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Southold Town Historian Toni Booth forwarded a photo scan she
received from Audrey Horton who wrote “I came across this photo
of my fathers...I was wondering if you might help me get information on when it was taken and who the people are. I can identify my
father Curtis Wm Horton ‘Billy’...” hence:
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Southold High School Class of 1943
In this crowd, on top of the Empire State Building during a class trip, are:
John Jernick, Bill Albertson, Walter Adamson, Wes Dickinson, Parker
Dickerson, June Glover, Charlie Jacobs, Henry Ship, Ted Doroski, Bob
Young, Ellis Terry, Bob Ennis, Ed Drumm, Curt Horton, Ken Hagerman, Stella Victoria, Betty Carroll Dickerson, Jean Dickinson Thompson,
Margaret Grigonis Fox, Margaret Beebe, Vera Zaveski, Betty Coty Davis,
Jan Horton McAslan, Nancy Tyler, Bertha Elak Thompson, Anne Kent,
Helen Goldsmith Beebe, Natalie Moeller Hawkins and Stella Dicsesski.
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Paul the Blacksmith
The Shop
I
by Gail F. Horton
was admiring the pen and ink print of Paul Nossolik’s Blacksmith’s Shop by Greenport
trained illustrator and realistic artist Rich Fiedler that appears with this article. “I want to
show you something,” he said grabbing his copy of Images of America - Greenport. “Look at
this1930‘s photo (P 55) of the Blacksmith Shop when Charlie Meyers (Paul’s cousin) ran the
business,” he exclaimed, “and compare it to my 1972 pen and ink drawing of the same shop.”
It was amazing to see that in the time between the two images, the shop had settled about three
feet - the earthen floor compacted as the wooden planking rotted into the earth. The comparison spoke to the arduous, continuous skilled labor the shop had supported since the1870‘s.
In 1974 the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquites and the Historic American Engineering Record published Long Island : An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites. The inventory was motivated by the fact “the United States, the most engineering
minded and technologically oriented nation in the history of the world, should have, until
recently, neglected the history of engineering and technology.” Southold Town had six sites
identified in the inventory including The Old Mill in Mattituck, and the Orient Point Lighthouse in Plum Gut. The other four sites were in the Village of Greenport: Greenport Yacht
and Shipbuilding Company; W. J. Mills Company, Sailmakers; Greenport Municipal Power
Plant; and the Village Blacksmith. Paul’s Blacksmith Shop dated from the 1870’s, and one of
three blacksmith shops listed in the whole inventory of Long Island, was declared the oldest by
Dr. John A. Gable, the Director of the inventory.
“No one saw it go down, this shack along the shore.” Tim Kelly lamented in a January,
1992 Traveler Watchman article. “Long ago abandoned, and for years sad and sagging, the old
blacksmith’s shop fell before the fury of the December nor’easter.” This storm ruined the engineering relic and dashed the hopes of the local citizenry to restore the shop. Due to a drawnout dispute over ownership of the land and the shop within the Mitchell family, the previous
The Village Blacksmith Shop by Richard Fiedler, Pen and Ink Drawing,1972.
Notice the lovely Pawlonia Tree that long shaded the building.
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owners of the park property, none of the shop
was salvaged save a few pieces of siding that Otto
Schoenstein, a construction supervisor and master
artisan of Greenport, retrieved. Merlon Wiggins
of East Marion, then Director of the East End Seaport and Marine Foundation commented, “What
we wanted was some of the blackened beams and
rafters that would look like a blacksmith’s shop.”
Plans to commemorate the trade of blacksmithing in the community and to honor Paul
Nossolik’s longstanding influence were never
dormant. Wiggins and Schoenstein were a formidable force forged with drive, talent, and the
savy to get things done; they, along with many of
the citizenry, shared a strong appreciation for the
skilled worker and the maritime history of the
community.
Meanwhile, Otto Schoenstein had the few
boards from the collapsed shop. Otto and Paul
Nossolik were long-standing friends who shared
many talents and values. When I spoke with the
June and Otto Schoenstein he related a few insights into the smithy: Paul was a runner for the
German Army during World War I taking messages from one group to another and never saw
combat; Paul, as well, had excellent vision and
never needed eye glasses to read. One day, Otto
said, he observed a group of school children who
were visiting the blacksmith shop beating a hasty
retreat from the shop. When asked about the
kids speedy departure, Paul told him that when
Paul Nossolik on his 95th birthday posing with the handmade model of his blacksmith shop on his stool at the Chowder Pot
he sensed the visit was over he stoked the forge
Pub. This model was designed and made by Otto Schoenstein from salvaged wood from the original Village Blacksmith Shop. and smoked the kids out. That Paul was a practiWhen I recently saw Dean Eichorn, Proprietor of the Chowder Pot Pub, he mentioned that Paul drank Budweiser Beer, not the cal man! Otto, a skilled artisan like Paul, has been
creating and building since an early age. At age
recently reported Heinekens. Compliments of June & Otto Schoenstein.
sixteen he designed and along with his brother
helped the contractors build his parents a new
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Onion shed from former Andrew Dyzenkowski, Sr’. Farm, East Marion donated by current owner, Herbert Mandel. Compliments of June & Otto Schoenstein.
Paul Nossoliks’ relatives in Germany pose with their new tractor bought with monies sent from Paul. He was a very thrifty man but very generous with
his relatives in Germany who had suffered great derivations because of the two World Wars fought on their land. Compliments of Jeffrey Walden.
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During the interview at the Schoenstein’s Manor Lane, Greenport home on
the site of the former Manor Lane Dairy, I
marvelled at the range, ingenuity and accurate details of his creations from beautiful
furniture to models of ships, lighthouses,
and airplanes. Otto took the rescued planks
from the destroyed blacksmith shop and, using many of his own sketches and measurements, designed and built a scale model of
the shop for Paul complete with tools, anchors and a replica of the sign, The Village
Blacksmith Shop, that once hung outside the
shop on Texaco Alley. After over 50 hours
of intense work, the resulting model was presented to Paul on New Year’s Day 1993, the
day after his 95th birthday was celebrated
at The Chowder Pot Pub. The model had
a place of honor on the piano in Nossolik’s
home on Fifth Street, Greenport until his
passing on November 13, 1993.
