H.L.F. Museum Board Welcomes 3 New Members
At their January 25, 2015 meeting, the Museum’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to invite three people to join the Board: Terry McNamara, Megan Bohlen Raymond, and Barbie Riegel.
Love Of Nature Became Expertise In Botany
Photo by Genie McPerson Trevor By ANNE M. HAMILTON Special to The Courant January 25, 2015 Penelope Chester Sharp could often be seen with a jeweler's loupe and a camera roaming the shoreline or the trap rock ridges of Connecticut in search of plants... [button link="http://www.courant.com/hc-extraordinary-life-penelope-sharp-0125-20150123-story.html#page=1" color="blue" target="_blank" size="medium" title="Read Full Story"]Read
Elizabeth McCance elected H.L.F. Museum President
The Board of Trustees of Fishers Island’s H.L. Ferguson Museum announced on December 23 that Elizabeth McCance has been unanimously elected as the President of the Museum, effective immediately. She graciously accepted her new position.
H.L.F. Museum Closing For Winter
The museum will be closed to all visitors during renovations effective January 5, 2015. The date of reopening will be posted in the spring or early summer.
Charlie Tracking: Jan 1 – Maria la Baja, Colombia
At the close of 2014, Charlie was still at Maria la Baja (a town in Bolívar Department in northern Colombia), where he migrated to from Fishers Island in the fall - and had reached on October 5. Most of his days are spent between Lake Maria la Baja and a smaller lake to the northwest in
In Memoriam: Penelope C. Sharp (1938-2014)
All who are associated with the Museum are deeply saddened by the untimely death of our beloved president, Penelope C. Sharp. “Penni,”
The Second Floor Renovation of The H. L. Ferguson Museum
The Museum is embarking upon a major project: the completion of our second floor and the addition of a handicap access elevator lift.
4th Annual Holiday Open House
Please join us
Tuesday, December 23rd
5:00 – 7:00 pm
8th Annual Thanksgiving Trail Clearing & Oyster Gathering
Friday, November 28, 2014
2:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Meet at the Museum before proceeding to the Nature Trails
Charlie Tracking: Nov 4 – Maria la Baja, Colombia
For almost a month now, Charlie has been staying in Maria la Baja, Bolivar, Colombia. He appears to spend most of his days near a lake (Cienaga Maria La Baja) and his nights to the east near Mampujan (just south of Las Mercedes in Genova, Quindio, Colombia). [raw] [one_third] Maria la Baja, Bolivar, Colombia
