Henry L. Ferguson Museum

Got to Get Away!
2021-07-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | NY
Animals have amazing survival strategies: climbing to incredible heights, digging nests and burrows, and outswimming predators.
Learn about local animals that practice these strategies and discover the adaptations that make survival possible.
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up.
Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Suggested donation $10.

All Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum. Attendee numbers are limited so advance registration is required.
Face masks for young attendees are required. Vaccinated adults are welcome to attend without masks while outdoors on the deck but must wear masks within the Museum. Those who are unvaccinated must wear masks in all locations while on Museum property.
Please phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net
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FISM Outreach Webinar
2021-07-27 12:00 - 13:00
The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding its first informational webinar of the summer from 12-1pm EST. This presentation will review the Coalition’s activities spanning the past year and encourage community involvement in the drafting of a seagrass management plan for the island.
Webinar attendees will learn how they can provide personal comments and input so that the management plan is representative of users of the island’s coastal waters.

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If you cannot attend this session, there will be other webinars scheduled for August that will cover the same material. Also be on the lookout for in-person outreach events taking place both on and off-island!

Vernal Pools
2021-07-25 16:00 - 17:00
This illustrated talk by Bruce Fellman focuses on amazing life in the temporary wetlands known as vernal pools.
Sunday, July 25, 2021
Time: 4 p.m.
Virtual Program + In-person (SEATING LIMITED TO 35 PEOPLE)
To guarantee a seat, please register in advance: fimuseum@fishersisland.net or call 631-788-7239. Please note that masks are required for attendees.
A Look at the Remarkable Life of a Part-time Pond
Vernal pools are magical and temporary fresh water wetlands that serve as both single’s bars and nurseries for a variety of frogs, salamanders, and invertebrates, all of which have evolved to prosper in a pond that, for at least a portion of the year, will become a dry hole. The part-time nature of these vernal pools, rules out the presence of fish, and their absence, along with the habitat’s impermanence, sets the stage for a fascinating cast of hardy animals and plants, some of them found only in the vernal pool environment. In this virtual program, we’ll meet the animals and plants that thrive in temporary waters. With increasing development and the rapid change in our climate, we’ll also chart the uncertain future of these wondrous places and leave plenty of time for questions.
Environmental photojournalist, naturalist, and teacher Bruce Fellman has spent more than half-a-century getting his feet wet as he documents the vernal pool environment. He’s written about these habitats and the scientists who study them for such magazines as Smithsonian, National Wildlife, and the Yale Alumni Magazine, where Fellman served as managing editor until his retirement several years ago, as well as in his syndicated weekly natural history column, “A Naturalist’s Journal,” which has been a fixture in area newspapers since 1978. He also offers popular classes through local schools and conservation organizations on temporary pond ecology and conservation.
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Backyard Birds and Insects
2021-07-21 14:00 - 15:00
Awaken to the wonder of the wild in your own backyard!
Meet local species that live in your neighborhood and learn how you can help make your yard the perfect habitat for them. Make a seed bomb with native wildflower seeds.
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up.
Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Suggested donation $10.

All Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum.
Space is limited. Facemasks and advance registration required.
Please phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net
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Photo by USFWS

Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again
2021-07-18 16:00 - 17:00
Virtual illustrated lecture by acclaimed garden author Page Dickey.
Page Dickey
Page has been gardening passionately since her early twenties, and writing about gardening, as well as designing gardens for others, for the last three decades. She has written eight books and edited another. Most of her books concentrate on aspects of garden design such as creating gardens that reflect their settings. Her latest book is: Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again.
Page Dickey knew the transitions she faced walking away from her celebrated garden at Duck Hill after thirty-four years. What surprised her were the happy opportunities that came with starting over. Uprooted follows Dickey’s evolution from old to new, cultivated to wild, and from one type of gardener to another. It is a story for anyone who has had to begin anew—in gardening or in life.
Sunday, July 18, 2021.
Time: 4 p.m.
Virtual Program.
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Rodents Running Wild
2021-07-14 14:00 - 15:00
Rodents live everywhere and come in all shapes and sizes from tiny field mice to giant beavers. Learn more about the amazing adaptations these ingenious critters have.
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up.
Wednesday, July 14, 2021.
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Suggested donation $10.

All Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum.
Limited to 15 children. Facemasks and advance registration required.
Please phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net
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Barred Owls
2021-07-11 16:00 - 17:00
Ornithologist Rob Bierregaard’s virtual illustrated talk focuses on the Barred Owl.
For over a decade, Rob’s research team studied the thriving population of Barred Owls that live in the Charlotte, NC, suburbs and surrounding countryside. A remarkable 300 pairs of Barred Owls live within 10 miles of downtown Charlotte. He and his graduate students, along with a small flock of undergrads, followed as many as 25 pairs of owls each spring and summer. They tracked dozens of owls to measure their home ranges and the dispersal of young. They installed video cameras in nest boxes and recorded the delivery of over 1,600 prey items. Rob will discuss what he learned about how and why Barred Owls have done so well in suburbia and give a general overview of how the species is doing across North America.
Sunday, July 11, 2021.
Time: 4-5 p.m.
Virtual Program. No Advance Registration Required
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Barred Owl photo by Justine Kibbe.

Magic of Feathers
2021-07-07 14:00 - 15:00
Discover some of the ways birds rely on their feathers for survival, not just for flight. See images of feathers under a microscope, and meet one of our resident birds!
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center (DPNC) family program for ages five and up.
Wednesday, July 7, 2021.
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Suggested donation $10.

All Wednesday children’s programs are in person at the Museum.
Attendee numbers are limited so advance registration is required. Face masks for young attendees are required. Vaccinated adults are welcome to attend without masks while outdoors on the deck but must wear masks within the Museum. Those who are unvaccinated must wear masks in all locations while on Museum property.
Please phone: 631-788-7239 or email fimuseum@fisherisland.net
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FISHERS ISLAND, NATURALLY
2021-07-01 10:00 - 18:00
2021 HENRY L. FERGUSON MUSEUM ANNUAL EXHIBITION
This year’s Annual Exhibition, Fishers Island, Naturally, complemented by two special exhibitions, celebrates the natural history of Fishers Island, primarily through the lens of contemporary photography, with a focus on both habitats and the diverse species that utilize and/or occupy them.
The Annual Exhibition includes a selection of iNaturalist photographic observations taken by Fishers Islanders and curated by educator and naturalist Murray Fisher.
Violet-toothed Polypore (Trichaptum biforme). Photo by Sara Maysles
There are two special exhibitions that greatly enhance Fishers Island, Naturally. One is entitled A Closer Look: Photographs by Todd McCormack that is on exhibit in the Second Floor’s Main Gallery. Todd’s show includes many phenomenal nature photographs.
The other is Monotypes by Genevieve Irwin Goelet. Genevieve’s captivating nature-themed monotypes are painted on plexiglass before being rolled through a press onto paper, a process that creates unique, one-of-a-kind works of art.
Evening Hunt, Great Blue Heron, Madeline Avenue Pond
Photograph by Todd McCormack
Winter Hawk, 2021
Monotype by Genevieve Irwin Goelet

The Museum would like to thank the co-sponsors of this year’s exhibition: Altus Partners, Inc., a risk management and insurance brokerage firm founded by Charlie Wilmerding in 1997, and the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. Your continuing support is much appreciated by all.
We also thank all the photographers who provided images for Fishers Island, Naturally. Without you, there would be no exhibition.
Beginning July 1st, an expanded version of the Annual Exhibition and the two special exhibitions can be viewed virtually on this website. (More of the iNaturalist selections will be added later in July.)

MUSEUM OPENING
On Thursday, July 1st, the Museum will be open from 10 AM to 6 PM. Refreshments will be served on the deck from 3-6 PM.
While outside on Museum property, mask-wearing is optional for those who are fully vaccinated. Masks must be worn inside the Museum regardless of vaccination status.
People who are not vaccinated (and above two years of age) must wear masks both inside the Museum and outside on the deck.
REGULAR MUSEUM HOURS WILL BEGIN ON JULY 2ND.
Tuesday through Friday: 10 AM to 12:30 PM; 2 PM to 4 PM. Saturday: 10 AM to 12:30 PM. Sunday: 11 AM to 12 noon. Closed Mondays.
We are all excited to welcome the island back to the Museum and look forward to presenting a full slate of summer programming.

