Please join us in Greenport, NY, on December 6, 2021 for a book signing and discussion with Long Island Traditions’ executive director, Nancy Solomon, about her new book – “Boat Builders and Boat Yards of Long Island: A Tribute to Tradition” published by The History Press. In this book Solomon documents the traditions and places […]

Please join us at the Freeport Memorial Library for this special event! Folklorist Nancy Solomon, the executive director of Long Island Traditions, has written a new book “Boat Builders and Boat Yards of Long Island: A Tribute to Tradition” published by The History Press. In this book Solomon documents the traditions and places of Long […]

Photo: Damage from the 1938 Hurricane

In this video you will learn about the 1938 Hurricane that struck Long Island on September 21, 1938. Featured are people who remember the storm including Al Grover, Marge and Bill Miller, and former owners of cottages at West Meadow Beach.

Photo: Al Grover

Listen to Al Grover of Freeport describe his voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1985 aboard his verity skiff.