Yesteryear’s Workers Leave Clues on Planks and Clapboard by Pierce Rafferty October 2012 Sometimes written clues that can reveal aspects of the history of a given house are left behind by carpenters, plumbers and other workers for future generations to discover. New house owners occasionally find these hidden messages while tearing out walls, floors and
G.B. Linderman Mansion The Story of how the G.B. Linderman Mansion became the Summer Home of a World-Renowned Opera Star and her Master Violinist Husband by Pierce Rafferty September 2012 In 1898, prominent banker and Lehigh Valley coal operator Garrett B. Linderman, brother of Bethlehem Steel President R.P. Linderman, bought a large land lot with
The (Repeated) Rise and Fall of Sheep on Fishers Island by Pierce Rafferty April 2012 While researching an April theme for this article, I began to write about the wreck of the rum-runner Thelma Phoebe in April of 1923. However, my wife Vicki suggested that Easter themes of rabbits and lambs might provide a cheerier
A Detailed Look at Fishers Island's First Known Prize Fight by Pierce Rafferty Fishers Island's colorful boxing history begins in the late 1860s during the period when Robert Ralston Fox, a retired manufacturer, owned the island and ran it as a cattle and sheep stock farm. The entire island was his private estate for he
Island History: Prize Fights on Fishers Island by Pierce Rafferty If a poll were taken today asking what sport was most associated with Fishers Island, without doubt sailing or golf would top the list. For those with longer memories, horse shows and dog trials might also come to mind. However, believe it or not, there
2011 Newsletter Island History: A World War II Mystery Solved by Pierce Rafferty Barge with US Navy "Herald" equipment and cables off coast of Fishers Island, NY, during World War II. "The original "Big Club" clubhouse is prominent in background. – Courtesy of Jim Carpenter In early February 2011, an e-mail was sent
2011 Newsletter One Man's Experience in Aquaculture by G.C. Matthiessen Aerial photo of Island Pond and surrounding ponds, April 2001. Island Pond, also known as "Oyster Pond," has a peninsula jutting into it with a small pond at center. Courtesy of NYS Office for Technology The following article appeared in Wrack Lines, Vol.
In 1971, the HLFM received a donation from Jansen Noyes, Sr. that enabled the construction and maintenance of a new Museum, given in memory of his late wife, Agnes Blancke Noyes. Completed in 1972, it was designed and built by Fishers Island contractor
During construction of the new Museum at 1109 Equestrian Avenue, the HLFM's collections were stored in the Ferry Annex (former Coast Guard) building and in a storage trailer near the construction site. The Museum staged its 2001 and 2002 exhibits in the annex adjacent to Bagley's Barn.
A Different February in 1977 by Pierce Rafferty February 2012 In the midst of this long run of unseasonably warm weather, it seems safe to turn the clock back 35 years to a winter on Fishers Island that was far less hospitable. Late January and early February 1977 featured bone-chilling temperatures that generated ice floes
Untitled
F.I. Sketchbook 2005
