Christopher Morley: A Brief Biography
Though Christopher Morley's name is well-recognized in the Roslyn area due to the Nassau County park on Searingtown Road which is named...
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Apr 23, 20214 min read
Deconstructing Morley
National Poetry Month is upon us, which calls to mind the works of one of our most treasured library patrons, Christopher Morley. As...
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Mar 31, 20213 min read
Introducing The Godwin Women
When Bryant Library namesake William Cullen Bryant’s daughter, Frances (1822-1893) married Parke Godwin in 1842, she became the first in...
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Mar 22, 20213 min read
The Pearsall Women: Ethel Pearsall Birch
E. Arrell Pearsall's serial memoir This Is My Life is a formidable work written expressly for the Bryant Library Local History...
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Mar 8, 20214 min read
The Other Mrs. Mackay
One of the most visited topics in our discussions at the Local History Collection is the Mackay Family of Harbor Hill. While much...
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Feb 26, 202111 min read
The Other Side of the Coin: African Americans in Roslyn
By Carol L. Clarke Archivist, The Bryant Library For at least two centuries, African Americans have been an integral part of the greater...
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Feb 19, 20212 min read
Puzzle Pieces: The Art of George Bobek
For National Puzzle Month, we featured a digital puzzle of a Roslyn-themed collage that was created by our Local History staff. We were...
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Jan 27, 20212 min read
National Puzzle Month & Day
As many of us have seen over the past year, jigsaw puzzles are a great way to relax and enjoy a gentle challenge either on your own or...
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Jan 18, 20212 min read
MLK and WCB
On this important holiday that honors the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we remember the powerful rhetoric he administered as a...
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Jan 11, 20212 min read
The Harbor Hill Dairy
One of the few structures from the Harbor Hill Estate that remain standing is the Dairyman’s Cottage, an onsite residence for the person...
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