Henry L. Ferguson Museum - Outside Views Of Fishers Island (2021) Presented and directed by Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk, first presented in 2006, was given in an expanded version during the 2017 summer season, and to an off-season audience in February 2020. However, even if you’ve
A Most Pivotal Decade: Fishers Island In The 1940s by HLFM director Pierce Rafferty Hosted by the Fishers Island Movie Theater Reminders of Fishers Island’s many different historical eras are all around us. One such iconic structure that has been reclaimed, restored, and given an updated purpose for new
This recorded illustrated talk is a 50-minute documentary that traces the history of ferry transportation to Fishers Island.
Henry L. Ferguson Museum - The Bethlehem, PA. - Fishers Island Link (2020) The Bethlehem, Pa. – F.I. Connection: How a Once-Strong Link Became Uncoupled This illustrated lecture by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty examines the untold story of Fishers Island’s once-strong but now all-but-forgotten connections to Bethlehem, PA., focusing on the Bartlett family,
This recording has been made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Jeanann Gray Dunlap Foundation. Henry L. Ferguson Museum - The History of Farming on Fishers Island (2020) Directed by Marisela La Grave and Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk is based on the H.L. Ferguson Museum's
This recording has been made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Jeanann Gray Dunlap Foundation. The History of Brickmaking on Fishers Island Directed by Marisela La Grave and Pierce Rafferty. This recorded illustrated talk by Museum Director Pierce Rafferty traces the evolution of brickmaking on Fishers Island from
Henry L. Ferguson Museum – The Rise and Fall of Fishers Island's Hotels (2020) Directed by Marisela La Grave and Pierce Rafferty This illustrated talk is based on an original Powerpoint presentation first given in 2016.
Young Eastern Painted Turtle on lily pad, the Peninsula, Darby’s Cove
Photograph by Terry McNamara
