history Archives – LI Press

The Center for Brooklyn History awarded significant grant to aid with digitization and accessibility of historical materials.

Brooklyn Paper

‘We are thrilled’: Center for Brooklyn History awarded $100,000 grant to hire archivist for Long Island work

christine jorgensen

People

Early Transgender Icon Christine Jorgensen Settled on Long Island After Undergoing Country’s First Gender Confirmation Surgery

By Annie Wilkinson

st. james firehouse

Long Island News

St. James Firehouse Nominated to Register of State, National Historic Sites

By Evan Miller

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Long Island News

Juneteenth in Suffolk: County Launches Freedom Trail Challenge

By Briana Bonfiglio

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Long Island News

Tesla Science Center Grows Closer to Opening With Groundbreaking of Visitors Center

By Briana Bonfiglio

Amelia Earhart

People

Amelia Earhart and Her Courageous Flights Had Long Island Ties

By Annie Wilkinson

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Opinions

OpEd: With Recent Name Changes Come Lessons in Sordid History

By Karl Grossman

DDT Art Cooley

People

Art Cooley’s Crusade Against DDT Made Him a Long Island Champion of the Earth

By Annie Wilkinson

Havemeyer

People

Louisine Havemeyer: Long Island Suffragist Made Women’s History

By Annie Wilkinson

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Long Island Guides

Spend Presidents’ Day at One of These 6 Long Island Sites With Presidential History

By Briana Bonfiglio

la amistad

People

La Amistad: How the U.S.’s First Civil Rights Case Sparked in Montauk

By Annie Wilkinson

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People

5 Powerful Stories of Black History on Long Island

By Annie Wilkinson

guy lombardo

People

Freeport’s Guy Lombardo Was the Original “Mr. New Year’s Eve”

By Annie Wilkinson

stanley tucci

Opinions

OpEd: Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy Fails to Celebrate Region’s Rich History

By Rosario. A. Iaconis

scary stories

5 Spooky, Scary Stories in Long Island History

By Annie Wilkinson

old brick house

People

The Haunted History of Maj. Thomas Jones’ ‘Old Brick House’ at Massapequa Manor

By Annie Wilkinson

jewish history

People

Long Island Jewish History Museum Opens in Glen Cove

By Briana Bonfiglio

sag harbor

Long Island Guides

Sag Harbor: Historic Whaling Port a South Fork Treasure

By Patrick Long

princess diana

People

Princess Diana: The Fate of the ‘People’s Princess’ and the Hamptons

By Annie Wilkinson

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Port Washington

Historic Sands Point Barn House Asks $2.3M

By Briana Bonfiglio

Rudolph Valentino

People

Rudolph Valentino: A Gold Coast Gardener Who Became a Heartthrob

By Annie Wilkinson

Truman Capote 2

People

Long Island Was Harper Lee’s Retreat After Publishing To Kill A Mockingbird

By Annie Wilkinson

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Montauk

The Rolling Stones Ballad “Memory Motel” Inspired by Band’s 1975 Trip to Montauk

By Annie Wilkinson

the little prince

People

The Little Prince Author Crafted Antidote to War on Long Island’s North Shore

By Annie Wilkinson

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Behind the Hedges

The Dream House Team: Megan and Brittany Alexander