The Long Island History Project podcast

Player FM - Internet Radio Done Right

Lisätty eight vuotta sitten

Sisällön tarjoaa Chris Kretz. Chris Kretz tai sen podcast-alustan kumppani lataa ja toimittaa kaiken podcast-sisällön, mukaan lukien jaksot, grafiikat ja podcast-kuvaukset. Jos uskot jonkun käyttävän tekijänoikeudella suojattua teostasi ilman lupaasi, voit seurata tässä https://fi.player.fm/legal kuvattua prosessia.

We Have The Receipts

1
Battle Camp: Final 5 Episodes with Dana Moon + Interview with the Winner! 1:03:29

15 hours sitten1:03:29

Toista Myöhemmin

Listat

Tykkää

Tykätty

1:03:29

Finally, we find out who is unbeatable, unhateable, and unbreakable in the final five episodes of Battle Camp Season One. Host Chris Burns is joined by the multi-talented comedian Dana Moon to relive the cockroach mac & cheese, Trey’s drag debut, and the final wheel spin. The Season One Winner joins Chris to debrief on strategy and dish on game play. Leave us a voice message at www.speakpipe.com/WeHaveTheReceipts Text us at (929) 487-3621 DM Chris @FatCarrieBradshaw on Instagram Follow We Have The Receipts wherever you listen, so you never miss an episode. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.…

The Long Island History Project

Jaa

Sarjan koti•Feed

Stories and interviews with people passionate about Long Island history.

203 jaksoa

#History #Chris Kretz #Longisland #Oralhistory #Podcasting Education #Archive #Museum

The Long Island History Project

updated vuosi sitten

Jaa

Sarjan koti•Feed

Stories and interviews with people passionate about Long Island history.

203 jaksoa

#History #Chris Kretz #Longisland #Oralhistory #Podcasting Education #Archive #Museum

All episodes

1
Episode 202: Robert Anen and Manhasset Oral Histories 29:34

5 weeks sitten29:34

29:34

The voices of the past are all around us, if you know how to listen. And sometimes those voices are trapped on small thin strips of tape wrapped in cheap plastic. That’s where Robert Anen comes in. As project archivist for the Long Island Library Resources Council, he works with historical collections across Nassau and Suffolk counties. Specializing in audio preservation and digitization, he’s rescued a number of collections – copying them to digital media and making them publicly available online. Today we focus on Robert’s work with one of the oldest oral history collections on Long Island at the Manhasset Public Library. Library director Maggie Gough introduces us to the scope and depth of their oral history collection while Antonia Mattheou, their consulting archivist, helps us unpack the history contained on the recordings. Special shout out to Manhasset’s first librarian Ruth Cowell who conducted most of the oral history interviews. Her foresight, along with a committed group of patrons, means that we get to listen to memories of the Blizzard of 1888 and the Vanderbilt Cup Races from those who experienced them. Recorded in 1953 on a reel to reel recorder, the interviews were converted to cassette tapes sometime in the 1980s before Rob digitized them in the 21st century, On today’s episode you’ll hear from these Manhasset residents: Ernest Willets Herbert Fish Laura Schneider Ernest Willets George D. Smith Further Research Manhasset Public Library Oral History Collection (1953-1988) Manhasset Public Library History Center Long Island Library Resources Council The Whitney Greentree Estate Spinney Hill, the African American History of Manhasset and Great Neck Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0…

1
Episode 201: Isle of Ever w Jen Calonita 24:15

7 weeks sitten24:15

24:15

Isle of Ever is Jen Calonita’s newest middle grade novel, a story grounded in the history of Long Island’s North Fork. On today’s episode, Jen discusses growing up on Long Island and spending many summers at her grandparents’ house in Mattituck. It was here, in between trips to Greenport, that she first heard tell of Captain Kidd’s lost treasure. She tried digging up the local beach, came up empty, but the idea buried itself in Jen’s mind. Now she has worked her experiences into the tale of Benny Benedict, a young girl caught up in a race to solve a puzzle and claim an inheritance. The plot and the clues to the mystery are tied up in Greenport’s history. Jen walks us through the Greenport locales and local legends that made it into the book in one form or another. We also talk about her love of reading and of middle grade and young adult fiction. Further Resources Jen Calonita Isle of Ever (Sourcebooks) Long Beach Bar ‘Bug’ Light Preston’s Greenport Carousel (temporarily closed) Sweet Valley High (Good Reads) Steven Kellogg Music: Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0…

