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69 items found for ""Spotlight on Educators""
- The Greta-Theo Holiday House
One such facility, The Greta-Theo Holiday House, was located in Roslyn at 57 West Shore Road. “where they receive minimum wages of $35 monthly, at least one afternoon and night off weekly, alternate Sundays off and annual vacations with pay” as one New York Times feature from August 3rd, 1935 states
- Forgotten Faces
Hewlett Hicks, who was described in a 1894 Brooklyn Times article as “one of the most reliable workers
- From the Bryant Room: Remembering William Cullen Bryant on his 218th Birthday
artist community in New York came together to celebrate a man they considered a national treasure and one The artists love you very much, and you know it; we claim you as one of us….a brother of the pencil most
- “We found you!”: The Salem A.M.E. Cemetery
The Townsends were one of many families of African American and Native American descent that had deep He explained that while she had been sent to one of the earliest sections of the cemetery, established
- Marion Willetts Brower: Exemplar of Civic Service
When the Village of Roslyn was incorporated in 1931, Marion was one of the first elected Village Trustees
- Five Generations: The Helms-Robinson Family of Roslyn
In 1969, Julia Ann Helms was one of three octogenarians honored at a Special Mother’s Day Service at
- A Christopher Morley Christmas
One year after the publication of this misty-eyed tale, a piece called “Slow Gin” appeared in a collection Published one year before the given date of Dulcet’s in-story recollection, it can be speculated as a mechanics, and logistics of the holiday, Gissing places the innocent request for “a white china cat”-- one
- Puzzle Pieces: The Art of George Bobek
Mina’s late husband, George Bobek, is one of our favorite local artists whose work adorns the library
- Translation as Poetry: Langston Hughs & Gabriela MIstral
the very first translation of Mistral’s work into English, writing: “I can only say that – since no one
- Fourth of July at Harbor Hill
Despite the reportedly hot weather, it must have been a splendid day for all in attendance and one that
- Moving Forward by Looking Back
They have shared memories of weekend drives from NYC to watch their family’s home being built in one
- Search & Discovery: Library Card Catalogs
was not always the case: While the free-standing card catalog these girls are using is not the exact one