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Edwin Horning’s Extensive Bird Data to be Uploaded to eBird

2020-05-29T12:47:20-04:00May 24th, 2015|Natural History, Newsletter, Newsletter 2015|

Ed Horning in front of the second Museum, c.1997. Photo by Ethan Kibbe. Edwin Horning’s Extensive Bird Data to be Uploaded to eBird by John Sepenoski My involvement in the Ed Horning Journals Project can be traced back to the Town of Southold appointing me as the Town’s representative to an Audubon

Charlie Tracking May 20-21

2020-04-14T18:23:01-04:00May 24th, 2015|Charlie Blog|

Charlie Tracking May 20 ~ Charlie visited the nest before dawn, then in the early morning made a brief trip off-island to the Thames River and Baker Cove in Groton, CT. After returning to the nest at the west end transfer station, he spent the rest of the morning hunting for food off the southern

Edwin Tracking May 20-21

2020-04-14T18:23:01-04:00May 23rd, 2015|Edwin Blog|

Edwin Tracking May 20 ~ Edwin spent the morning mostly at Latimer Brook in East Lyme, Connecticut. He made a brief loop through Waterford early in the morning, heading first towards Lake Konomoc, but then continued his loop to the south and returned to Latimer Brook, where he remained through noon. [raw] [one_half] Edwin

2015 Newsletter: From the President

2020-05-16T09:23:25-04:00May 23rd, 2015|Newsletter, Newsletter 2015|

Wilderness Dairy, circa 1890s, from exhibition “History of Farming on Fishers Island.” Museum Collection. In my first letter as president, I want to begin by remembering Penni Sharp and all that she did for our Museum. As our president since 2003, Penni provided quiet but confident leadership in all her initiatives. She educated

A New President and Changes to the HLFM Board of Trustees

2020-05-16T09:27:58-04:00May 23rd, 2015|Newsletter, Newsletter 2015|

Elizabeth McCance Elected President The Museum’s Board of Trustees announced on December 23, 2014, that Elizabeth McCance had been unanimously elected as the president of the Museum, effective immediately. She graciously accepted her new position. Elizabeth joined the H.L.F. Museum board in 2006. She has served on various committees including heading the leadership gifts

Penelope Chester Sharp (1938-2014)

2020-05-16T09:33:22-04:00May 23rd, 2015|Newsletter, Newsletter 2015|

Penni Sharp. Courtesy of Genie Trevor. The following remembrance was read at the Memorial Service for Penelope “Penni” Sharp, held at the First Congregational Church, Guilford, Connecticut, 11:00 a.m., April 18, 2015. My name is Pierce Rafferty. I am the director of the Henry L. Ferguson Museum, Fishers Island, NY, where Penni

Charlie Tracking May 18-19

2020-04-14T18:23:02-04:00May 21st, 2015|Charlie Blog|

Charlie Tracking May 18 ~ Charlie spent the early morning mostly near the nest at the west end transfer station, except for one brief trip to Baker Cove and Groton and back to Fishers Island. [raw] [one_half] Charlie Tracking May 18 [/one_half] [one_half last] Early AM Trip to Baker Cove [/one_half]

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F.I. Sketchbook 2005

THE SKETCHBOOKS OF CHARLIE FERGUSON

In the full sweep of Fishers Island’s history, there is no artist more synonymous, more closely associated with Fishers Island than Charles B. “Charlie” Ferguson. The main show features images from two of Charlie's sketchbooks which functioned as illustrated diaries that were filled with daily activities, nature observations, personal notes, and lots of art—drawings, sketches, and watercolors—in various states of completion.

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