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Sep 1, 20214 min read
Road Tripping with Stewart Donaldson
As the summer winds to a close, Labor Day weekend brings a chance for one last summer road trip. Mass production of the automobile in the...
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Aug 12, 20213 min read
The Pearsall Women: Marion Peters Pearsall
Born to William and Margaret Peters in 1920 in Roslyn, NY, Marion Peters Pearsall was the first wife of Eugene Arrell Pearsall, whose...
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Jul 18, 20211 min read
Sundae, July 18th 2021
A favorite dessert any time of the year, ice cream seems to taste especially delicious in the summertime. A good ice cream cone has the...
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Jul 6, 20214 min read
A Cool Drink of Water: Roslyn’s Freshwater Springs
A phone call several months ago from Marshall Johnson, whose grandparents, Edward and Katherine Ramsauer resided at 44 East Broadway from...
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Jul 1, 20212 min read
☆★☆ The Answer is: 42 ☆★☆
Donations to the Local History Collection take all forms. Though photographs and documents are our most-received items, our holdings...
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Jun 30, 20211 min read
All Dressed in White
June is a favorite month for getting married and our photograph collection contains wedding pictures from a range of Roslyn residents...
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Jun 18, 20213 min read
Juneteenth Jubilation
The Bryant Library Local History Collection celebrates Juneteenth, our country’s newest federal holiday, by remembering some of the...
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May 5, 20211 min read
Happy Birthday, Christopher Morley!
Today, May 5th, 2021, marks the 131st birthday of Christopher Morley who was born on this day in 1890 in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Last...
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May 5, 20216 min read
The Book-of-the-Month Club
One of Christopher Morley’s enduring contributions to the literary world of today is his early involvement in the Book-of-the-Month Club...
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May 4, 20216 min read
The Millpond Playhouse
Christopher Morley’s intersection with the history of the Roslyn War Memorial Building, the structure which currently houses The Bryant...
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