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The Valley Stream Historical Society is launching a literary initiative to collect stories of those who grew up in the neighborhood and their experiences.
Valley Stream Historical Society launches literary program
Past and present Valley Stream residents are encouraged to submit their memories, essays or autobiographies to the Valley Stream Historical Society as part of the organization’s new literary … more
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The Rockaway News and Supply Company in the 1940s.
The rise and fall of Rockaway News
It would be natural to think that Rockaway News Supply Company, Inc. (Rockaway News) was named because of its location on Rockaway Avenue — but it wasn’t. The company, which sold and distributed newspapers, was founded in the Hammels neighborhood of Far Rockaway by John Somyak. In its heyday, Rockaway News delivered many papers, including the New York Times, the Daily News, the New York Post and Newsday. more
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Guy Ferrara, right, dressed as General Lafayette, gave a tour of the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration.
Lincoln, Lafayette visit Valley Stream
About 40 Valley Streamers listened to the stories of Abraham Lincoln and General Lafayette from members of the Valley Stream Historical Society who were dressed up as the historical figures at the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration on Feb. 18. more
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Valley Stream community organizations plan for 2018’s activities
There will be many events happening in Valley Stream this year, and various organizations and institutions are working hard to prepare for them. more
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Mike Stanko showed his painting of Ancona Restaurant to Ancona employees Antonina Wilson, Frank Pontrelli, Angela Pontrelli and George Wilson.
Artist showcases his ‘love of Valley Stream’
Throughout the month of December, Michael Stanko’s paintings of Valley Stream winter scenes were for sale as holiday greeting cards at Sip This for $3. As of press time, Stanko did not have a total … more
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Valley Stream Historical Society: Home of the Hupmobile
In February 1928, Lewis C. Elderd (1875-1931), whose ancestry on Long Island dates back to 1660, built a modest 39’ by 77’ one-story brick-faced salesroom and garage. The structure, which cost … more
Part II of II: 30 West Jamaica – a rich past, and a blessed future
In August 1953, another fraternal organization, the Free and Accepted Masons (Freemasons), opened a local chapter — Valley Stream Lodge No. 143. They did not buy a building in Valley Stream at that … more
Central High School alumni and local veterans attended the Sept. 27 meeting of the Valley Stream Historical Society to learn about Chris Critchley’s research. Critchley was second from left.
Remembering Central’s fallen
When Chris Critchley was researching his family’s history three years ago, he wanted to find out whether he was related to Walter G. Critchley, whose name he saw on Central High School’s World War II memorial plaque. That desire compelled him to pore over military records and speak to the families of the 57 other young adults who studied at Central High School and died fighting in World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam wars. more
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Valley Stream Historical Society: 30 W. Jamaica Ave. — a blueprint for success
In 1926, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics , a fraternal organization that was founded in 1853, moved into their stately new home on Jamaica Avenue. “JOUAM-owned buildings from that … more
South of Sunrise — from runways to parking lots part II
In 1933, only a few years after Curtiss-Wright Airport opened in Valley Stream, the negative impact of the Depression led to the airport’s closure. The closing, however, only referred to the … more
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