The community now mourned both
the man and his shop. The view south down
Texaco Alley was eerily void. Dreams and
proposals for a new “olde shoppe” came
and went with the surrounding tides in
the Village. Searching for an old building
of compatible age, structure, and size to
the original 1870’s shop, they came upon
the1850’s onion shed on the former property of Andrew Dyzenkowski, Sr.’s farm in
East Marion, east of the East Marion Fire
Department (a Charles Meredith photo of
Andrew Dyzenkowski, Sr. on his farm from
the Southold Historical Society’s Meredith
Collection can be found on the frontispiece
of Steve Wick’s book Heaven and Earth, The
Last Farmers of the North Fork.) The land was
then owned by Realtor Herbert Mandel of
East Marion and just before he passed away
in January 1997 he was convinced by Otto
Schoenstein that it would be a good idea to
donate the shed to The East End Seaport
and Maritime Association and he then went
on, along with his business partner Richard
Israel, to donate $10,000 towards the moving and reconfiguration of the onion shed
into a blacksmith shop. Two years passed
and urgency prevailed when, as noted in the
February 4,1999 edition of The Suffolk Times,
the East Marion Fire Department was planning to use the land under the shed for parking and work to prepare the site was to be
undertaken in six to eight weeks. The shed
needed to go! The community galvanized
into action and help in all forms coalesced.
It was truly amazing. I have seen projects take
years to come to fruition - or to even begin or
never begin - but the early May 1999 editions
of Newsday and The Suffolk Times trumpeted
the move of the humble shed from the Main
Road in East Marion to Texaco Alley, Greenport. The move happened and it happened
fast. It did not happen without incident.
The shed was within inches of the footprint of the former blacksmith shop but it
was 3.5 feet too tall. Construction Supervisor Otto Schoenstein said, “No problem.”
He had Davis Brothers Engineering of Blue
Point jack the building up on their trailer
and Otto sawed off the shed bottom to reduce the height by the necessary 3.5 feet.
The building was then so low Davis was
concerned that it wouldn’t clear the road.
That fear was never realized but, as the load
turned onto the Main Road, a tire hit an
obscured metal post, blew and smoke came
pouring out. Fortunately the tire, bought
by Davis in 1941, was one of a dual-tire set
up and the move proceded down the road.
East End Seaport and Marine Foundation
Director and Blacksmith Shop Project Coordinator Merlon Wiggins told Tim Wacker in the May 13, 1999 The Suffolk Times,
“They couldn’t stop to change the tire,
they’d have to take the building off and
they weren’t going to do that.” So the move
gingerly progressed westerly then southward
in Greenport on Main and First Street. It
arrived at its temporary Front Street location in Mitchell Park and was wedged onto
the temporary cement footings prepared by
Greenport Village staff. “I think it looks
great,” said Mayor David Kapell about the
latest addition to Mitchell Park in the same
article. “But it has to be emphasized that it’s
in a temporary location.” The building was
again moved to a nearby site when, during
the park construction, toxic materials were
discovered in the soil of the once heavily industrial marine center on the waterfront and
the site had to be remediated. The building
was finally moved to its current and historically appropriate site when the Village of
Greenport settled its issues with the Mitchell
family and secured the property.
Building architect Rob Brown of
Fairweather/Brown worked on the plans
for the shop. Colin Ratsey dug the foundation with volunteers. Otto enlisted the
volunteers who once worked on the tall
ship Regina Maris when it was at the Main
Street Wharf being restored. These skilled
artisans included Charlie Ley, Gerald
Walts, John Pasquailella, and Dave Higbee.
They donated their Tuesdays to the cause.
A steel box benchmark was installed that
coordinated with steel beams the building
sits on. They removed the second story
floorboards and installed ceiling supports
across the building to prevent its collapse.
Otto Schoenstein worked more days on
the project and he continues to do maintenance and repairs. North Fork Welding,
his sons Joey and Freddie’s business, began
over 30 years ago when Joey worked off the
Greenport docks with a portable welding
truck and was befriended by Paul Nossolik.
They contributed major welding work that
provided support to the adapted blacksmith
shop and smithy equipment. Enough money was raised through donors, underwriters,
and service clubs. Local contractors, businesses, tradespeople, and citizens donated
goods and labor, and memorabilia such as
photographs, Paul’s business ledgers and opera book, smithed articles like anchors and
dredges, and smithing tools were brought
forth, including Paul’s missing anvil. June
Schoenstein wrote, “Five months later on
Saturday, October 16, 1999, the reincarnated blacksmith shop has been reconstructed
in recognition of the shipbuilding heritage
of Greenport in memory of Paul Nossolik,
The Village Blacksmith 1897–1993.” She reported that a crowd of over 200 people attended the opening that included a tour, a
barbeque, and a demonstration of old-fashioned forge work by a bona fide smithy.
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Davis raised the shed so Otto could cut 3.5 feet off the bottom. Compliments of June & Otto Schoenstein.
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Shed cut down 3.5 feet loaded and ready to move to Greenport. Compliments of June & Otto Schoenstein.
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In case you didn’t notice, locals have an interesting sense of humor. Otto Schoenstein, when scanning Paul Nossolik’s business ledgers, came across an unpaid bill sent to Mullen Motors in
Southold for work done on August 14, 1925. The charge was $1 to replace a 1 3/4” Castle Nut on a Maxwell car. Otto took great delight in sending this bill off to Dick Mullen, Jr., the
current owner and proprietor of Mullen Motors. Dick Mullen, no slouch in the quiet, wry sense of humor department, went up in his attic and found an age appropriate check from the long
gone Peoples National Bank of Greenport, compounded the interest on one dollar from 1923 to 2003 and wrote and sent a check to Otto Schoenstein to the amount of $112.61 to cover
the long overdue bill. Compliments of Otto Schoenstein.
