11.11.2021 Columns Column: With a Vietnam-era helicopter, they made history In 2000, former U.S. Marine Alan Weiss of Cutchogue had an idea that sounded impossible to pull off but, if successful, would help honor the men he served with...
10.31.2021 Opinion Column: In a bayman’s death is a lesson On a summer day in August, a memorial was held at Green River Cemetery in Springs for a man named Dan King, who had died in North Carolina in...
10.02.2021 Columns Column: A new way to look at history on the East End “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” — William Faulkner In a voice touched with emotion, Donnamarie Barnes stood under a canopy of pine trees on a...
06.09.2021 Columns Column: The buried past eventually reveals itself In this column, I have previously written about different aspects of North Fork history. These stories have explored the fate of the Native people who lived here, the Revolution...
07.19.2020 Columns Column: In 1764, Native Americans asked for help that never came In 1764 something happened in Southold that received almost no attention in the narrative put forward by early town historians. Those historians wanted to celebrate the “founding families,” to...
07.05.2020 Columns Column: The names that represent a story we can’t tell Across the country and across Long Island, America’s past is being examined, thought about in a very different light, criticized and, in some cases, kicked to the curb. Symbols...
12.01.2019 Columns Column: Rising seas, storms present growing challenge for Trustees Here’s a story about what the rising water level in our bays has managed to do in just the past few years.
06.02.2019 Columns Column: A remarkable discovery of our nation’s past Last week, a far-reaching discovery was made in a muddy river bottom in Alabama. It is a discovery that speaks to our history, and to the past we as...
04.06.2019 Columns Column: Climate change unfolding right before us Tide levels in Peconic Bay are higher nowadays, and this is having profound repercussions in a number of critical areas.
03.17.2019 Columns Column: You didn’t know him, but he was a player in our history On March 3, in the tiny South Carolina hamlet of McClellanville, a man named Frank Snyder died. I know this because Mr. Snyder’s niece emailed me last Tuesday night,...
