General discussion of Long Island history.
Got any cool ideas for upcoming webpages? BGLI is all about teamwork & friendship and we would LOVE to have input from our members. Remember, you are...
Eastern Suffolk or Western Suffolk? William Floyd Parkway is the dividing line.
SINCE BORDERS LEFT TOWN A FEW MONTHS AGO, I HAVE TO RELY ON AMAZON.COM TO BROWSE FOR BOOKS ABOUT LONG ISLAND. LAST WEEK I FOUND TWO PRICED AT $30...
GOOD READ ABOUT THE MONTAUK POINT BOATING DISASTER IN 1951.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FV_Pelican
Neat article. http://nymag.com/news/features/56609/
http://www.newsday.com/long-island-s-national-historic-sites-1.3090926
Well, maybe not treasure but relics from LI's past. Ive been thinking of going on a hunt. Not sure where yet, but Im thinking about a few places. Old...
So, Im back to hunting down all the remaining Schoolhouses on the Island. On Saturday night, I compiled my initial list and came up with 71 potential...
Any thoughts as to where this place once stood? Ive heard it mentioned before that this woman has been trying to figure it out without success. Would...
This article says there are two buildings left from the 1939 Fair. They discuss the boat house that will be restored and they don't mention what the...
Anyone interested in trying to trace the Benjamin Talmadge trail? Starts in Mt Sinai area (Boat landing site) winds down to Mastic (Manor of St...
You get proofed … not carded. You had a sheriff's card. You can tell the guys or girls on the other side of the bar are from Queens . ...
On Sunday Riverhead Raceway hosted it's first round of the HDRA 100' Drags! Considering the amount of car shows and weather, turnout was good. Of...
anyone know that status of pilgrim or how strict they are for walking around there...
Does anyone know what happened to the General Wayne Inn in Southold.
Hello... i'm wondering if any of you remember The Dollhouse strip club that was off of Sunrise Highway... I remember when it closed and it was...
anyone have an insight on interesting abandonments that not many people know about... i've seen and rummaged through all the threads on this forum...
Can someone PM that status or location of this place?
A few schools on the North Fork ,Eventually will be added to the main page. I dont have much info on them. New Suffolk school New Egypt School...
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/list-of-endangered-li-historic-structures-issued-1.1681226 thought I would share it
Its a pretty cool (and kinda creepy) website that has different search functions to help locate a person. Find a Grave ...
1900 - Long Island's first automobile race held along Merrick Avenue by the Automobile Club of America 1896 - James Foulis wins first U.S. Open...
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