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County workers began removing the roof of Baldwin’s historic Kellogg House to replace it with a new, historically accurate one. The work marks the start of the house’s long-awaited restoration.
Kellogg House roof revamp under way in Baldwin
Baldwinites awoke last Friday to a long-awaited sight — the beginning of restoration work on the historic Kellogg House on Merrick Road. “This is absolutely great,” Nassau County Executive … more
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Ode to the museum, font of creativity
I am a child, scavenging the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. I am 6 or 8 or 10; I can’t recall. Many of the world’s greatest works of art stare down at me. I am unimpressed. My eyes are fixed on the oak floor. more
Let’s celebrate women speaking truth to power
On Friday, many countries worldwide are commemorating International Women’s Day. Meanwhile, in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, all of March will be marked by . . . more
Kim Taylor with her quilt “Juneteenth,” representing the day the United States abolished slavery, one of her many creations on display at Freeport’s South Nassau Universalist Congregation.
Freeport church hosts Baldwinite’s sown stories of black history
She never intended to create a series of quilts dedicated to African-American culture — it just turned out that way. Over the past nine years, Baldwinite Kim Taylor has sewn more than a dozen quilts, ranging from a portrait of President Barack Obama to her interpretation of “Feeling Good,” as performed by African-American singer Nina Simone. more
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Kim Taylor with her quilt “Juneteenth,” representing the day the United States abolished slavery, one of her many creations on display at Freeport’s South Nassau Universalist Congregation.
Baldwinite sews black history
Baldwinite Kim Taylor said she never intended to create a series of quilts dedicated to African-American culture — it just turned out that way. Over the past nine years, she has sewn more than a … more
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Talking about race on Long Island
As a senior at Mepham High School in Bellmore, I’m excited that ERASE Racism has launched a Long Island-wide public discussion called “How Do We Build a Just Long Island?” more
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Black history is a story of migration
February is Black History Month, and African-American history is very much a story of migration. Between 1916 and 1970, 6 million black people left behind the shackles of the rural South and its … more
The cover of "Baldwin Then and Now"
Students explore ‘Baldwin Then and Now’
Future generations of Baldwin students might ask what the community was like in 2018 — and some of the answers will lie in a coloring book on their school’s bookshelf. School officials last … more
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Mingle with the Vanderbilts and friends, as portrayed by Ellen Mason (from left), as Elizabeth Arden; Peter Reganato, as Pietro, the Italian chef; Beverly Pokorny, as Ann Morgan; and Florence Lucker as Consuelo Vanderbilt.
At home with the Vanderbilts
Step back in time at the Vanderbilt Mansion, which offers visitors a glimpse into the gilded past of its former occupant. more
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Strong women will not be silenced
When acclaimed poet and memoirist Maya Angelou described the makings of a great woman in her 1995 poem “Phenomenal Woman,” she wrote of a female spirit that . . . more
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