Special Thanks
Alice Dyzenkowski, East Marion, New York
Dean Eichborn, Southold, New York. Chowder Pot Pub, Greenport, New York
Richard Fiedler, The Fiedler Gallery, Greenport, New York
Brenda Miller, Greenport, New York
Thomas Monsell, Greenport, New York
Jeff Walden, Mattituck/Laurel Library, Mattituck, New York
June and Otto Schoenstein, Greenport, New York
Heaven and Earth: The Last Farmers of the North Fork by Steve Wick
Images of America, Greenport by Antonia Booth and Thomas Monsell
Long Island: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites, Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities and the Historic Americn Engineering Record. US
Dept. Of the Interior National Park Service.
Newsday
The Suffolk Times
The Traveler Watchman
East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation advertisement recognizing
all the contributions to the Village Blacksmith Shop. This attractive clipping
lists the contributors, all crucial to the remarkable success of the project, many
whose names weren’t included– in the article. The Suffolk Times, October 21,
1999. Compliments of June & Otto Schoenstein.
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Otto Schoenstein and Merlon Wiggins in front of the move off the farm... Mission accomlished! Shop arrives in Texaco Alley, Greenport. Compliments of June & Otto Schoenstein.
Opening Day & BBQ at The Village Blacksmith Shop. Compliments of June & Otto Schoenstein.
Charlie Ley, Otto Schoenstein, Gerry Walts,
John Pasquailella, and Dave Higgle on a workday
at the Village Blacksmith Shop. This group
continues applying their skills to various historic
community projects such as: Hallocksville,
Peconic Community Trust and the Railroad Mueseum
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Compliments of June & Otto Schoenstein.
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How Southold Got Its Name:
Truth or Myth? Some of Each
by Antonia Booth, Southold Town Historian
H
ave you ever wondered how our town got its name? If you’ve visited the
County of Suffolk in England, it might have given you a clue. Suffolk is
one of six counties that make up East Anglia, and East Anglia produced
the majority of Pilgrims and Puritans migrating to colonial America in the seventeenth century. Three of Suffolk’s counties front on the North Sea (Long Island
Sound was known as the North Sea to those who came here around 1640). Southwold in Suffolk has two large bluffs on its sea front: one named New York Cliff and
the other, Long Island Cliff. Still more clues.
My husband and I once rented a flat in Southwold, our mother town, which THE OTHER COASTAL RESORT: This shows Southwold on the North Sea with the
looked out over the water. The closest land was Holland, a tolerant country some Esplanade and beach. Many of the buildings to the left are hotels or apartment houses.
English Puritans (known as Separatists) fled to as their lives and faith were chal- To the right are bathing cabins. In the distant is shown a small pier which has since been
lenged. Actually, it was my hope to channel my husband’s ancestor, John Booth rebuilt into a tremendous tourist attraction.
who, on 7 January, 1610, married Elizabeth Watson, according to the parish registers of Southwold and its close neighbor, Reydon. Unlike most first settlers of
of London.
Southold, John and several others left East Anglia for the West Indies before sail The mortal remains of the minister John Youngs (or Yongs) are buried uning to eastern Long Island. He went from Barbados to Shelter Island and was in
der an elevated table grave in a part of the cemetery of the First Presbyterian
Southold by 1652. We both wanted to know more about his early life, why he was
Church on the Main Road in Southold known as “God’s Acre” and containing
referred to as “Mr.” Booth (not a common appellation for the times), and where he
the oldest burials. The massive horizontal slab across the top of the grave prois buried.
claims, “Mr. John Yongs, Minister of the Word and First Setler of the Church of
Southwold was a fishing hamlet for centuries, supplying herring to the monks
Christ in Southold on Long Island. Deceased the 24th of February in the Yeare
at St. Edmundsbury. It was granted its charter as a borough in 1489 by King Henry
of Our Lord 1671.” (See Welch, Richard F., “Memento Mori: the Gravestones of Early
VII, giving it a measure of independence and privileges.
Long Island, 1680-1810.”) John Youngs’s inscription was re-cut twice: in 1857 and
On a height in Southwold is the magnificent church dedicated to St. Edmund,
again in 1900.
the last King of East Anglia. Its tower is over one hundred feet high and looks over
Three years before John Youngs came to the North America, he made apthe town’s many greens, as well as the North Sea. Nearby is the hamlet of Reydon
plication to the Commission for Foreign Plantations for permission to take paswith its beautiful older church, named for St. Margaret of Antioch. Southwold is to
sage on the Mary Anne of Yarmouth, England (also on the coast of the North
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the seventeenth century one had to give evidence to customs officers, bearing the
signatures of two local justices, of loyalty to the Crown, having no tax debts, and
a certificate of conformity. The Puritans were non-conformists who felt their first
loyalty was to God.
“The examination of John: Youngs of St. Margretts: Suff/Minister aged 35
years and Joan: his wife/aged 34 years with/six/children…are desirous to pass
for Salam in New England to inhabit.” In the margin of the application is written, “This man was forbyden passage by the Commission and went not from Yarmouth.”
Despite the fact that his application to leave England was denied, the clergyman and his family were in Salem, Massachusetts, in less than three months. Some
scholars believe that Youngs and his family may have gone to Holland and left for
North America from there. In any event, John Youngs was accepted as an inhabitant of Salem on August 14, 1637, and received a grant of land. In 1973, the historians T.H. Breen and Stephen Foster wrote, “John Yonges, the only minister in
the 1637 group, left to found Southold, Long Island [named for his birthplace in
Suffolk] in 1646, taking with him another of the Yarmouth emigrants, Philomen
Dickinson, an established tanner in Salem.”
Breen and Foster had the date wrong, it should have been 1640, but their
facts as to the creation of the new outpost are correct. (See T.H. Breen and Stephen
Foster, “Moving to the New World: The Character of Early Massachusetts Immigration.”)
For well over a century it has been accepted that John Youngs founded Southold and that it was named after the English town in which he was married and
fathered children, and where his father, Reverend Christopher Yongs, served as
vicar before him. At the 250th anniversary of the founding of Southold in 1890,
the Reverend Epher Whitaker, cordially invited the vicar of Southwold, the Reverend Proby L. Cautley, to be a guest at the event. Cautley had to decline but as a
gift sent a copy of the parish registers beginning in 1602. “It is interesting to find in
it, before 1641, the following family names common in Southold: Arnold, Booth,
Brown, Clarke, Cocke, Cooper, Corwin[e], Cory, Dickerson, Dickinson, Gardner,
Glover, Goldsmith, Halleck [Hallock], Hubbard, Hubberd, Hull, Hunter, King,
Leake, Mapes, Moore, Norris, Payne, Peck [e], Petty, Pike, Salmon, Smith, Smyth,
Story and Yongs.” (Whitaker’s Southold, by Dr. Epher Whitaker, edited by Rev.
