Ralph Bunn, Long Island’s Jackie Robinson May 15, 2024 cbkretz Brookhaven Highway Nine. Librarian and baseball historian Fabio Montella returns to the podcast to bring us the story of Ralph “Sammy” Bunn. Bunn was a Setauket native who excelled at baseball all his […] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
Washington’s Commando Benjamin Tallmadge with Richard Welch April 15, 2024 cbkretz Lt. Col. Tallmadge of the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons. The Long Island-born, Yale-educated Benjamin Tallmadge seized his moment to shine in the American Revolution. Whether fighting the British on horseback with the 2nd Continental Dragoons or uncovering their secrets […] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
The History of the History of the Culper Spy Ring February 27, 2023 cbkretz Honoring the Culper Spy Ring. Today we welcome back former Newsday reporter Bill Bleyer. Bill is an author and historian with a number of Long Island-related history books to his credit and today we dive […] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
Returning to the Culper Spy Ring October 25, 2022 cbkretz Setauket and surrounding areas circa 1780. https://lccn.loc.gov/73691554 Today we dive back into a discussion of the Culper Spy Ring, turning our attention to the area of Port Jefferson or, more appropriately, its original incarnation of Drowned Meadow. […] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
William Sidney Mount and Long Island People of Color September 12, 2022 cbkretz William Sidney Mount (l) and The Bone Player (1856) featuring Andrew Brewster. William Sidney Mount was known for his keenly-observed portraits and scenes of everyday life on Long Island during the first half of the 19th century. He portrayed farmers, fiddlers, tradesmen, […] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
Lost British Forts of Long Island March 8, 2021 cbkretz Since moving to New York from his native Canada, David Griffin has made it his mission to find and document the Revolutionary War-era forts that the British used to help […] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
The Synagogues of Long Island July 20, 2020 cbkretz Seeking Sanctuary: 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island. Image courtesy of Brad Kolodny. Brad Kolodny spent four years documenting every synagogue in Nassau and Suffolk Counties that he could find. The result is his comprehensive coffee table book from Segula Publishing. On today’s […] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
Still There on Christian Avenue January 20, 2020 cbkretz Silas Tobias' home on Conscience Bay marked on the 1873 Beers map of Long Island. Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1915 - 1917). History is not the full story if not everyone gets to tell it. And in places where the traditional records are scarce or silent, where do you look for answers? […] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
The Truth Behind the Spies: Decoding AMC’s Turn January 14, 2015 cbkretz Bev Tyler, historian with the Three Village Historical Society, walks us through the true story of the Culper Spy Ring that operated out of Setauket and Manhattan during the Revolutionary […] Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)