1
Episode 200: The 1975 Babylon High School Panthers w Tom McKeown 29:22

9 weeks sitten29:22

29:22

Tom McKeown lived and breathed basketball throughout junior and senior high school in Babylon. As an eighth grader in 1974-1975, he got to experience the thrill of watching the varsity team win their league and the Suffolk County championships. As fate would have it, this was also the first year that New York State allowed county champions to play each other, setting up a showdown between Babylon’s Panthers and Nassau County’s champs, the South Side Cyclones of Rockville Center. It was an epic season that engaged Tom so deeply that he has written his version of the story as This Is Panther Country . We don’t want to spoil the outcome but the subtitle is A Memoir of Youth, Underdog Spirit, and Basketball Glory . Available March 18, 2025, the book chronicles life on the court, in the school hallways, and in the McKeown family home on Coppertree Lane. You’ll learn a lot about the ins-and-outs of basketball tournaments but you’ll also be pulled back to your own high school days of close friend groups, petty slights, unrequited crushes, and weekend parties. Further Research This is Panther Country by Tom McKeown Babylon Jr/Sr High School Glenn Vickers (Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame) “ The ABA was Short Lived, but Its Impact on Basketball is Eternal ” ( Smithsonian Mag ) Audio Footnotes: Mickey Quinn and St. John the Baptist High School (episode 133)…

1
Episode 199: Dr. Angela Fernandez and Pierson v Post 29:00

13 weeks sitten29:00

29:00

When Jessie Pierson and Lodowick Post argued over a fox in early 19th century Southampton, they probably didn’t think the resulting court case would echo down the ages. Yet here we are 220 years later talking with legal historian Angela Fernandez about the odd, improbable history of Pierson v Post. A professor of law and history at the University of Toronto, Fernandez has delved deep into the case. Her “legal archaeology” uncovered important, presumed-lost information on the early phases of the proceedings. Her 2018 book Pierson v. Post, The Hunt for the Fox: Law and Professionalization in American Legal Culture , unpacks more of the impact and context around the decision. On today’s episode we discuss the local history surrounding the case, more about the Piersons and the Posts, and the surprisingly whimsical inner life of the legal profession. Further Research Angela Fernandez (University of Toronto) Fernandez, Angela. Pierson v. Post, the hunt for the fox: Law and professionalization in American legal culture . Cambridge University Press, 2018. ( Find in a library via WorldCat) Fernandez, Angela. “ The lost record of Pierson v. Post, the famous fox case. ” Law and History Review 27, no. 1 (2009): 149-178. Pierson v Post NYS Supreme Court…

1
Episode 198: Mark Torres: Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics 38:05

16 weeks sitten38:05

38:05

The science of genetics took a wrong turn in the early 20th century and it ran through Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island. Here overlooking a former whaling port, Dr. Charles Benedict Davenport created the Eugenics Record Office and served as director of the Carnegie Institution’s Station for Experimental Evolution. From these posts he promoted and pushed the Eugenics Movement in the US and throughout the world. Historian and attorney Mark Torres has explored the far reaching and sinister influence of Davenport’s activities in his new book Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance (Arcadia Press). It is not the story of a fringe movement but of “the rage of the age.” Eugenics, which sought to control the development of the human race through such means as selective breeding, segregation, and forced sterilizations, was touted by politicians, intellectuals, academics, and even Supreme Court justices. In his work, Torres traces a sinister strategy that included legislative control, the trappings of academic credentials, and partnerships with like-minded movements like the emerging Nazi Party in Germany. On today’s interview you’ll hear more about the people involved, the power they wielded, and their surprising, ultimate fate. Further Research Mark Torres Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics (Arcadia Publishing) Eugenics Record Office Collection (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) Audio Footnotes: Episode 138 : Long Island Migrant Labor Camps with Mark Torres Music Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0…

1
Episode 197: Riverhead Stadium with Fabio Montella 28:49

20 weeks sitten28:49

28:49

Memorial Day 1949 was an auspicious day in Riverhead as it saw the inaugural game at the brand new Wivchar Stadium on Harrison Ave. The brainchild of Tony Wivchar, a local entrepreneur and owner of an earth-moving company, the venue soon came to be known as Riverhead Stadium. Although it only existed for a few brief years, the stadium was alive with excitement. To help drum up interest, Wivchar formed the Riverhead Falcons baseball team out of local talent to play in exhibition games. Their opponents ranged from Negro League stalwarts such as the Black Yankees to barnstorming attractions like the House of David. Other events included women’s softball, rodeos, and professional wrestling. By the mid-1950s, however, the stadium was gone with little left to mark its passing. Enter Fabio Montella – Suffolk County Community College librarian, history professor, and friend of the podcast. As part of his on-going explorations of baseball in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Montella became aware of the stadium’s short but illustrious existence. He was able to uncover more about Wivchar’s past and his pursuits, even finding and interviewing Wivhcar’s wife and daughter. The result, as today’s episode will attest, is a fascinating glimpse into one man’s passion and the field of dreams he built to contain it. Further Research “ Riverhead Stadium Opens .” County Review , May 26, 1949 “ Giving the House a Home ” [House of David baseball] Audio Footnotes: More episodes with Fabio Montella Music Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0…