Charles E. Craven, Princeton University Press, 1931.)
In defiance of this certitude, a review of early Long Island historiography
reveals a different and ultimately mistaken narrative. In 1828, Silas Wood, a lawyer
and assemblyman from Huntington wrote: “the Rev. John Youngs was the first
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MAPS IN BOOK: SEVENTEENTH CENTURY SEPARATISTS: Most of the Pilgrims
and Puritans who settled in New England in the 17th century came from East Anglia
in England. The map on the left shows the extent of English settlement in New England
around 1640. Notice how most of the North Fork of Long Island corresponds with the New
Haven Colony in Connecticut of which it was a part. The map on the right shows East
Anglia in England made up of six counties, one of which was Suffolk County, jutting out
into the North, or German, Sea. These were the counties from which came most of the men,
women and children who traveled across the Atlantic to found New England. Southold was
one of the United Colonies of New England.
minister of South Old. He had been a minister at Hingham in Norfolk before he
emigrated to this country.”
This apocrypha found its way into the work of another lawyer, Benjamin
Thompson of Setauket, who wrote in 1843 about Southold:
“The present name was adopted a short time after the commencement of the settlement in 1640…The most material documentary evidence in relation to the first
purchase has not been preserved, but the names of the early planters are pretty
satisfactorily ascertained. Many of them were natives of Hingham; in Norfolkshire,
England…they came to this place with their most distinguished man and spiritual
leader, the Rev. John Youngs.” There is no evidence that any of the Southold settlers whose name Thompson records came from Hingham.
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REYDON CHURCH: Close to Southwold
is the older church named for St. Margaret of
Antioch. Pictured here is organist of the church,
Ruth Chapman.
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Not long after Thompson’s book was published, Rev. Nathaniel Prime of
Huntington wrote his own ecclesiastical history. According to Prime, “Southold
was the first town settled on Long Island. The first company established themselves
here in 1640, and consisted principally of English emigrants from Norfolkshire,
who had spent a short time in the Newhaven [sic] colony…the first pastor of this
church, was the Rev. John Youngs. He had been a minister in England, and emigrated to this country, with several of his church, not long before their removal to
the island.”
By the time John Romeyn Brodhead published his two-volume history of the
state of New York in 1853; the misinformation had hardened and was, as it were,
set in stone. It sounded as if Southold’s first settlers all came at the same time from
Hingham in Norfolk, stopped briefly in New Haven, Connecticut, and then sailed
together across Long Island Sound to found the colony whose Indian name was
“Yennecott.”
The Hingham tale is repeated in Richard Bayles’s sketches of Suffolk Country published in 1874. Bayles hypothesizes that “the name South Hold was given
by New Haven and was suggested by the fact that they had gained a hold on the
land that lay south of them.” He also repeats a since- discredited myth that a party
of thirteen men founded the town. The myth of thirteen founders was begun by
Augustus Griffin who wrote about the event when in his nineties. It was disproved
in Whitaker’s Southold, edited by the Rev. Craven.
All this leads to questions: how could so many early historians be wrong about
the founding fathers of Southold? Perhaps because little attention was paid the
background and origin of emigrants to New England: “the existing literature is surprisingly silent about the migrants’ previous life in the mother country…town studies usually begin not with the migrant in England but with the townsman in New
England.”(See Breen and Foster.) Why choose Hingham? Southold was known as
the most religiously inflexible of the United Colonies of New England, echoing
New Haven as a church-state settlement based on the Ten Commandments. According to a local history of the town, “Hingham in Norfolk was almost depopulated by the group that founded Hingham, Massachusetts.” That would seem to
leave very few to colonize Southold, the new town on eastern Long Island.
Charles B. Moore was a descendant of Southold first settler Thomas Moore
who was, by tradition, born and baptized in Southwold. In 1890, as an official of
the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, C.B. Moore gave a long and
well-annotated address at the celebration of the 250th anniversary of Southold’s
founding. Reading it, one senses that Moore is aware the Hingham tale is wrong
Left: NAMED FOR THE LAST KING OF
EAST ANGLIA: St. Edmund’s Church in
Southwold, England has a tower over a hundred
feet in height which overlooks the towns many
greens and, in the distance, the North Sea. This
is a view of part of the interior of the magnificent church which shows the west end and the
west window.
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ADNAMS BREWERY IN SOUTHWOLD: In 1489 King Henry VII agreed to grant Southwold a charter giving
the town self-government for most of its own affairs. Robert Bishop and William Godyll, brewers and merchants were
made the first Bailiffs. [Chief magistrates]. Each year after the royal charter was granted there was a feast at the
Swan, an ancient inn, which became the Sole Bay brewers still flourishing as Adnams. Pictured are two of the dray
horses making local deliveries and shunting beer from the Brewery to the warehouse in Southwold. With the horses are
Archie Stannard and Fred Hargreaves. Together with its hotels the brewery employs many people. To mark the 500th
Anniversary of the granting of the Royal Charter, Adnams brewed a special strong ale. Southwold ‘s daughter town
of Southold now has its own brewery, the Greenport Harbor Brewing Company, which is in the process of expanding.
Whether or not they will make local deliveries with a team of dray horses is a question that has not arisen.
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but doesn’t want to impeach the credibility of previous historians. Moore writes of John Youngs’ marriage in Southwold,
Suffolk, England, in 1622 with his father, Vicar Christopher
Youngs officiating, and of the baptism of two of his children
in the same church in 1625. Thomas Moore was married to
Martha Youngs, daughter of Rev. Christopher Youngs and
sister of John.
The Rev. Epher Whitaker of New Jersey became pastor
of the First Church in Southold in 1851. He worked as a
printer and newspaper editor before ordination at age 31.