The Billion Oyster Project
2021-06-06 16:00 - 17:00
The Billion Oyster Project: HLFM Virtual Talk with Pete Malinowski
Sunday, June 6, 2021.
Time: 4 p.m.
Virtual Program.
The Atlantic oyster, Crassostrea virginica, has been part of the story of Fishers Island for the 8,000 years that it has been inhabited: from providing the earliest hunters and gathers with a nutrient-rich food source to today, where the Atlantic oysters farmed by Steve and Sarah Malinowski’s Fishers Island Farm are the island’s only commercial export.
However, there is another Fishers Island Oyster Farm export that is making waves approximately 111 miles west of Fishers Island—in New York City—and he is using that same Atlantic oyster to help bring positive environmental, educational and social change on a massive scale.
Join us Sunday, June 6th, for a virtual talk with Pete Malinowski, co-founder and Executive Director of the Billion Oyster Project (BOP), who will reveal how they have harnessed the power of oyster to restore and reclaim New York Harbor while educating and engaging New York City’s students and citizens in BOP’s mission and purpose. Restoring one billion oysters will make a big difference in New York Harbor, but that’s just a drop in the bucket of what was once there—and only half of the story.
BOP Executive Director Pete Malinowski. Courtesy of the Billion Oyster Project.
“Billion Oyster Project was founded on the belief that restoration without education is temporary, and that learning outcomes improve when students have the opportunity to work on real restoration projects. Beyond designing STEM curriculum for NYC schools through the lens of oyster restoration, BOP collects discarded oyster shells for reuse from 75 NYC restaurants, builds reef structures with volunteers, and engages Urban Assembly New York Harbor School students in large-scale projects. To date, BOP has planted 45 million oysters, restoring 12 acres of habitat at 15 reef sites, with the help of more than 6,000 students and 10,000 volunteers.”
– Pete Malinowski
We are thrilled to have Pete with us (virtually) to give the BOP’s many supporters on the island a chance to hear how the organization not only weathered the pandemic —but in the midst of it, how they built the largest reef in New York Harbor history by placing reef structures filled with 15 million oysters off of Soundview Park at the mouth of the Bronx River.
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High school students in NYC monitor the oysters at a Community Reef under the Manhattan Bridge. Photo: Benjamin Von Wong

Billion Oyster Project and New York Harbor School train NYC high school students to become scientific divers. Photo: Benjamin Von Wong.

Fishers Island Ferries Over Time
2021-05-16 16:00 - 17:00
In this virtual illustrated talk, Museum Director Pierce Rafferty hosts the premier of Fishers Island Ferries Over Time, a video that traces the history of ferry transportation to the island.
Included are rare outlier visits by excursion steamboats in the 1820s and 1830s, followed by the first regularly scheduled trips to Fishers by the Pequot & Ocean Transit Company that began in the late 1870s. This production chronicles an array of passenger and auto ferries that have connected us to the outside world ever since that time. Without a doubt, the ferries are the stars of this historical production.
Co-directed by Pierce Rafferty and Marisela LaGrave. Funded by the Dunlap Foundation, Benjamin H. Gray and Lewis Gatch, Trustees.
Sunday, May 16, 2021.
Time: 4 p.m.
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SS Block Island at Lyles Beach dock, Fishers Island, circa 1885. Museum Collection. Donated by Diane Dawson Dexter.

Billhead of the Fishers Island Steamboat Company, Ltd., circa 1888. Museum Collection. Donated by Jim Wall.

Capital Stock Fishers Island Steamboat Company, Ltd., 1888. Museum Acquisition, 2019.

SS Restless at Munnatawket Dock, Fishers Island, 1914. Photograph by Quimby. Museum Collection. Donated by Tom and Bunty Armstrong.

Fishers Island Ferry District Logo, circa 1947. Museum Collection. Donated by the Fishers Island Ferry District.

MV Race Point in rough seas. November, 1990. Museum Collection. Photograph by Charles Morgan.

Astronomy and the E. Wilbur Rice Jr. Observatory on Fishers Island
2021-04-25 16:00 - 17:00
It is not hard to imagine why the island has so many amateur stargazers. The night sky, especially on the south side of the island, is remarkably free from the light pollution that defines larger, more metropolitan areas. In this Sunday’s virtual illustrated talk, John W. Briggs will delve into the fascinating stories behind the instrumentation of astronomy, and in particular, the little-known story of the astronomical observatory built right here on Fishers.
“Astronomy remains one of the most engaging of the natural sciences, with the beauty and mystery of the sky calling enthusiasts to its study, recreationally and professionally. The necessary tools—telescopes, observatories, cameras, and spectrographs—have an attraction of their own, in that these instruments are often built with a sculpted beauty, seemingly in deference to their worthy use. Further, the skill necessary for creating these tools is often nothing less than heroic. In an example that has become legendary, an obscure private observatory built above a backyard garden on Fishers Island in 1931 for the former president of General Electric, was executed so beautifully that, even though its owner died only a handful of years after its construction, knowledge of it subsequently leaked through the astronomical community. It quietly influenced and inspired many young astronomers, including ones who went on to become leading specialists.”
– John W. Briggs
John Briggs has worked in various technical capacities at observatories across the country, including University of Chicago’s Yerkes Observatory and Mount Wilson in California. In 1994, he served as a winter-over scientist at South Pole Station in the U.S. Antarctic Program, working for Chicago’s Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica. He has served three terms as president of the Antique Telescope Society, and currently, he operates a museum and library called the Astronomical Lyceum in Magdalena, New Mexico.
We hope you can join us this Sunday, April 25 at 4 PM. At the conclusion of the talk we will have a short Q&A with Mr. Briggs.

