Past Events › Illustrated Lecture

2026-05-01T00:00:00-04:00
  • Pollinator Pathway and Controlling Invasive Plants on Fishers Island

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    Illustrated talk by Pollinator Pathway organizer and Nix the Knotweed founder Suzanne Thompson and natural & organic landscaper Petie Reed offering timely gardening advice on how to attract pollinators and combat Knotweed and other invasive plants crowding out our natural ecosystems.

  • The Wreck of the Steamer Atlantic

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    An Illustrated talk—both in-person and virtual by Museum Director Pierce Rafferty that chronicles the dramatic story of Fishers Island’s most deadly and consequential shipwreck.

  • Ceremonial Stonework: The Enduring Native American Presence on the Land

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    ILLUSTRATED TALK (in-person and virtual) by documentary photographer Markham Starr on the ceremonial stonework left behind by the indigenous population that occupied New England for 12,000 years. 4-5 P.M. at the Museum, 2nd Floor. Reception to follow.

  • Modern Houses of Fishers Island and Beyond

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    This illustrated talk by Jacob Albert of Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, Inc., Boston, Mass., traces modern movements in architecture from the International Style to Post-Modernism, as reflected on Fishers Island. IN-PERSON IS FULLY BOOKED! NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR VIRTUAL

  • Rare Species and Natural Communities of Fishers Island

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    In this richly illustrated talk, three scientists of the New York Natural Heritage Program (NYNHP) will present the results of a two-year inventory of the H.L. Ferguson Museum’s Land Trust properties.

  • America in Transition: The Gilded Age Years

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    This illustrated talk by Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive Director of the Preservation Society of Newport County will cast light on an underappreciated but incredibly lively period in America that bridged the late 19th to the early 20th century.

  • The Great White Shark – Close to Shore

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    An Illustrated talk by Executive Director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, Jon Dodd, detailing the latest white shark research in RI (and adjacent waters).

  • Trespassing, Fences and Fire

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    Join us for an illustrated talk by artist, writer and naturalist James Prosek, who will discuss his current project documenting Texas prairies.

  • Hawks of Fishers Island and Our Local Area

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    An Illustrated talk by Kim Hargrave, Education Director Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center. Learn the natural history of our local hawk species and their current conservation status in New York, Connecticut and on Fishers Island.

  • Diné (Navajo) Apparel Design, Weaving, and Womanhood

    Henry L. Ferguson Museum 1109 Equestrian Ave, Fishers Island, NY, United States

    Join us at the Museum for an illustrated talk with Lighthouse Works visiting curator Sháńdíín Brown, the first Henry Luce Curatorial Fellow for Native American Art at the RISD Museum.
 IN PERSON ONLY.

  • Winter Wildlife on Fishers Island

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    Learn more about the amazing adaptations animals have to get through winter on Fishers Island during this virtual illustrated talk by Kim Hargrave, education director of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center

ANNUAL EXHIBITION 2023

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F.I. Sketchbook 2005

THE SKETCHBOOKS OF CHARLIE FERGUSON

In the full sweep of Fishers Island’s history, there is no artist more synonymous, more closely associated with Fishers Island than Charles B. “Charlie” Ferguson. The main show features images from two of Charlie's sketchbooks which functioned as illustrated diaries that were filled with daily activities, nature observations, personal notes, and lots of art—drawings, sketches, and watercolors—in various states of completion.

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