Described as a scholar, a prolific writer and a tireless worker,
Whitaker became deeply interested in the town’s history and
is best known as the author of History of Southold, L.I.; Its First
Century. Whitaker was involved with the Long Island Historical Society (now the Brooklyn Historical Society) from
its founding in 1863 until he died at age ninety-six. He was
also active in the New York Genealogical and Biographical
Society, and helped establish the Suffolk County Historical
Society in 1886.
Whitaker undertook to find answers to which of three
St. Margaret’s churches in Suffolk was the one mentioned in
the 1637 examination of the Rev. John Youngs by the royal
commission for emigration in which he and his family indicated their wish to leave for Salem, Massachusetts. Whitaker
first wrote to the vicar of St. Margaret’s in Southolt in the
Hundred of Hoxne, Suffolk. He learned that “Mr. Youngs
was not at any time in the seventeenth century an incumbent
of that parish.” At the second St. Margaret’s in Wangford,
between Halesworth and Bungay, Whitaker learned in a letter from the rector there was “nothing to indicate that the
Rev. John Youngs was ever minister of that place.” By the
time his History of Southold was published in 1881, Whitaker
was convinced that the correct St. Margaret’s was the one in
Reydon, connected since 1460 with Southwold, Suffolk.
Fortified by the results of his research, Dr. Whitaker invited the vicar of Southwold to the August 1890 celebration
of the formation of Southold’s town and church 250 years
before as described above. The Rev. Proby L. Cautley sent
his regrets with the promise of a copy of the parish registers
as a gift to the town.
In 1915 on the anniversary of the founding of Southold there was a letter from the then vicar of St. Edmund’s,
the Rev. Claude Hope Sutton, congratulating “daughter
Southold” and lamenting the “scourge of war,” its economic effects on tourism, and asking for prayers for the “267
brave men who have already left their homes in Southwold
to fight for their country.”
There has been Southwold-Southold communication
ever since. My husband and I visited with Mayor Ros McDermott and her husband Dennis, as well as the Southwold
Town Clerk Jennifer Hursell, and lunched with the Town
Council on one of our visits. Channeling John Booth was
not a success but we enjoyed our flat looking out over the
North Sea toward Holland, walking on the beach and to the
end of the pier, as well as the fine restaurants and drinking
establishments of our mother town.
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HEADLINE SAYS IT ALL: A banquet at the Reydon Club in Bay View, Southold honors the city after which
it was named. Mayor Andrew J. Critten of Southwold visited with his wife in June of 1930 and local notables
were invited to the dinner in their honor. While in Southold the Crittens were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
(Edna Cahoon) Booth in their villa on Long Island Sound.
A part of this article about the mistaken historiography of John
Youngs’ Norfolk connection appeared in different form in the Long
Island Historical Journal published by Stony Brook University.
Note well: James F. Grathwohl, probably the most frequent visitor from Southold Town to Southwold, England, told me recently
that Jennifer Hursell was awarded an MBE (Master of the British
Empire) on the New Year’s Honours List for her stellar work for
twenty-five years as Southwold Town Clerk. ————————————————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper •
Below: THE FIRST CHURCH: This is the oldest English cemetery in New York State. The part with the most ancient burials, including
that of the church’s founder the Rev. John Youngs, is known as “God’s Acre.” The church, not the original building, is now known as the
First Presbyterian Church of Southold.
Right: RARE ELEVATED TOMB: This photograph by Peter Stevens shows an unusual type of grave similar to that of the Rev. John Youngs who
led a group of East Anglians in founding Southold as part of the New Haven Colony in 1640. The tomb pictured is that of Barnabas Horton, one
of the first settlers. Both gravesites are in the oldest section of the cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church.
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“VISCOSITY” Now Thru Saturday May 5 Floyd Memorial Library is pleased to present an exhibition of new sculptures by
Nadira Vlaun & Kristian Iglesias who unite as both partners in life and in the
practice of art. This is their first exhibition together. Drawing inspiration from
the self-observation experiences of limitations, Nadira creates an external visual
representation of rising internal friction, studied by applying slow resistant force
between two parts of one body and the energy pressing them together. Kristian
conjoins this exploration with the solidification of concrete, its reaction to spatial
objects and the relationship between those elements.
Utilizing Art In Feng Shui April 15
Join Debra Riva, Feng Shui Consultant and Professional Organizer for a complimentary introduction to Feng Shui and how using art can balance and harmonize
aspects of your life, 12noon – 1pm at Terrence Joyce Gallery, 114 Main Street,
Greenport. “Feng Shui, is the study of how to arrange your outer world to enhance
your inner world to enhance your outer world to enhance your inner world…to
arrange your environment to enhance the quality of your life.”— Terah Kathryn
Collins. Debra, a new resident of Greenport, originally from NYC, has been a
consultant and international workshop presenter for many years, helping to create
expansive opportunities for her clients and workshop participants through THE
ART OF ORDER...transforming clutter to clarity, while improving and strengthening the flow of energy in clients’ physical space, whether at home or at the office. Debra Riva, The Art of Order…..631-456-5903.
Harry Lewis fundraiser April 17
Claudio’s Restaurant and the Greenport Rotary Club will host the Locals for
Locals Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser from noon until 8 pm to benefit for the Harry
Project – a community initiative to help Greenport local Harry Lewis. Mr. Lewis,
despite not having the use of his legs for his entire life, has lived on his own
for many years. He now needs renovations to his house and the Harry Project,
launched by the staff and students at Suffolk County Community College’s Eastern Campus, is coordinating efforts to provide the planning and funding to make
his home handicapped accessible. The Harry Project is finalizing plans with local
architects and will employ local contractors and suppliers - who are donating as
much of their services as possible - to do the work. Greenport Rotary members are
anxious to go “Hands On” and help with labor that they can do. Rotary members
will be cooking, busing tables and dishing up the meals. Tickets are $18 person,
$12 for seniors and children under 12. Take out is also available. For tickets, contact Robin Walden, 631.987.5264; Craig Richter, 516.443.6005 or Gwen Branch
631.548.2520 or visit greenportrotary.org for more information.
Rotary Club Dinner Tuesday, April 24
The Rotary Club of Southold Annual “Chicken & Ribs” or “Salmon” Dinner
will take place at Soundview Restaurant, Greenport from noon until 8pm. Price: $20 per person (gratuity not included). Proceeds to support various Club projects
locally and throughout the world. Takeouts are available.
