The House that History Flowed Through
August 4 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Museum Director Pierce Rafferty’s illustrated talk chronicles how the history of Fishers Island from the Colonial era to date can be traced through the evolution of a single island structure: the Mansion House.
WHEN: Sunday, August 4, 2024
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: Museum, 2nd Floor
Reception to follow.
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The Fox Mansion House showing rear addition and adjacent farm buildings
Circa 1880s Museum Collection
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Side-angle view of the Mansion House
1887 Museum Collection. Donated by Polly Edmonds
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Side angle view of original residential section of Mansion House Hotel and its porches
Circa 1895 Photograph by James S. Casey. Museum acquisition
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Social event at the Mansion House
Circa 1895 Museum Collection. Donated by Polly Edmonds
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The Piazza at Music Room, Mansion House, Fishers Island, N.Y.
Circa 1913 Published by Brown & Dawson, Stamford, Conn. Museum Collection. Donated by Harry and Susie Ferguson
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Mansion House, Fishers Island, N.Y.
Circa 1920 Printed color postcard Published by J. Soloman, New London, Conn. Museum Collection. Donated by Pierce Rafferty
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- Owners and handlers posing with their dogs at the Mansion House Hotel, Fishers Island, N.Y. Circa 1927. Museum Collection.
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- The audience watching a bench show at the Mansion House Hotel, Fishers Island, N.Y. Circa 1928. Museum Collection.
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Interior view of the Drawing Room extension, Mansion House Hotel, Fishers Island, NY
Circa 1938 Photograph by T.A. Conroy, Jr., Brookline, Mass. Museum Collection. Donated by Harry and Susie Ferguson
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Children’s Costume Dance, Mansion House Ballroom, Fishers Island, NY
Circa 1938 Photograph by T.A. Conroy, Jr., Brookline, Mass Museum Collection. Donated by Harry and Susie Ferguson
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Young women on putting green at rear of Mansion House, Fishers Island, NY
Circa 1939 Photograph by Peyser & Patzig, Inc., New York Museum Collection. Donated by Harry and Susie Ferguson
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The Old Mansion House, Fishers Island, N.Y.
Circa 1939 Hand-colored printed postcard Published by Eagle Post Card View Co., New York Museum Collection. Donated by Pierce Rafferty
