Simple curiosity took hold of George Bauer one day in the summer of 2016 at his home in Lees Summit, Missouri. But despite the itch to explore and research his family’s history, Bauer had no solid … more

The Franklin Square Historical Society held its annual Fall Fest on Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at its museum site on Naple Avenue in Rath Park. The yearly event draws locals who are … more

Supporters of the Fosters Meadow Heritage Center participated in the 55th annual Steuben German-American Day Parade up 5th Avenue in New York City on Saturday. Various regions of Germany were … more

Fifty local residents attended a horseradish-sauce demonstration on April 21 at the Franklin Square Museum, located on Naples Avenue in Franklin Square. The event was sponsored by the Franklin Square Historical Society, and organized by the Fosters Meadow Heritage Center. more

First settled in the 1600s, Franklin Square developed as a German-speaking farming community in the late 1800s. In 1650, Christopher and Thomas Foster purchased a large plot of land — including what is now Franklin Square, Elmont and several other surrounding communities — from Dutch settlers, and named it “Fosters Meadow." Fosters Meadow existed for nearly 200 years. more

Twenty-five descendants of Fosters Meadow — a Long Island farming community that was purchased by Thomas and Christopher Foster in 1650, was populated by a German-speaking farming community in the 1850s, and is now home to parts of Elmont, Rosedale, Valley Stream, Laurelton, Springfield, Franklin Square, West Hempstead and Jamaica — united on June 4 to tidy up their ancestor’s family plots at the St. Boniface’s Roman Catholic Church cemetery in Elmont. The event was organized by the Fosters Meadow Heritage Center, which is under the Franklin Square Historical Society’s sponsorship. more

More than 50 people attended a horseradish demonstration on April 9, at 10 a.m., at the Franklin Square Museum in Franklin Square. The event was hosted by the Fosters Meadow Heritage Center and sponsored by the Franklin Square Historical Society. Attendees were shown how horseradish used to be made by the German families of Fosters Meadow — a Long Island pastureland and farming community settled by a German population in the mid-1800s, which is now home to parts of Elmont, Rosedale, Valley Stream, Laurelton, Springfield, Franklin Square, West Hempstead and Jamaica. more

The Foster Meadow Golden Age Residence, retirement co-ops for seniors, will be having an additional open house to help fill their remaining units on January 14, 15 and 16. more

Oct. 29 was a great day for 28 local seniors and their families, as the Town of Hempstead held a housing lottery for Foster Meadows senior housing, which is scheduled to be finished before the end of the year. more