ART AUCTION Saturday April 28
The Southold Historical Society Annual ART AUCTION will take place at 7pm
at Castello di Borghese Vineyard, 17150 Rte 48, Cutchogue. Living Long Island
artists will be featured alongside some of our old favorites, including Caroline M.
Bell, George Hallock, Whitney M. Hubbard. Check out our website to preview
some of the artworks already submitted for the 2012 auction. (631)765-5500
Achievement Day & Craft Exhibit Friday May 4
The Riverhead-Jamesport Homemakers Day Unit will hold it Annual Achievement Day & Craft Exhibit at the George Young Community Center (formerly the
Jamesport Community Center) South Jamesport Ave., Jamesport, 11am - 1pm.
In addition to a display of crafts made by members, there will be raffles of Hand
made items and theme Baskets plus plants and homemade cookies for sale. Refreshments will be served. Come join us for a fun time. For further information
please call: Jane Kropp 298-4239
May Mile & 5K Race Saturday May 12
Please come celebrate Peconic Landing’s 7th annual May Mile & 5K Race, rain or
shine, celebrating Older American Month! Registration: 8:30 AM, 10 AM Walk/
Race. Live music performed by the amazing live band, Mambo Loco. Delicious
BBQ lunch included with registration! Raffle items ranging for all ages! All proceeds benefit the Greenport Fire Department. Please come, have fun and make a
difference! Info: www.peconiclanding.com or call 631-477-3800.
Elias Pekale Shows Summer Calendar
email: [email protected] • www.pekaleshows.com
Saturday, June 2: Antiques on the riverfront -- along the Peconic Riverfront - Riverhead. Fifty exhibitors 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Free admission. RD Sunday, June 3rd.
Details 516-868-2751
Saturday, August 25: 35th Annual Olde Steeple Church Antique Show - Antiques
in the Churchyard, Route 25, Aquebogue. 75 exhibitors. 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Free
for adults, children free. RD Sat. Sept. 1. Details 516-868-2750
CRAFT FAIR VENDORS WANTED
The Rotary Club of Greenport is seeking vendors for its 21st Annual Craft Fair on
Sunday, July 15, 2012. The Craft Fair will be held in the Chase Bank parking lot in
Greenport from 10am - 5pm. Craft Fair vendors may rent space at $70. Tables are
not provided. After June 15, the fee for space rental is $80. New vendors must
send a photo of their work with their application form. For additional information contact Buddy Johnson at 352-854-4507 or at [email protected].
Boat Handling Seminar MAY 12
The Peconic Bay Power Squadron will present “Boat Handling Under Power”,
part of the USPS University seminar series, at 9am at Strong’s Marina in Mattituck. Attendees will learn techniques for controlling their boats in various situations and under a variety of wind or tidal conditions. The classroom seminar
will be followed by an On the Water exercise using boats provided by Strong’s
Marina. (Class size is limited, so advance registration is required.) With many different types of boats, drive systems, weather conditions, sea conditions, boating
circumstances and more, no two boating situations are exactly the same. Understanding these variations is the first step in being prepared to handle what life
on the water throws your way. The Boat Handling Under Power seminar covers
using lines to assist you; close quarters maneuvering; departing & docking; single
screw, twin screw or jet drives; steering in reverse and much more. Learn some
new skills for the summer season and even have the opportunity to try them on
the water.Strong’s Marina is located at 2400 Camp Mineola Road in Mattituck.
There is a $70 fee which includes a waterproof quick guide and student note book.
To learn more or to reserve your space, call Fred Smith at 631-298-1930 or visit www.
PBPS.us. Peconic Bay Power Squadron is one of 18 local squadrons across Long
Island that make up USPS® District 3, a regional unit of the United States Power
Squadrons® - America’s Boating Club®. The United States Power Squadrons is
the premier boating organization dedicated to “Safe Boating through Education”
since 1914. Peconic Bay Power Squadron web site: www.PBPS.us, District 3 web
site: www.WeBoatSafe.org, USPS National web site: www.USPS.org
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201 Manor Place, Greenport • Community Relations: 477-5164
Contact: Eileen Solomon, [email protected]
Thru May 18 – ELIH Auxiliary “Car Raffle” co-sponsored by Mullen Motors, $50
per ticket to win a 2012 Chrysler Sedan or $10,000 cash. May drawing 477-5463
April 20 ELIH Auxiliary Sale, “Letty’s Bags” featuring handbags, purses and fun
fashion accessories, 9am – 4pm, ELIH Conf Room.
Auxiliary Annual Plant Sales, order by May 7 Geraniums and impatiens, pick-up
at the Op Shop or Latham’s Farm Stand. Call 631-477-2047. For pick up at Bob’s
Fish Market, SI, geranium orders only, call 631-765-5331.
May 4 - Sr Wellness Series, 11am – 12 noon, Southold Town Senior Services, 298-4460
May 4 ELIH Auxiliary Sale, “Boutique on Wheels” 9am – 4pm, ELIH Conf Room.
May 10 – Spring Blood Drive, ELIH Conf Rm, 8 am – 5:15 pm. Walk-in’s welcome. 631-477-5100.
June 13 - Annual Golf Classic, Gardiner’s Bay Country Club, SI, Honors Bob,
Jamie and Billy Mills, 1pm shot gun start includes lunch and cocktail buffet, $295
per golfer. Sponsorship opportunities available. Call, 631- 477-5164.
July 31 – Smoking Cessation Classes “Learn to Be Tobacco Free” Tuesdays, July
31, August 7, 14, 21 & 28, September 4 & 25 – 6pm – 7pm. No charge. Pre-registration required. Call 631-477-5121.
August 11 –Annual Summer Gala, Dering Harbor, Shelter Island, 631- 477-5164.
