Events for November 23, 2024 - November 23, 2024

Museum Director Pierce Rafferty will host a virtual rebroadcast of his illustrated talk first presented and recorded at the FI Movie Theater in August 2021. Pierce reveals much that has been forgotten or was never widely known about the 1940s on Fishers Island.

An illustrated talk by ornithologist Rob Bierregaard that brings to light several decades of research on the ecology and migratory patterns of Ospreys, work that has been greatly aided by evolving technology. This virtual talk also reveals Rob's own journey to becoming a first-time children’s book author.

This VIRTUAL ONLY illustrated talk by Kim Hargrave, education director of the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, takes a close look at the lives and habitats of these incredible creatures as well as the threats they are facing due to habitat loss, climate change and the pet trade.

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.

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.

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.