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A mid-20th century metro-area women's baseball league had three teams from Long Island.
Upcoming Events
Sagamore Hill: Theodore Roosevelt's Summer White House
Author, historian and former Newsday journalist Bill Bleyer will discuss Theodore Roosevelt's summer home at Sagamore Hill and how the house was preserved by his widow, the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the National Park Service, see previously unpublished photographs and a room-by-room guide to the house and grounds
Where
Merrick Library
2279 Merrick Ave.
Merrick, NY
Phone
516-377-6112
Price
free
Website
merricklibrary.orgBook Discussion and Signing: Dana Bash
News anchor and political correspondent Dana Bash will be in conversation with former Congressman Steve Israel to discuss Bash's new nonfiction book "The Elections That Changed the World: Fifteen Pivotal Moments That Shaped How We Live," a book signing will follow, fee includes a book copy, held at the Roosevelt House, register
Graveyards and Cemeteries of Long Island
Long Island historian Robert von Bernewitz will give a talk about the various historic cemeteries, types of burial sites and noteworthy people that are buried on Long Island. Come find out where Mae West, Jackie Robinson, Jackson Pollock, William Sydney Mount and Teddy Roosevelt are laid to rest. You will learn that the oldest burial ground in New York State is on Long Island. It has the largest cemetery in the country as well. There may even be a joke or two. Local Huntington area gravesites will be included. You will learn a lot of interesting facts about Long Island during this presentation
Where
North Babylon Public Library
815 Deer Park Ave.
North Babylon, NY
Phone
631-669-4020
Price
free
Website
northbabylonpl.org
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