd Floor
Penni Sharp Nature Walk: October 15, 2016
Migrating Birds and Flora in Transition
A walk with naturalist Maggie Jones
Young Osprey Have Taken Flight
The empty nest in the OspreyCam screen capture from the morning of July 27, shows that the young osprey have taken flight! [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button]
Two Young Osprey Remain
The screen capture taken on the morning of July 6, 2016 confirm that one of the three chicks did not survive. The two remaining osprey are growing and can now be seen clearly on a regular basis. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button]
2016 Exhibition: Mansion House Hotel & Cottages
ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2016 Mansion House Hotel & Cottages Curated by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Mansion House & Cottages. Printed color postcard. Circa 1912. Published by W.G. Wilbur. Museum Collection. Donated by Pierce Rafferty The 2016 exhibition chronicled the rise and fall of the Mansion House, the premier hotel on
Three Osprey Chicks Spotted On Nest
The screen capture taken Friday, June 17, shows three young osprey being fed on the nest. [button link="https://fergusonmuseum.org/osprey-cam/" color="blue" target="_self" size="medium"]Go to LIVE OspreyCam[/button]
The Role of Cottage Colonies in Shaping Fishers Island’s Development
Mansion House Cottages on Bell Hill, circa 1913. Postcard published by Brown & Dawson. Museum Collection. Island History by Pierce Rafferty In 1889, two brothers named Edmund and Walton Ferguson, both successful bankers, bought approximately ninetenths of Fishers Island from the Fox family. The new owners immediately began to implement a plan to
Fishers Island Lemonade and Fishers Island Oyster Farm Contribute to HLFM
The Henry L. Ferguson Museum is pleased to announce that Bronya Shillo has chosen to donate one percent of the sales from her Fishers Island Lemonade company to the Henry L. Ferguson Museum. (This popular lemonade and alcohol “concoction” is packaged in a can that features an award-winning design.) The annual donation is received
