ELECTRICITY: The Past, Present & Possible Future of Power Generation and Distribution on Fishers Island This recorded illustrated talk by Museum Director Pierce Rafferty surveys the past, examines the present, and looks toward the future of this integral component of life on Fishers Island. This illustrated talk was first presented
Wreck of Steamer Atlantic This recorded illustrated talk by Museum Director Pierce Rafferty chronicles the dramatic story of Fishers Island’s most deadly and consequential shipwreck, the wreck of the Steamer Atlantic in November 1846. This tragic wreck caught the attention of the nation, and was commemorated by mournful ballads, popular
WATER: The History of Fishers Island’s Supply, Use and Distribution Systems Illustrated Talk with HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty In this recorded illustrated talk, originally presented August 21, 2022, Pierce examines our island’s water sources and chronicles the evolution of our critical water system infrastructure beginning in the 1890s to
This video has been made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Jeanann Gray Dunlap Foundation. The History of Race Rock Light (2022) Directed by Marisela La Grave and Pierce Rafferty This recorded illustrated talk first premiered at the Fishers Island Theater on July 26, 2022 for
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
