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Search & Discovery: Library Card Catalogs
Before the days of Google and online public access catalogs (OPACs), the search for information often began with the library card catalog.
Sep 15, 20202 min read
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The Dugan Family Letters: Tales of the Great Famine
The Irish Potato Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, began in September 1845 when farmers realized the leaves on their potato plants...
Sep 10, 20203 min read
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The Labor Tradition of Old Roslyn
Labor Day Weekend is swiftly approaching, which reminds us at the Local History Collection of the industrial robustness that we associate...
Sep 3, 20201 min read
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The Roslyn Committee for Civil Rights at the March on Washington
Roslyn residents, including members of the Roslyn Committee for Civil Rights, were among the more than one thousand Long Islanders that...
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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Women's Suffrage in Roslyn
As we continue to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the right for women to vote, Myrna Sloam, former archivist at The...
Aug 26, 20202 min read
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Katherine Duer Mackay and the Equal Franchise Society
Katherine Duer Mackay, the first wife of Clarence H. Mackay, was known throughout New York’s high society circles for her beauty, charm,...
Aug 19, 20203 min read
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The Greta-Theo Holiday House
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, “women’s holiday houses” were large homes located in bucolic destinations where working women...
Aug 12, 20204 min read
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The Pearsall Women: Gertrude & Marjorie
For at least two centuries, African Americans have been an integral part of the greater Roslyn community. Despite being constrained by...
Jul 29, 20205 min read
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Memories of Summer at Bar Beach
The sights and sounds of Bar Beach are common mentions in the Local History Collection’s assortment of news items, reminiscences, and...
Jul 14, 20203 min read
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Artistic Spotlight: “The Artist’s View of Roslyn Library”
Painted in bold, boxy strokes of white, teal, and dark turquoise, “The Artist’s View of Roslyn Library” employs the ethereal bounce of...
Jul 10, 20202 min read
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