1
Episode 196: Dutch Language in New York with Kieran O'Keefe 31:28

25 weeks sitten31:28

31:28

The Dutch held on to their New Netherland colony for some forty years. They lost it to the English twice, at gunpoint in 1664 and by treaty in 1674. But although officially gone, the Dutch were not forgotten. In addition to their cultural legacy, the Dutch language held on stubbornly across the region for a long time. How long? That’s the question Dr. Kieran O’Keefe answers in “When Did New York Stop Speaking Dutch? The Persistence of the Dutch Language in Old New Netherland” ( New York History journal, 2024). He tracks the long history of Dutch-language speakers across the centuries, finding traces of it in Revolutionary War records, cemetery headstones, contemporary travel accounts, and in enslaved people like Sojourner Truth, taught it by their Dutch owners. We unpack it all in this interview, touching on old Brooklyn, the Queens-Nassau border, Albany, and other enclaves up the Hudson Valley. Along the way Martin Van Buren and Sinterklaas make an appearance as evidence of Dutch influence. Despite their short-lived enterprise on the East Coast, the Dutch (along with their language) made a long-lasting impression. When did New York stop speaking Dutch? The answer will surprise you. Further Research O’Keefe, Kieran J. “ When Did New York Stop Speaking Dutch? The Persistence of the Dutch Language in Old New Netherland. ” New York History 104, no. 1 (2024): 150-170. Dr. Kieran O’Keefe at Lyon College The New Amsterdam Project A Tour of New Netherland (New Netherland Institute) Featured image: George Henry Boughton (1833-1905), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Music Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0…

1
Episode 195: Dr. James R. Wright and Walt Whitman's Brain 36:36

29 weeks sitten36:36

36:36

The science of the brain was changing throughout the 19th century. Medical researchers were peering ever deeper into cerebral mysteries and one question piqued their interest more than any other: who has the biggest brain? On today’s episode we turn for answers to Dr. James R. Wright, medical historian and retired professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Calgary. He introduces us to brain clubs, mutual autopsy societies and above all, the American Anthropometric Society of Philadelphia. The AAS had a particular interest in collecting and studying the brains of prominent scientists and intellectuals. You can imagine their excitement then, when Walt Whitman died in 1892 not far from their laboratory. Wright walks us through the ensuing complicated tale uncovered by him and other historians. Did Whitman really donate his brain to science? Why did Henry Ware Cattelll, who performed the autopsy, keep changing his story? And how does eBay and the 1931 movie Frankenstein play into it all? Join us for a special Halloween episode that is not for the feint of heart. Further Research Wright Jr, James R. “ Henry Ware Cattell and Walt Whitman’s brain .” Clinical Anatomy 31, no. 7 (2018): 988-996. Hecht, Jennifer. The end of the soul: scientific modernity, atheism, and anthropology in France . Columbia University Press, 2005. ( Find in a library via WorldCat) Burrell, Brian. “ The Strange Fate of Whitman’s Brain .” Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 20, no. 3/4 (2003). Gosline, Sheldon Lee. “ ” I Am a fool”: Dr. Henry Cattell’s private confession about what happened to Whitman’s brain .” Walt Whitman Quarterly Review 31, no. 4 (2014). The Walt Whitman House . Camden, NJ Music Horror Music by Tele50 via Pixabay . Glass Jar Tap by ekfink. License: Creative Commons 0 Funny Halloween by FASSounds via Pixabay…

1
Episode 194: The Art of Edward Lange with Lauren Brincat and Peter Fedoryk 35:20

31 weeks sitten35:20

35:20

Edward Lange was a German artist who started his career on Long Island in the late 19th century. He meticulously captured the landscape and built environment across the island from Flushing to Sag Harbor in water color paintings rich in detail and charm. Preservation Long Island has just published Promoting Long Island: The Art of Edward Lange, 1870-1889 by chief curator and director of collections Lauren Brincat and former curatorial fellow Peter Fedoryk. The book features over 100 color reproductions of Lange’s work along with essays from Brincat, Fedoryk, and contributors Jennifer L. Anderson, Thomas Busciglio-Ritter, and Joshua M. Ruff. On today’s episode, Brincat and Fedoryk discuss their work on the book including the new research that fills in the gaps of Lange’s family and education. We also talk about his entrepreneurial drive, his love of photography, and the life of a landscape painter on a Long Island that was rapidly turning from bucolic farmland to a vacation destination. Further Research Order the book Authors Talk and Book Signing 11/16/24 Edward Lange exhibition The Art of Edward Lange “ The Tile Club at Play “, Scribner’s Monthly , February 1879 (Google Books) William Sidney Mount (National Gallery of Art) Music Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0…

