This illustrated talk by HLFM Director, Pierce Rafferty, chock full of intentional and accidental humor, takes the viewer on a rollercoaster ride through history that reveals how Fishers Island evolved into an outsider-phobic, privacy-obsessed outpost while tracing the often-outlandish opinions and descriptions generated by those who scrutinize us from afar. In-person at the Museum and virtual.

HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty will host an encore virtual screening of his recorded illustrated talk. This fascinating all-but-forgotten history includes a visit to the Fishers Island Oyster Farm, the last surviving farm on Fishers Island. No Advance Registration Required.

Join us online for a virtual illustrated lecture by historian, author and former Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer to discover why pirates like Captain Kidd were attracted to Long Island at the turn of the 18th century.

The Connecticut Audubon Society Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center will be hosting a virtual talk with filmmaker Jacob Steinberg, Connecticut native and wildlife cinematographer who produced and directed “Season of the Osprey," a film about the cycle of the lives of the osprey, shot in the marshes of Old Lyme and Greenwich over a period of seven years.

Illustrated Lecture by Brent Heath at the Museum.

Illustrated talk by Kim Hargrave on the lives and habitats of turtles who live on land and in the waters of Fishers Island and nearby environs.

Illustrated talk by Thomas Woltz, who will discuss the resonance of Frederick Law Olmsted's work and legacy in contemporary landscape architecture as practiced by his firm Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects (NBW).

Illustrated lecture by Steve Malinowski. Steve's talk will highlight the day-to-day operations of the thriving family-owned and managed farm that he co-founded in 1981 with his wife, Sarah Malinowski.

Illustrated talk by Ben Shattuck about his journey to retrace Thoreau’s path through the Cape’s outer beaches, from the elbow to Provincetown’s fingertip. Q&A and Book signing to follow.

Illustrated talk by Jamie Vaudrey, Ph.D. on Seagrass, the ribbon-like plant found rooted underwater along Fishers Island’s coasts that is a vital and vibrant resource for both marine animals and humans.

This illustrated talk by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty will examine our island’s water sources and chronicle the evolution of our critical water system infrastructure beginning in the 1890s to today. In-person and virtual.

Virtual and in-person illustrated talk by Roger Pasquier. Learn why we should think about birds in winter during August. Here on Fishers Island and throughout the Northern Hemisphere many birds are already preparing for the most challenging season of the year.

Illustrated talk by W. Frank Bohlen, physical oceanographer and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Marine Sciences at the University of Connecticut. The Gulf Stream has for centuries been of interest to navigators, oceanographers and artists. Today, the Stream figures prominently in discussions of climate change. This combination of subjects gives life to a remarkable natural phenomenon.