Date: Sunday, April 25, 2021
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
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The Rice 10 1/2-inch refracting telescope built for E. Wilbur Rice by Warner & Swasey with optics by C. A. Robert Lundin. Courtesy of John W. Briggs.

FISM Coalition Meeting March 22
2021-03-22 13:00 - 15:00
The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding it’s next Coalition meeting on Monday, March 22nd from 1-3pm EST via Zoom.
If you are not a Coalition member, but would still like to join and observe, please email the FISM Coordinator, Connor Jones, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com for more details.

Seamen of Color: Living and Sailing from the Port of New London, 1640-1880
2021-02-28 14:00 - 14:40
As we celebrate Black History Month, The Henry L. Ferguson Museum and the New London Maritime Society are pleased to co-host Seamen of Color: Living and Sailing from the Port of New London, 1640-1880, an Illustrated Talk by Sandi Brewster-walker, chair and acting executive director of the Long Island Indigenous People Museum & Research Institute.
Date: Sunday, February 28th, 2021
Time: 2:00 pm – 2:40 PM
No Advance Registration Required
Join us this Sunday, as Ms. Brewster-walker reveals the experiences of people of color who served as whaling captains and crew sailing out of Long Island Sound in the early 1880s, and in particular, the seamen of color who came to New London from other parts of Connecticut to sail from its harbor.
Ms. Brewster-walker will highlight the experiences of these men who hunted whales from 1790-1860, and give insight into their boarding houses, churches, and lives on shore. She also will discuss the different types of whaling vessels, where they hunted for whales, and the shipwrecks that befell the unluckiest of them.
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PLEASE NOTE: that there is no registration confirmation email for this Illustrated Talk. On Sunday, February 28, before 2 PM, just click the link above, enter your name and email, and you will be joined into the Talk.

FISM Coalition Meeting February 10
2021-02-10 13:00 - 15:00
The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding it’s next Coalition meeting on Wednesday, February 10th from 1-3pm EST via Zoom.
If you are not a Coalition member, but would still like to join and observe, please email the FISM Coordinator, Connor Jones, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com for more details.

Shipwrecked
2021-01-31 14:00 - 14:40
SHIPWRECKED, Coastal Disasters and the Making of The American Beach
The Henry L. Ferguson Museum in partnership with the New London Maritime Society – Custom House Maritime Museum, will be hosting a mid-winter illustrated talk that we hope will bring you summery thoughts as you consider the beaches of Fishers Island with a new perspective.
Discussing his first book, SHIPWRECKED, Coastal Disasters and the Making of The American Beach, Jamin Wells lays out his case that disasters have not only bedeviled the American beach—they created it.
Though the American beach is now one of the most commercialized, contested, and engineered places on the planet, few people visited or called it home at the beginning of the nineteenth century. However, by the twentieth century, the American beach had become the summer encampment of presidents, a common destination for millions of citizens, and the site of rapidly growing beachfront communities.
Join us as Mr. Wells tells the story of this epic transformation, arguing that coastal shipwrecks themselves changed how Americans viewed, used, and inhabited the shoreline. Some welcome food for thought as we hunker down both here on Fishers and in far flung places while looking forward to warmer walks along the beach.
Date: Sunday, January 31st, 2021
Time: 2:00 pm – 2:40 PM
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New York – A Scene at Long Beach, the New and Popular Seaside Resort, (wood engraving, 1882).Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

FISM Coalition Meeting December 7
2020-12-07 14:00 - 16:00
The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding it’s next Coalition meeting on Monday, December 7th from 2-4pm EST via Zoom.
If you are not a Coalition member, but would still like to join and observe, please email the FISM Coordinator, Connor Jones, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com for more details.