Tall Ships, Memorial Day week-end, Greenport
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rallies and maritime festivals organized by Tall Ships America in conjunction with
US and Canadian ports on the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts of North America and
in the Great Lakes. Traditionally-rigged sailing vessels from Canada, the US and
other countries are crewed by youth (either civilians or cadets) ages 13 - 25 who are
engaged in sail training programs under the supervision of captains and professional crewmembers. Visit www.greenportvillage.com to get updates on one of the
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The Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild
631-734-6382 • www.oldtownguild.com • Email: [email protected]
28265 Main Road, PO Box 392, Cutchogue, NY 11935
Daily April 1 -30 Art Exhibit & Sale at Rothman’s Art Gallery, 10am – 4pm
Sat & Sun April 14 & 15 Indoor/Outdoor Antiques Fair on the Guild grounds.
9am-4pm
Friday April 20 “SPRING AWAKENINGS” Juried Art Competition Show and
Sale Opening Reception. 5pm to 7pm
Saturday April 21
ABILITY FAIR 10:00am – 5:00opm
Sat & Sun April 21-22 “SPRING AWAKENINGS” Juried Art Competition Show
and Sale
Sat & Sun April 28-29 Gallery Open 10:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday May 12 64th ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE, ART EXHIBIT AND
SALE, 10am – 5pm. Refreshments served.
Saturday June 23ANTIQUES AND COUNTRY BAKE FAIR on Guild grounds.
8am– 4pm. Rain date – Saturday June 30.
Saturday July 7 ART AND CRAFT FAIR on Guild grounds. 10am – 5pm.
Saturday July 14 MEMBERS’ YARD SALE on Guild grounds 8am – 4pm. Rain date
July 21.
Saturday August 4 ANNUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW AND CHINESE
AUCTION ON THE CUTCHOGUE VILLAGE GREEN. 9am – 4pm. RD August 5.
Saturday September 15 ART AND CRAFT FAIR, Guild grounds. 10am – 5pm.
Saturday October 6 ANTIQUES AND COUNTRY BAKE FAIR on Guild
grounds. 8am – 4pm. Rain date – October 20.
Saturday October 13 ART AND CRAFT FAIR on Guild grounds. 10am – 5pm.
Saturday November 10 Thanksgiving Holiday OPEN HOUSE. Refreshments served.
Sat & Sun Dec 8 & 9 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE AND CHINESE AUCTION.
Sunday December 23 SHOP CLOSES FOR SEASON 5pm.
The Old Town Arts and Craft Guild also offers:
Adult and Children Art/Crafts Lessons, Project Green Runway, Chess Games
and Tournaments, Piano and Guitar Lessons, Young Artist Contests (Ages 5-15)
The Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild is open Monday thru Saturday, 10am – 5pm, close
Thursday, Sunday, noon – 5pm
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Cutchogue New Suffolk Library
www.cutchoguelibrary.org 631.734.6360
Adult Programs
ZUMBA FITNESS, Free Demonstration Class - Monday, April 16, 6:30pm. Session 1: Wednesdays, April 18-June 20, 6:30-7:30pm. Session 2: Mondays, April
23-July 2, 6:30-7:30pm. (no class May 28) Fee: $60 per 10-week session. Registration required.
THE SACRED ART OF RUSSIAN ICONS, Reading through Imagery, Tuesday,
April 17, 6:30pm. Come learn about this ancient and sacred art. Reservation requested.
ZUMBA GOLD, Free Demonstration Class – Wednesday, April 18, 10am. Session
is Wednesdays, April 25-June 27, 10-11am. Fee: $60 per 10-week session. Zumba
Gold is for mature participants. Registration required.
BOOK DISCUSSION, Thursday, April 19, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet
by Jamie Ford. No registration required. Newcomers welcome!
CANTA LIBRE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, Saturday, April 21, 2pm. Concert will
be held in the Parish Hall. Flute, harp and strings. No Charge. Registration requested.
CATARACT SEMINAR, Tuesday, April 24, 2pm. Registration required. Dr. Soyna Dhar, M.D. from North Shore Eye Care brings a wealth of knowledge and
practical experience.
AARP DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM with Bernie Kettenbeil, Thursday and Friday, April 26 & 27, 10am.-2pm. Fee: $17 AARP members, $19 non-members.
Advanced registration and payment required.
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIE, April 27, 7pm. 50/50 (R). No reservation
required.
INTRODUCTION TO RUSSIAN LANGUAGE, Tuesdays, May 8, 15 & 22, 12pm. Registration required. Lessons will be based on Mango Tutorials (free to
library users); with additional free online tools so that students can make selfguided progress.
ALUMINUM ENGRAVING CLASS, Tuesday, May 8, 6pm. Advanced registration and payment required. Material Fee: $10. Step-by-step learn how to create a
stunning table top or wall mirror.
Children’s Programs
MUNCHKIN MOVIE: Thursday, April 19, 4-5pm. The Pigeon Find a Hot Dog,
No reservation necessary.
FRIDAY FAMILY FLICK, April 27, 4pm. The Muppets.
Custer Institute
www.CusterObservatory.org • 631-765-2626
1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold, NY 11971
Sat., April 14, 7:00 PM - ? MESSIER MARATHON AT CUSTER
A LECTURE and MARATHON by MARATHON FOUNDER, TOM HOFFELDER
Messier Marathons are events during which amateur astronomers attempt to observe as
many Messier Objects as possible in one night. In the mid-1700s, French astronomer,
Charles Messier, compiled a catalog of deep space objects (galaxies, star clusters, nebulae)
that he observed when trying to find comets; there are 110 Messier objects. In 1976, amateur astronomers, Tom Hoffelder and Tom Reiland, created the Messier Marathon. At 7:00
PM, Tom Hoffelder will present a lecture about the Messier Marathon and Messier Objects
then, if the skies are clear, he will lead a Messier Marathon that will last until dawn. Be sure
to wish Tom a “happy birthday” and to thank him for spending it with all of us at Custer! Bring your telescope or share views through Custer’s. Suggested Donation is: $5 Members;
$10 Non-Members; $5 Full-time Students.
Sat., April 21, 7PM - midnight (or later) LYRID METEOR SHOWER PARTY Tonight is
the peak of this shower, which extends from April 16th through the 25th. On average, 20
meteors per hour emanating from the constellation Lyra may be seen at the peak. Suggested
Donation: $5 Non-Members, $3 Children, free for Members.
