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The 2008 Calendar of events (Second Half)

You can also read copies of this year's and past years' New Portico

September
	7	*Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building Grand Opening, noon to 4:00.* This Iconic structure was acquired by the Huntington Historical Society in 2000. That was the beginning of an ambitious eight year restoration project which has brought it back to become a focal point for the community. This opening is the culmination of this effort.
	11	Conklin House lecture 5, Lecture 2:00 pm, (Refreshments 1:30). Members Free, Non members $5 "Gatsby's 'West Egg' and the 'Slender Riotous Island' in the 1920's" by Dr. Natalie Naylor
	13	An Evening of Wine Under the Stars - Dr. Daniel W. Kissam House Museum
	24	Genealogy Workshop meeting at 7:00 pm at the Huntington Public Library Unearthing Buried Treasure The family history records of the /George Sim Johnston Archives of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children: Their scope, content and how to access them. Speaker: Joseph T. Gleason, Director of Administration, Education and Archives, NYSPCC. .
October
	4 & 5	The Museum Challenge, Noon to 4 pm each day, is a historic treasure hunt for the whole family in which visitors can purchase the map, shown above, for $5. They can then follow the map to see ten different historic buildings.
	19	Apple Festival, At the Dr. Daniel W. Kissam House Museum property Noon to 4:00. The leaves are falling and the crops are being taken in. Apples are dropping from the trees and the Society is celebrating. Come join in the festival. Bring your children to play traditional games, try old-time crafts and dance to the tunes of traditional music.
	22	Genealogy Workshop meeting7:00 pm at the Conklin BArn. Subject TBD.
	25	Conklin lecture 6, Special Lecture: in the Conklin Barn, 7:30 to 9:00 pm (refreshments at 7:00), "Ghosts of Long Island, Stories of the Paranormal II"Local author, photographer and historian, Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, has been working with Paranormal Investigator, Joe Giaquinto, on assignment researching and investigating haunted places throughout Long Island. Ms. Brosky is the author of two books on Huntington’s history, and now she is branching out to include many untold tales in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Stories will include live interviews, legends, myths, murders and some never before told tales of the unexplainable. Free for members. $10 for non-members. Appropriate for ages 12 and up. Reservations Required
	25	The Huntington Historical Society and the Huntington Town Historian will host the Association of Suffolk County Historical Societies Meeting. Registration Required by October 14th This will be a luncheon meeting and tours of our historic properties hosted by the Huntington Historical Society, Jo-Ann. Raia, Huntington Town Clerk and Robert C. Hughes, Huntington Town Historian. 8 to 9am--Registration & board bus Senior Center in Cinema Arts building 9 to noon---Tours Huntington Town Clerk's Archives, to 1653 Colonial Arsenal Restored Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bldg 1795 Dr. Daniel W. Kissam House 1750 David Conklin Farmhouse and Museum 12:30----Luncheon Meeting, Huntington Crescent Club $31 For information Call (631) 427-7047 X401 or 351-3244
November	19	Genealogy Workshop, 7:00 pm at the Conklin Barn. Subject: TBD
December	7	Holiday Historic House tour, We invite you to celebrate the holiday season by joining us for this exceptional tour between noon and 4:00 pm. Each year in December the Huntington Historical Society arranges tours of local residences that date from Colonial times through the current century. The owners of these houses, open their homes as a service to the community and the Society, to demonstrate life styles throughout our country's history. Each house is chosen for its distinct design and historical details and refreshments are served, as part of the tour, at one of the Society's museums. A tour of the museum is included.
	17	Genealogy Workshop, Holiday party, Sharing memories