1
Episode 193: Associated Public Historians of New York State conference 32:22

34 weeks sitten32:22

32:22

The Association of Public Historians of New York State held their annual conference at Danford’s in Port Jefferson this year, gathering public historians from all corners of the state to discuss resources, projects, and to provide a great opportunity for people to talk history. The Long Island History Project was there to hold a workshop, “How to Be a Podcast Guest.” Today’s episode features the brave individuals who sat down at the mics and told us a little bit about their work, the challenges they face, and where exactly “upstate” begins. Further Research Association of Public Historians of New York State Ross Lumpkin North Hempstead Town Historian Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society Marilyn Hayden Greenwood Lake Village Historian Amy Folk Southold Town Historian Oyster Pond Historical Society Southold Historical Museum Debra Allen Oswego County Historian Gabrielle Brightwaters Historical Society John Tracy Robert Finnegan Historical Society of Islip Hamlet Regina Feeney Freeport Village Historian Freeport Memorial Library Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0…

1
Episode 192: Broadway to Jones Beach w Richard Arnold Beattie 43:42

43 weeks sitten43:42

43:42

Robert Moses had a vision for Jones Beach in the 1920s that included a theater to bring high quality entertainment to the people. That theater on Zachs Bay went through a number of iterations but reached its height from 1954-1977 when it was under the direction of Guy Lombardo. Along with his brothers Carmen and Lebert, the Canadian-born band leader/impresario brought Broadway shows and original productions to the beach. Their stage was an 8,200-seat amphitheater with a host of spectacular additions including icebergs, waterfalls, showboats, and floating mansions. Richard Arnold Beattie got more than a front row seat, performing as a child actor in The Sound of Music and The King and I at Zachs Bay in the early 1970s. Although he went on to a career that included journalism, songwriting, and audio production, he never forgot his time at the Jones Beach Theater. He has captured the experience in a new audio documentary called From Broadway to Jones Beach , streaming now on Spotify and planned to be repackaged as an audiobook. Hear more on today’s episode about the development of the Jones Beach Marine Theater and its connections to Broadway history and the Lombardo family who lived in nearby Freeport. You’ll also get a preview of Richard’s documentary through interviews with actors Connie Towers and June Angela. If you like your Broadway big – including Nazis in speedboats and sharks circling the stage – then you’ll love this story. Further Research From Broadway to Jones Beach (Spotify) Louis Armstrong “Mardi Gras” with Guy Lombardo List of Jones Beach Theater productions (OVRTUR) Sound effect Overture and Fanfare.wav by Anapwodicn - License: Creative Commons 0 Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0…

1
Episode 191: The 1914 Freeport Murder Mystery w Woody Register 36:58

46 weeks sitten36:58

36:58

An obscure bit of early 20th century technology embroiled Dr. Woody Register in a murder mystery. Register, a professor of history at the University of the South (Sewanee), became intrigued by the detective dictograph and followed its trail to the 1914 murder of Louise Bailey in Freeport. Mrs. Bailey was shot in the Merrick Road office of Dr. Edward Carman. Dr. Carman's wife, Florence, had secretly installed a dictograph in her husband's office hoping to capture evidence of his philandering. What followed was a media frenzy of an investigation that played out in countless inches of newspaper columns across the country. Register's 2014 essay in the Journal of Theory and Practice examined the case, the surrounding newspaper coverage, and the legal, social, and philosophical issues that lay at its heart. We do not find all the answers but on this episode you'll hear more about the tragic crime that rocked Freeport and momentarily knocked the First World War off of the front page. Further Research Woody Register (University of the South) " Some truths about the rumors, gossip, hearsay, and innuendo surrounding the Freeport murder mystery of 1914 ." The Muckers: A Narrative of the Crapshooters Club (Amazon) The Roberson Project on Slavery, Race, and Reconciliation . " What is the Limit of a Married Woman's Jealousy ?" (Chronicling America) A Suspicious Wife (IMDB) Mrs. Balfame by Gertrude Atherton (Google Books)…

