Tag: archaeology

Lucinda Hemmick and the Southold Indian Museum

December 12, 2021
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Photo of a "face pot" from the Southold Indian Museum's collection.
Rare "face pot" found at Three Mile Harbor. (Photo courtesy of Southold Indian Museum.)

We continue our focus on the Southold Indian Museum by talking with their current president, Lucinda Hemmick. A science research teacher from Longwood High School, Lucinda found her way to […]

The Long Island Archaeologist

November 9, 2020
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Map from a 1915 atlas showing Freetown and parts of East Hampton.
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Part of East Hampton and Freetown" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1915 - 1917. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-3b13-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Allison McGovern has been digging history for a long time. Fascinated as a child with ancient Egypt and visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she went on to become […]

Still There on Christian Avenue

January 20, 2020
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1873 map of the Strongs Neck area with the home of Silas Tobias circled in red.
Silas Tobias' home on Conscience Bay marked on the 1873 Beers map of Long Island. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1915 - 1917).

History is not the full story if not everyone gets to tell it. And in places where the traditional records are scarce or silent, where do you look for answers? […]