Aug 26, 20202 min readWomen's HistoryWomen's Suffrage in RoslynAs we continue to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the right for women to vote, Myrna Sloam, former archivist at The...
Aug 19, 20203 min readWomen's HistoryKatherine Duer Mackay and the Equal Franchise SocietyKatherine Duer Mackay, the first wife of Clarence H. Mackay, was known throughout New York’s high society circles for her beauty, charm,...
Jul 4, 20201 min readFourth of July at Harbor HillIn the summer of 1911, Katherine and Clarence Mackay hosted their first annual Fourth of July Boy Scouts Field Meet which welcomed Roslyn...
May 8, 20204 min readThe Duchess of Marlboro at the Trinity Church FairCelebrity watching is not a twenty-first century phenomenon. Interest in the lifestyles of the rich and famous was just as strong a...