Please join us via Zoom at 7 pm on July 5th for a virtual author talk with the Bayville Free Library! Author, folklorist, and Long Island Traditions’ Executive Director, Nancy Solomon, will discuss her book on the boat builders and boat yards of the North Shore, South Shore, East End, and other communities on Long […]
Please join the Patchogue-Medford Public Library and Long Island Traditions’ Executive Director Nancy Solomon for a trip to the Weeks Yacht Yard in Patchogue. Meet us at the Weeks Yacht Yard where Nancy Solomon will discuss the boat builders and boat yards of Patchogue and nearby communities. Hear personal narratives and see historical and contemporary […]
Please join us on Thursday, March 24th at 3:30 pm, when Nancy Solomon will be a guest on the My Hometown radio show, on WHPC, The Voice of Nassau Community College. Solomon will be discussing her latest book, “Boat Building and Boat Yards of Long Island: A Tribute to Tradition,” published by the History Press. […]
Please join us on Sunday, March 20th at 1:30 pm at the East Rockaway Public Library for a book signing and discussion! Folklorist Nancy Solomon, the executive director of Long Island Traditions, has written a new book “Boat Building and Boat Yards of Long Island: A Tribute to Tradition” published by The History Press. In […]
Please join us for a special virtual book discussion on January 18, from 4 – 5 pm. Meet folklorist Nancy Solomon, Executive Director of Long Island Traditions, as she discusses her new book “Boat Builders and Boat Yards of Long Island: A Tribute to Tradition” published by The History Press. Her presentation will highlight the […]
Please join us at the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport, NY, on December 16, 2021 at 7 pm 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 […]
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 […]
Our “From Shore to Shore” exhibit, focusing on boat builders and boatyards of Long Island, will be on display at the Sayville Library starting January 2021 and will remain at the library until May 30, 2021. The exhibit features boat builders, both professional and amateur, dedicated to preserving the craft of earlier generations. Some of […]
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By Jayme Breschard Thomann Long Island’s waterfront communities were first settled by Native Americans who valued the sandy soil on which they could grow corn, tomatoes, squash and other commonplace vegetables. They also harvested abundant fish and shellfish from Great South Bay and the nearby ocean, traveling by canoe and other watercraft. In the late […]
