Sponsored by The Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden, Inc.
-Increase flexibility, strength and balance.
-Release tension and stress.
-Enjoy deep relaxation.
All welcome – no prior yoga experience necessary!

Join us at Clark Botanic Garden on Sunday, from 1 PM to 3 PM at Clark House for an interesting
and informative presentation on land conservation efforts on Long Island.

North Shore Land Alliance Director of Stewardship Jane Jackson will introduce the audience to
the Land Alliance’s land conservation efforts and programs in western Long Island over the
organization’s first two decades. Founded in 2003, NSLA is an accredited land trust that has
been instrumental in working together with land owners, municipalities, and government agencies
to protect over 1500 acres of conservation-worthy lands in our community.

For four generations, Kykuit was the home of the influential Rockefeller family. Kykuit, also known as the John D. Rockefeller Estate in Pocantico Hills, is the top attraction in the Hudson Valley. Kykuit means lookout in Dutch and is an apt name for this mansion and its site. It possesses majestic views of the river from its location and was, for four generations, the home of the influential Rockefeller family. Comprising forty rooms, the house was built for the oil tycoon and family patriarch John D. Rockefeller. The art collection in the home is largely the collection of Nelson Rockefeller, third generation politician, NYS Governor and U.S. Vice President. It is owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is designated as a National Historic Landmark. Our 2 and ¼ hour tour will take us through this magnificent four- story Colonial Revival mansion, situated on the highest point in Pocantico Hills. The home features fine furnishings, 20th century art and Chinese and European ceramics.
Cross the millpond bridge to Philipsburg Manor, where will have our box lunch.
We will visit Philipsburg Manor House which stands as a historical testament to the generations of slaves who lived and worked for the Philipse family on the property in 1750. Our visit will include the Manor House and the Slaves’ Kitchen.

The Roslyn Grist Mill is a rare surviving Dutch-framed colonial watermill built for industrial rather than agricultural use. In 1698, John Robeson (later Robinson) was granted permission by the Town of Hempstead (now the Town of North Hempstead) to construct a grist mill at the head of Hempstead Harbor in Roslyn, beginning the history of growth and expansion of the village’s economy. The mill is unique in its utilization of Old World Dutch construction style. This style was once found in the Netherlands and Zealand, but no longer exists today.
Over the centuries, the mill changed ownership, and in 1790, the current owner Hendrik Onderdonk welcomed President George Washington. Placed on the National Historic Register in 1986, the mill has been undergoing preservation since 2018 by the Roslyn Landmark Society and was completed in 2025. Carol Clarke, archivist of the Bryant Library, using historical documents, will tell the story of this unique grist mill.

Part of our "Sunday Seminars on Long Island and New York History"

Learn basic painting skills while working from live plant samples in a beginner friendly environment.
Materials needed for this class will be provided and are included in the class price.
We will be using paint so please dress accordingly.
Please email jsossiromano@gmail.com with questions.

Long Beach - a name that brings to mind warm summer days on the beach, walks on the boardwalk, concerts along the water's edge and the end of the line for one branch of the LIRR. We all know that the City of LB is much more than that short list of pleasantries.
This presentation on the history of LB will cover those changes and the events that has made LB what it is today.

This is the story of a tiny hometown bank which rose to be 18th largest in the nation, under the leadership of Arthur T. Roth, who has been called one of the three most important figures in the history of American banking. His list of firsts is amazing: the first walk up window, the first bank parking lot, the first bank credit card, the first bank installment loan. Franklin financed much of the development of Long Island in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s and pioneered the FHA mortgage. The banks spectacular rise was matched by its spectacular collapse, the largest in history until then. 

Join us for the compelling story of “The House that Roth Built.” 

Part of our "Sunday Seminars on Long Island and New York History"