Throwback Thursday – Library Wines

Library Ladies at Wölffer Estate Vineyard, 2003 Tina Oberg, Karen Rade, Peg Ambrosio, Charlotte Schorr, Virginia Sayers and Marie Stokes pose in front of the Wölffer Estate tasting room, “Library Ladies” Collection, Montauk Library Archives. In the month of October, grape harvesting and wine-making continue at the crescendo pace begun in September, as workers pick, process and… Read more »

Margaret Potts to be inducted into Aviation Museum’s Hall of Honor

Montauker Margaret Potts to be inducted into Aviation Museum’s Hall of Honor this weekend.  Watch live Saturday, 10/9 at 11AM Eastern Time here!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuqRejOSW6c   Montauker and WWII Army Air Veteran Margaret Potts will be inducted into Urbana, Ohio’s Champaign Aviation Museum Hall of Honor on Saturday, October 9, 2021, by her former flying student… Read more »

Throwback Thursday – Columbus Day Parade

Columbus Day Parade, 1980. Photograph, black and white print, Al Holden Collection, Montauk Library Archives.   There was a flurry of Columbus Day parades from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s in Montauk’s downtown, “the pride and joy” of a man named Joseph Bosco, the engine who powered the event. Mr. Bosco was born in Calabria, Italy,… Read more »

Throwback Thursday – Montauk Point

“Montauk Point, Long Island,” by Charles Parsons.  Article printed in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, September 1871. First page of article, showing woodcut illustration of the Montauk Lighthouse, Al Holden Collection, Montauk Library Archives. Please note:  This article is in the public domain, and can be accessed for free.  See web address below. This September marks the 150th… Read more »

Throwback Thursday – Carl Fisher House

Carl Fisher Home, ca. 1927 Photograph of the Carl Fisher House under construction, Judy Sauers Collection, Montauk Library Archives. The East Hampton Town Board will vote this week on whether to purchase the Carl Fisher House and grounds.  If the Board vote passes, this house will become an historic property funded by the CPF, or Community Preservation… Read more »

September in the Garden

September Garden Checklist September is a great time to divide perennials and plant fall flowering annuals.  In the vegetable garden, harvest ornamental gourds before the first frost, however, winter squash can withstand a light frost and be harvested after the leaves die and the growth stops. Be sure to collect seeds from zinnias, cosmos, morning… Read more »

Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane: Tito Puente

Welcome to Bilingual Storytime with Mary Jane. Today, Mary Jane will be honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month by reading Tito Puente by Monica Brown. This story is about a young Tito Puente, who is known as “The Godfather of Salsa”. For more info about the author, visit http://www.monicabrown.net