The Bethlehem, PA – Fishers Island Connection
January 16, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sunday, January 16th, Museum Director Pierce Rafferty will host a rebroadcast of ‘The Bethlehem, PA – Fishers Island Connection,” a video that chronicles the remarkable story of Fishers Island’s once strong but now all-but-forgotten connections to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
This in-depth exploration of a rich vein of Fishers Island history focuses on the Bartlett family (owners of the Bartlett Cottages), the Hoppes family (owners of the Mononotto Inn), and the Linderman brothers (two industrialists who built the “Garp” house and today’s Baccile house). Featured are historical subplots with dramatic twists, turns and sudden reversals worthy of the period melodramas of the early 1900s.
This video, co-directed by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty and Marisela La Grave, chronicles the story of Fishers Island’s once strong but now all-but-forgotten connections to Bethlehem, PA. It was first shown in 2020. Pierce will answer questions after the presentation.
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Date: Sunday, January 16, 2022
Time: 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
No Advance Registration Required.
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- The Bartlett Cottages, circa 1890’s
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- Mononotto Inn, Fishers Island, NY, operated from 1893-1939. This hotel was built for and run by the Hoppes family of Bethlehem, PA. until the early 1920s. It was unceremoniously razed in 1939.
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- The Garrett B. Linderman house, Fishers Island, NY, photograph dated 1902. Mr. G.B. Linderman was a prominent businessman of the Lehigh Valley section of PA. A series of business miscalculations and serious errors in judgment triggered a precipitous decline in his fortunes.
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- Robert P. Linderman house overlooking Hay Harbor, Fishers Island, NY, completed circa 1900. At the time this house was built, Mr. R.P. Linderman of South Bethlehem, PA. was president of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Although only 36 at the time this house was completed, a tragedy ended his life before he reached 40.
