Sep 24, 2026
The story of Nathan Hale is a foundational myth of the Revolution: an earnest but inexperienced patriot takes on the role of spy and unfortunately ends up a martyr to the cause. But that’s not the whole story. Historian Claire Bellerjeau, chronicler of Robert Townsend and the enslaved woman Liss, has brought to light...
Sep 9, 2026
Today we continue our tour of the Long Island Museum with Joshua Ruff, Co Executive Director, Collections & Programming. This time we’re traversing the 1970s through the exhibit Long Island in the ’70s. It was a decade of change that brought us the end of the Vietnam War, the opening of the Long Island Expressway, a...