1
Episode 190: Ralph Bunn, Long Island's Jackie Robinson w Fabio Montella 35:37

52 weeks sitten35:37

35:37

Librarian and baseball historian Fabio Montella returns to the podcast to bring us the story of Ralph “Sammy” Bunn. Bunn was a Setauket native who excelled at baseball all his life. A star athlete in high school in the 1930s, he went on to play for decades on a number of teams and leagues in the makeshift world of community baseball in Suffolk County. His short stint pitching for the Brookhaven Highway Department team (starting in 1939) makes Bunn, by Montella’s research, the first documented Black player to break the color barrier on Long Island. (Bunn was soon followed by his Brookhaven teammate Kenneth Sells.) On today’s episode Montella describes Bunn’s storied career in baseball and his life as a dedicated family man and World War II veteran. Working with Sammy’s son, Ralph Jr., and his nephew Carlton Edwards (an accomplished player in his own right) Montella brought to light many details, including Ralph’s Shinnecock heritage, a fact not mentioned in contemporary accounts. You’ll also hear more about the world of community and semiprofessional baseball on the Island along with other teams like the Suffolk Giants and the Huntington Police Department who make it such an interesting glimpse into local history. Further Research Fabio Montella “ The Suffolk Giants of Setauket: From Segregation to Integration. “ Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame Intro music: https://homegrownstringband.com/ Outro music: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions CC BY-NC 4.0 Audio footnotes (past episodes with Fabio Montella): The Arthur Murray Girls Baseball Team Satchel Paige in Riverhead The Cuban Giants of Long Island…

1
Episode 189: Chubby Jackson and Freeport 45:01

1 year sitten45:01

45:01

Greig Stewart “Chubby” Jackson was a swinging sensation in his day. A child of vaudevillians, he was raised in an enclave of actors, musicians, and performers in Freeport, Long Island against the backdrop of Prohibition and a burgeoning club scene. Exposed to music at an early age, he jumped from high school to playing bass in swing bands in New York City and on the road, most notably with bandleader Woody Herman. On today’s episode we trace the life of the man with three very special guests: Freeport Village historian Regina Feeney, jazz historian Scott Yanow, and Chubby’s daughter Jaijai Jackson. And thanks to Monk Rowe and the Fillius Jazz Archive at Hamilton College, we can add in the voice of Chubby himself. Chubby was a colleague to Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie and other jazz greats (you’ll see him near the top of the steps in A Great Day in Harlem ). His career spans the height of the swing era and the rise of bop with a side trip into headlining several kiddie TV shows in Chicago and New York. Through it all the constants in his life remained the love of family, of performing, and of Freeport. Further Research Chubby Jackson oral history (Fillius Jazz Archive at Hamilton College) Freeport History Encyclopedia (Freeport Memorial Library) Jazz Network Worldwide Not Just Jazz Network Scott Yanow , journalist and historian Music credits from Freesound.org Jazz Bass B 1.OGG by gregstermatic. License: Creative Commons 0 Double bass Jazz loop by elzozo. License: Creative Commons 0 Jazz loop.wav by FrankyBoomer. License: Creative Commons 0…

1
Episode 188: Benjamin Tallmadge with Richard Welch 45:16

1 year sitten45:16

45:16

The Long Island-born, Yale-educated Benjamin Tallmadge seized his moment to shine in the American Revolution. Whether fighting the British on horseback with the 2nd Continental Dragoons or uncovering their secrets through his agents in the Culper Spy Ring, Tallmadge kept up a hectic pace. You can also throw in maritime battles on the Long Island Sound and daring raids behind enemy lines. Historian Richard Welch documented Tallmadge's eventful life in his 2014 book General Washington's Commando: Benjamin Tallmadge in the Revolutionary War . On today's episode he explains the significance of this important figure in Long Island and American history. He also helps illustrate the nature of British activity in the New York region, the documentary trail he followed, and what questions were left unanswered. Further Research General Washington's Commando: Benjamin Tallmadge in the Revolutionary War by Richard Welch ( find in a library via WorldCat) Memoir of Col. Benjamin Tallmadge (Google Books) The Battle of Brooklyn/Long Island (American Battlefield Trust) The Death of John André (William Clements library) Audio Footnotes All episodes on the American Revolution…

Tervetuloa Player FM:n!

Player FM skannaa verkkoa löytääkseen korkealaatuisia podcasteja, joista voit nauttia juuri nyt. Se on paras podcast-sovellus ja toimii Androidilla, iPhonela, ja verkossa. Rekisteröidy sykronoidaksesi tilaukset laitteiden välillä.