New Exhibit in Huntington Town Hall features 1930's Girls’ Dress and Ladies Gloves from Saks Fifth Avenue, New York

For Women's History month 2010, the Huntington Town Clerk's Archives has mounted an exhibit in Town Hall that highlights the activities of prominent women in Huntington over the years. This is a co-operative effort of the Huntington Town Clerk's Archives, the Huntington Historical Society and the Huntington Public Library. Among other artifacts that this exhibit features, is a girl's dress and a pair of vintage, 25" long, white kid gloves from Saks Fifth Avenue. One of many styles of ladies’ gloves of the times. These are only a few of the elegant pieces on loan to the Archives from the Huntington Historical Society. The exhibit will remain on display until the end of April 2010 and it is free of charge. Exhibit panels and cases are located in the lobby of Town Hall, across from the Town Clerk's Department, and on the third floor across from the Council Office.

For more information about programs and events of these institutions
Visit:
www.huntingtonhistoricalsociety.org

Huntington Public Library-- (631) 427-5165 x250, Main Library, Teresa Schwind

Huntington Town Clerk's Archives--Jo-Ann Raia, Town Clerk/RMO
631)351-3216

The Conklin House Lecture Series

On March 18th,at 2 pm, The Huntington Historical Society is presenting a lecture given by Dr. Natalie Naylor entitled, "US Presidents and First Ladies, The Long Island Connection."
President Theodore Roosevelt is well known as a Long Islander, but a number of other presidents or their wives also had some connections with Long Island, sometimes before or after their presidency. The Huntington Historical Society is please to presnet this special lecture in recognition of Women's history Month.
HHS Member: Free
Non-members: $5.00
For reservations, please call 631-427-7045 x403.

Digital Collection

We've been adding new photographs and documents to the Mary Talmage Local History Room Digital Collection.

This photograph taken by Benjamin S. Conklin captures the first bridge over a creek

near New York Avenue in Huntington, c. 1895.

Visit the collection at http://cdm15218.contentdm.oclc.org/ or use the link in the sidebar.

Digital Sanborn Maps

Just a reminder that Huntington Public Library is proud to announce the acquisition of Digital Sanborn Maps for use within the library. Over 100 years ago, the maps were created for assessing fire insurance liability in urbanized areas across the United States. Today they are a valuable source of historical information. The maps include street names, building numbers with physical descriptions, street widths and more. Their research potential is endless and for genealogists and local historians they can be used to locate ancestor's homes and neighborhoods.
HPL's collection includes many urban areas throughout New York State including maps of Huntington in the following years: 1886, 1892, 1897, 1902, 1908, 1914, 1922 and 1930. The map above displays a section of Main St., Wall St. and New York Ave in 1902.
Come visit the library and browse this wonderful new resource. It can be accessed within the library through our homepage, click on Our Databases and scroll down to the link for Sanborn Maps. If you would like instruction on how to use the digital collection, stop by the Mary Talmage Local History Room during the designated hours (listed above), call (631-427-5165 x261 or 251) or email history@thehuntingtonlibrary.org to make an appointment.

Genealogy TopicGuide

SuffolkWeb offers you online research assistance, great websites, and useful resources compiled by Suffolk County librarians. They've compiled a an in-depth site for genealogy research. It's a great place to begin searching your family roots.

Some of the topics covered are, Getting Started, Vital Records, Immigration/Naturalization, and New York Genealogy Resources. The Guide list great websites, books, agencies and more.

Huntington's Entrepreneurs Exhibit

"The Business of Doing Business in Huntington" is the theme of the the exhibit at the Huntington Historical Society's David Conklin Farmhouse Gallery.

The exhibit focuses on several businesses in Huntington from the expected to the somewhat unusual. They highlight the collections of the Society's archives, including family papers, photographs, ledgers and personal collections.

Among the featured businesses are the Funnell and Son Drug Store, the Crossman Brickyards at West Neck, Lockwood Marble Works, Paulding Cider, several diaries, Hartmann's Department Store, and Peggy's Fabric Outlet.

The David Conklin Farmhouse is located at 2 High Street Huntington, New York 11743, at the corner of New York Ave. and High St. in the Village. Call ahead to confirm exhibit hours, 631-427-7045.

NEXTREADS- Local History and Genealogy Newsletter

The library provides a wonderful Reader's Advisory service that is emailed directly to our patrons. It's an email newsletter subscription service that provides for all ages in more than 20 reading interest categories. Title selections are made by professional librarians using the same sources libraries use for collection development, ensuring that selected titles are ones that the library owns and ones that our patrons will enjoy reading.

The staff of the Local History Room has customized a Local History and Genealogy newsletter for our patrons. Subscribe now. It's easy, convenient and free. It's delivered bimonthly right to your inbox and linked to the library's catalog. Contact the Adult Services Desk with questions at 631-427-5165 x251.