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Diné (Navajo) Apparel Design, Weaving, and Womanhood

By |2023-11-22T18:53:23-05:00November 15th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

Diné (Navajo) Apparel Design, Weaving, and Womanhood by Lighthouse Works visiting curator Sháńdíín Brown, the first Henry Luce Curatorial Fellow for Native American Art at the RISD Museum Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Diné (Navajo) apparel design is constantly evolving. From wearing blankets and mantas through contemporary art,

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Plastic in the water, on the land and IN you!: Fighting pollution on Fishers Island and Beyond

By |2023-10-17T11:00:34-04:00October 16th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

Plastic in the water, on the land and IN you!: Fighting pollution on Fishers Island and Beyond by Beyond Plastics policy director Megan J. Wolff, Ph.D. MPH Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Plastic pollution is a bad neighbor. As plastic breaks up into microplastics it disperses into the

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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the “Quoddy” Tidal-Electric Power Project

By |2023-10-10T13:44:08-04:00October 4th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the “Quoddy” Tidal-Electric Power Project by Author Mark Borton Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty "Quoddy" was to be built off the coast of Maine and New Brunswick in order to generate enough electricity to power much of New England. It was part of Roosevelt’s

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Trespassing, Fences and Fire

By |2023-08-26T07:06:25-04:00August 24th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

Trespassing, Fences and Fire by award-winning artist, writer and naturalist James Prosek Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty In this recorded illustrated talk, presented August 20, 2023, James Prosek, discusses his latest project documenting Texas prairies in which he continues his inquiries about boundaries that humans impose on the

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The Great White Shark – Close to Shore

By |2023-08-17T18:24:52-04:00August 17th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

The Great White Shark – Close to Shore by Executive Director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, Jon Dodd Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented August 13, 2023 by Executive Director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, Jon Dodd, details the latest white shark research in

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The Gilded Age Years: A Time of Transformation

By |2023-08-15T13:33:32-04:00August 15th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

The Gilded Age Years: A Time of Transformation by Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive Director of the Preservation Society of Newport County Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented August 6, 2023 by Trudy Coxe, will cast light on an underappreciated but incredibly lively period

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Fishers Island Biodiversity: Rare Species and Natural Communities of the HLFM Land Trust

By |2023-08-10T17:36:06-04:00August 10th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

Fishers Island Biodiversity: Rare Species and Natural Communities of the Henry L. Ferguson Museum Land Trust by three scientists of the New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP) who presented the results of a two-year inventory of the HLFM’s Land Trust properties. The NYNHP speakers are Matt Schlesinger, Chief Zoologist, Greg

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Modern Houses of Fishers Island and Beyond

By |2023-08-04T18:09:18-04:00July 25th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

Modern Houses of Fishers Island and Beyond by Jacob Albert of Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects (ART), Boston, Mass. Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented July 23, 2023 by Jacob Albert traces modern movements in architecture from the International Style to Post-Modernism, as reflected

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Pollinator Pathway and Controlling Invasive Plants on Fishers Island

By |2023-08-09T11:26:51-04:00July 16th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

Pollinator Pathway and Controlling Invasive Plants on Fishers Island by Pollinator Pathway organizer and Nix the Knotweed founder Suzanne Thompson and natural & organic landscaper Petie Reed Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented July 6, 2023 by Suzanne Thompson and Petie Reed offers timely

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Turtles of Fishers Island and the Surrounding Region

By |2023-05-11T15:07:07-04:00May 11th, 2023|Guest Speaker|

Turtles of Fishers Island and the Surrounding Region by Kim Hargrave, education director of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Hosted by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, presented April 23, 2023 by Kim Hargrave takes a close look at the lives and habitats of Turtles who live

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ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2022

Dr. Ralph Hoch leading the 1978 Memorial Day parade from a red MG driven by Eddie White. Photo by Charlie Morgan.

YEAR ROUND: A CELEBRATION OF COMMUNITY

The main show chronicles many aspects of the Island’s year-round community with a focus on work, school activities, recreation, and annual events that help bring the Island together.

VIRTUAL EXHIBIT ONLY

Later this year an expanded version of the 2023 Annual Exhibition and the two special exhibitions can be viewed virtually on this website.

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