The Long Island History Project Podcast
1) Episode 71: Washington's Spy Letters
We've been tracking the history of the Culper Spy Ring for a while on the Project but today we go to the source - two primary sources to be exact. Kristen Nyitray, Director of Special Collections and ...Show More
2) Episode 211: To Outwit Them All: Agent 355 and Peggy Wirgau
Where history fails to provide, authors of historical fiction can fill the gap. In her new novel To Outwit Them All, author Peggy Wirgau delves into the Revolutionary War history of the Culper Spy Rin...Show More
3) Episode 210: Christopher Verga and Nazis of Long Island
Even as Hitler and his Nazi regime ran roughshod over Germany and Europe in the 1930s, there were those in America who championed their rise. And nowhere so much as on Long Island. Camp Siegfried in Y...Show More
4) Episode 209: Three Village Historical Society Oral Histories
Christian Avenue sits at the heart of the Three Village area on the North Shore of Long Island. Surrounded by Old Fields, Setauket, and Stony Brook it has long been home to a community of Black and Na...Show More
5) Episode 208: Culper Spy Day
Culper Spy Day has been an annual tradition on Long Island for over a decade. Created by Margo Arceri in conjunction with the Three Village Historical Society, it has grown into a weekend-long celebra...Show More
6) Episode 207: Oral History with Erica Fugger
Are you curious about the past and love talking to people? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a persistent yet welcoming demeanor? Then oral history may just be right for you! Today we're talking w...Show More
7) Episode 206: Natalie Korsavidis and Farmingdale Local History
Chances are that your local public library has a local history librarian who oversees a rich collection of images, artifacts, and information about your community. Today we highlight and celebrate one...Show More
8) Episode 205: Long Beach Oral Histories
We continue our tour of Long Island-based oral history collections. This time out, Robert Anen (LILRC Project Archivist) and I sat down with the Long Beach Historical & Preservation Society. Robert he...Show More
9) Episode 204: Robert Beattie, Long Island Architect w Richard Beattie
Robert Beattie was many things: an architect, a designer of iconic public buildings on Long Island, and a decorated World War II veteran. But most importantly, he was the father of today’s guest, Rich...Show More
10) Episode 203: Madeleine Bessell‑Koprek and the Paleoecology of Long Island, Australia
There’s a rough stretch of water between Australia and Tasmania called the Bass Strait. Within the strait there’s a group of islands called the Furneaux Group. Within the group lies Long Island, a sma...Show More