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- Feb 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Peters-Pearsall Partnership
As readers of our blog well know, The Pearsall Family collection has been a major source of research into the lives of Roslyn's Black...
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- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
Forgotten Faces
It is evident from archival accounts that Roslyn residents of African American and mixed ancestry have been vital members of the...
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- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
“Let’s talk it out”: John H. Lewis & The Roslyn School Board
East Hills resident John H. Lewis, Jr. was elected to the Roslyn Board of Education in 1966. He served three terms between 1966 and 1974...
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- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
Those “dreaded 1941 covenants”
Several years ago, the Local History Collection acquired a copy of pages from an early Norgate-at-Roslyn deed. It was received from...
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