Fri., April 27, 7:00 PM - ? MEMBERS’ NIGHT
Sat., April 28, 7:00 PM - midnight SATURN APPRECIATION NIGHT On the 15th of this
month, Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, was in opposition, meaning that it came as
close to the earth as it will all year. Tonight is still a perfect opportunity to view this amazing
planet, its rings and moons, as well as other celestial objects. Suggested Donation: $5 NonMembers, $3 Children, free for Members.
OTHER UPCOMING CUSTER and/or CELESTIAL EVENTS
Sat., May 5: Moon Appreciation Night at Custer (the night this year when the moon will be
closest to the earth)
Mon., June 4: Partial lunar eclipse, viewable from midnight until dawn
Tues., June 5: Partial transit of Venus across the Sun, viewable at sunset
Sat., June 23: Custer’s Annual Membership Meeting & Elections
Sat., July 21: Celebration of Amateur Radio: A Mini-Conference at Custer
Sat., July 28: Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower
overnight July 28-29)
Sat., Aug. 11: Perseid Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower overnight Aug. 12-13)
Sat., Aug. 25: Neptune Appreciation Night at Custer (Neptune in opposition on Fri., 8/24)
Fri., Aug. 31: Blue moon (when a full moon occurs twice during one month)
Sat., Oct. 20: Orionid Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower overnight Oct. 21-22)
Fri., Oct. 19 through Sun., Oct. 21: Custer’s 34th Annual Astronomy Jamboree
Sat., Nov. 17: Leonid Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower overnight Nov. 17-18)
Wed., Nov. 28: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Sat., Dec. 1: Jupiter Appreciation Night at Custer (Jupiter in opposition on Mon. Dec. 3)
Sat., Dec. 15: Geminid Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower overnight Dec. 13-14)
Mon., Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Under the Stars at Custer
The last Friday of every month is Members’ Night.
ON-GOING: Custer is open to the public Saturdays, 7PM until midnight for events, stargazing and more (see above for schedule). Staff provide guided tours of the sky via powerful
telescopes (weather permitting). Group visits by classes, scouts, and others are welcomed;
email me or call 631-765-2626 to schedule.
If you haven’t already joined, please consider helping to support this great organization
by becoming a Member of the Custer Institute (est. 1927). Custer is a 501(c)(3) New York
State educational nonprofit that operates on public support (no endowment or government
sponsorship). We rely on dues, proceeds from events and donations to pay the expenses
necessary to keep all of our educational, cultural, and research programs active and available
to you, the community. Annual dues are only $25 seniors and students, $45 individuals,
$60 families (2 adults and children). Thanks!
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Mattituck-Laurel Library
Mattituck, NY • 631-298-4134 • www.mattlibrary.org
LIBRARY PROGRAM CALENDAR:
Sat., April 14, 2-3pm — Lucie B’s Jump ‘n Fun for ages 7 years and up, at Parish
Hall, Cutchogue. Learn jump rope freestyle tricks in a fun-filled environment with
specially trained instructors. A combined program shared by Mattituck-Laurel and
Cutchogue-New Suffolk Libraries. Free. Please call to register.
Mon., April 16, 4-4:45pm — Story Experiences for grades 2 and 3. Discover what’s
inside the covers of some exciting books and enjoy a snack. Free. Please register.
298-4134 Ext.4.
Tues., April 17, 9:30am. — Friends of the Library Meeting. Open to the public, all
are welcome to attend this first meeting of 2012.
Tues., April 17, 1:30-3:00pm — Health Insurance Counseling. Individual, confidential and accurate information and guidance for seniors and other Medicare
eligible persons, sponsored by the Suffolk County Office for the Aging. Call the
circulation desk for an appointment. FREE.
Tues., April 17, 4pm — Book Discussion: “The Last Child” by John Hart. Copies
still available. Call Bev Wowak, Reader’s Advisor for details at 298-4134 ext. 6.
Wed., April 18, 3-6 pm — Friends of the Library Book Sale. Books, music, videos,
games and much more, all at bargain prices.
Wed., April 18, 6:30pm — Civil War Series – Continued. Richard Radoccia continues this lively lecture/DVD series on the era of the American Civil War. FREE.
Refreshments will be served.
Thurs., April 19, 7pm — Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens. Join this book study
and discussion which continues on April 26th. Register and receive a complimentary copy of David Copperfield. Call Jerry at 298-4134 ext, 5.
Fri., April 20, 1:30pm — FILM: “Lourdes” (NR). A woman searching for a miracle
seemingly finds one – but what comes next? Free of charge.
Tues., April 24, 8am — Bus Trip to NYC. Tour SoHo chocolate makers and visit
Eataly. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Cutchogue-New Suffolk & MattituckLaurel Libraries. $65 per person. Call 298-4134 for details.
Wed. April 25, 1p. — Preschool Baseball for children ages 3-5 with caregiver. Get
ready for Spring training with JumpBunch. Free. Please register: 298-4134 ext. 4.
Fri., April 27, 1:30pm — FILM: “Money Ball” (PG-13). Brad Pitt as the general
manager of the Oakland A’s is forced to reinvent his team on a tight budget. Free.
Sat., April 28, 8:30am — Early Morning Yoga. New 10-week session begins. Gain
strength, flexibility and balance. Bring yoga mat or towel. $60/Mattituck-Laurel
residents; $65/out-of-district. Pay at class.
Sat., April 28, 10am - 4pm — Authors Unlimited. This full-day event at St. Joseph’s
College, Patchogue, celebrates reading by connecting teens and authors. Open to
all. Free tickets are available at the Library.
Sat., April 28, 1pm — Chess Workshop for grades 2-6 with instructor Jim MacLeod. Free. Please register: 298-4134 ext. 4.
Mon., April 30, 5:45-7:30pm — Stop Smoking Class: “Learn to Be … Tobacco
Free”. Six weekly classes (no class 5/28) offered by the Suffolk County Office of
Health Education. Free. Register at the Circulation desk.
Wed., May 2, 9 –10am — Chair Aerobics with Laurie Short. New 8-week session
begins. This non-impact class combines aerobic movement patterns while seated
in a chair. Bring dumbbells (3-7 lbs.) and water. $40/Mattituck-Laurel residents;
$45/out-of-district. Register in advance at the Circulation Desk.
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