Tag: Setauket

Ralph Bunn, Long Island’s Jackie Robinson

May 15, 2024
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Brookhaven Highway Nine.

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 […]

Washington’s Commando Benjamin Tallmadge with Richard Welch

April 15, 2024
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Illustration of Benjamin Tallmadge in front of one of his handwritten letters.
Lt. Col. Tallmadge of the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons.

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 […]

The History of the History of the Culper Spy Ring

February 27, 2023
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Silhouette of a man against a Greco Roman shield with a quill and inkpot in the foreground.
Honoring the Culper Spy Ring.

Today we welcome back former Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer. Bill is an author and historian with a number of Long Island-related history books to his credit and today we dive […]

Returning to the Culper Spy Ring

October 25, 2022
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Detail of sepia-toned map image of the north shore of Long Island showing Setauket and, to the east, Wading River.
Setauket and surrounding areas circa 1780. https://lccn.loc.gov/73691554

Today we dive back into a discussion of the Culper Spy Ring, turning our attention to the area of Port Jefferson or, more appropriately, its original incarnation of Drowned Meadow. […]

William Sidney Mount and Long Island People of Color

September 12, 2022
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William Sidney Mount (l) and The Bone Player (1856) featuring Andrew Brewster.
William Sidney Mount (l) and The Bone Player (1856) featuring Andrew Brewster.

William Sidney Mount was known for his keenly-observed portraits and scenes of everyday life on Long Island during the first half of the 19th century. He portrayed farmers, fiddlers, tradesmen, […]

The Synagogues of Long Island

July 20, 2020
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Cover of the book Seeking Sanctuary: 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island.
Seeking Sanctuary: 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island. Image courtesy of Brad Kolodny.

Brad Kolodny spent four years documenting every synagogue in Nassau and Suffolk Counties that he could find. The result is his comprehensive coffee table book from Segula Publishing. On today’s […]

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? […]

The Truth Behind the Spies: Decoding AMC’s Turn

January 14, 2015
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Bev Tyler, historian with the Three Village Historical Society, walks us through the true story of the Culper Spy Ring that operated out of Setauket and Manhattan during the Revolutionary […]