FISM Coalition Meeting November 18
2020-11-18 11:00 - 14:00
The Fishers Island Seagrass Management (FISM) Coalition will be holding it’s next Coalition meeting on Wednesday, November 18th from 11am-2pm EST via Zoom.
If you are not a Coalition member, but would still like to join and observe, please email the FISM Coordinator, Connor Jones, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com for more details.

Seagrass Mgmt. Coalition Survey & Meeting
2020-09-29 13:00 - 16:00
This meeting will take place entirely online over Zoom. The Coalition will use this time to review initial drafts of Seagrass Management Areas (SMAs) for the island. The public is welcome to attend. Register via this link:
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Questions can be sent to the FISM Coordinator, Connor Jones, at fishersislandseagrass@gmail.com.
To stay up to date with upcoming meetings and events, check the ‘News & Events’ page on the FISM website, fiseagrass.org.”

The Rise and Fall of Hotels on Fishers Island
2020-09-06 16:00 - 17:00
Pierce Rafferty, Director of the HLFM, will host a screening of his illustrated talk, ‘The Rise and Fall of Hotels on Fishers Island.’
Co-directed by Marisela LaGrave, this illustrated talk chronicles the life span of all Fishers Island hotels from the launching of the first destination hotel in 1877 to the shuttering of the last of Fishers Island three grand hotels in the early 1940s. Later sections document the fiery demise of the original “Big Club and the resurrection of the Pequot, an island institution that has outlasted all its high-class competition. This production was made possible by a generous grant from the Jeanann Gray Dunlap Foundation.
Sunday, September 6, 2020. Time: 4 p.m. Virtual talk/screening, advance registration required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Blowin’ in the Wind?
2020-08-30 16:00 - 17:00
Illustrated Lecture on The Latest on Offshore Wind Development in the Northeast
The Block Island Wind Farm, the United States’ first and only offshore wind farm to date, began supplying renewable energy to Block Island and mainland Rhode Island in 2016. This five-turbine, nearshore project is likely to be only the first of many larger offshore wind farms to be developed further offshore in the waters off New England and the Mid-Atlantic.
Dr. Tiffany Smythe, professor of maritime policy at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, will provide an update on offshore wind development throughout the region and share highlights of her research on the political and social dimensions of offshore wind farms.
Sunday, August 30, 2020. Time: 4 p.m.
This virtual Talk is co-sponsored by Custom House Maritime Museum (New London, Conn.).
Advance registration required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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For more information on the Custom House Maritime Museum, please visit their website: nlmaritimesociety.org.

Drawing Owls
2020-08-26 14:00 - 14:40
Family Program
After meeting one of the Nature Center’s resident owls, you will learn tips and techniques to create your own owl drawing. You will need a pencil, eraser and drawing paper.
DPNC family program for ages 5 & up. Wednesday, August 26, 2020. 2 to 2:40 p.m.
Virtual Program, advance registration required. To sign up for children’s programs, please e-mail fimuseum@fishersisland.net. Include the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s.

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Regenerative Gardening
2020-08-23 16:00 - 17:00
Illustrated Lecture by Craig Floyd on How to Garden with Mother Nature while reducing your work load, increasing your production and nutritional quality, while also reducing your costs.
Craig Floyd is a tenth generation Farmer from Stonington who currently is the Farm Manager at the Giving Garden at Coogan Farm which is owned by the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center in Mystic. A social activist, and a Regenerative No-Till No Spray farmer, Craig is a Ted Talk presenter as well as a frequent speaker on regenerative farming techniques. He teaches a year-long Regenerative Farming Course and his volunteer-run Giving Garden has donated over 65,000 pounds of produce in the last five years.
Sunday, August 23, 2020. Time: 4 p.m. Virtual talk, advance registration required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Remarkable Raptors
2020-08-19 14:00 - 14:40
Family Program
See live hawks and owls, as you learn more about raptor’s important role in the ecosystem and discover which ones you might be able to see near your house.
DPNC family program for ages 5 & up. Wednesday, August 19, 2020. 2 to 2:40 p.m.
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Fishers Island Nature Discovery Program
2020-08-17 04:00 - 2020-08-21 13:00
For a combination of reasons, including safety concerns, logistical difficulties, and over exposure of children to Zoom programming, the HLFM has cancelled the FIND program for 2020, previously scheduled for the week beginning Aug. 17, 2020. We look forward to the return of the FIND program in 2021.

The History of Farming on Fishers Island
2020-08-16 16:00 - 17:00
Virtual Illustrated Talk Screening
Pierce Rafferty, Director of the HLFM, will host a screening of his illustrated talk, ‘The History of Farming on Fishers Island,’ which traces the evolution of farming from the first American Indian inhabitants through to our last remaining farmers at the Fishers Island Oyster Farm.
Co-directed by Marisela LaGrave, this illustrated talk takes the viewer on a fascinating journey through centuries of Fishers Island history with the help of rare photographs, original documents, and a trove of entertaining and illuminating anecdotes. This production was made possible by a generous grant from the Jeanann Gray Dunlap Foundation.
Sunday, August 16, 2020. Time: 4 p.m. Virtual talk screening, advance registration required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Storms or Trophies or History: Why Do We Sail?
2020-08-16 16:00 - 17:00
CANCELLATION NOTICE: Author John Rousmaniere has unfortunately had to cancel his sailing talk that was scheduled for Sunday, August 16, 2020. In its place, HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty will host a screening of his recorded Illustrated Talk ‘The History of Farming on Fishers Island,’ which was funded by a generous grant from the Jeanann Gray Dunlap Foundation.
Co-directed by Marisela LaGrave, this production chronicles the full sweep of farms and farm activity on Fishers Island by both American Indians and the Winthrop stock farmers that replaced them. Farming was our island’s dominant economic activity for more than two centuries following first European settlement in the 1640s, yielding at the west end in the 1870s when a resort was first established. Even after that development, farming continued on the eastern two thirds of the island for another 50 years. There were dairy farms, gamekeeping farms, and poultry farms. In the late 1890s, Fishers Island was arguably better known around the world for its famous poultry than as a summer resort. Before tennis and golf, there were cows, sheep, and chickens.

A talk by John Rousmaniere.
Challenging, romantic, and (some think) strange—the challenges and appeals of sailing always inspire entertaining discussion. The debate will be reviewed by John Rousmaniere, along with a few sea stories and tips for safe sailing.
A widely experienced sailor, Rousmaniere has written widely about the sport in books that include Fastnet, Force 10 (about a storm he survived), The Annapolis Book of Seamanship (a “boating bible”), and histories of races and organizations, including the Fishers Island Yacht Club.

Frogs – Facts vs Fiction
2020-08-12 14:00 - 14:40
Family Program
Did you know that in the winter some frogs freeze or that you can’t get warts from a toad? See some of the Nature Center’s resident frogs as we learn to separate the facts from fiction regarding these awesome amphibians.
DPNC family program for ages 5 & up. Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Time: 2 to 2:40 p.m.
Virtual Program, advance registration required. To sign up for children’s programs, please e-mail fimuseum@fishersisland.net or use the form below to request an invitation. Include the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s.

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Terrific Turtles (July 8)Owl Prowl (July 15)Slithering Snakes (July 22)Pond Life (July 29)Beaks, Feet & Feathers (Aug 5)Frogs – Facts vs Fiction (Aug 12)Remarkable Raptors (Aug 19)

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An Introduction to Backyard Butterflies
2020-08-09 16:00 - 17:00
Illustrated Lecture by Kim Hargrave, Education Director Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center.
Have you ever wondered what butterflies were visiting your backyard? Join us for this online class for an introduction to our backyard butterflies.
We will discuss how to attract butterflies to your yard, their important role as pollinators and learn more about their incredible life cycles. This talk is designed for adults, but suitable for interested older children and teens.
Sunday, August 9, 2020. Time: 4 p.m. Virtual talk, advance registration required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Beaks, Feet & Feathers
2020-08-05 14:00 - 14:40
Family Program
Explore the amazing adaptations of birds! Meet a live bird and learn how to identify the birds you may see in your backyard.
DPNC family program for ages 5 & up. Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Time: 2 to 2:40 p.m.
Virtual Program, advance registration required. To sign up for children’s programs, please e-mail fimuseum@fishersisland.net or use the form below to request an invitation. Include the name and date of the specific program and the name and age of the attendee/s.

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Terrific Turtles (July 8)Owl Prowl (July 15)Slithering Snakes (July 22)Pond Life (July 29)Beaks, Feet & Feathers (Aug 5)Frogs – Facts vs Fiction (Aug 12)Remarkable Raptors (Aug 19)

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