Oral history collection, 1976-1982.

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Oral history collection, 1976-1982.

Oral history interviews with local residents, and tapes of talks given at meetings of the Historical Society of the Westburys; most tapes are transcribed. Individuals recorded include Mary Clinton, Hamilton Hill, Ina Wickey, Joseph Siniscalchi, Dominic Piscitelli, Edward Owen, Abe Shames, Devereux Milburn, Ed Smits, Edwin Hicks, Mrs. Arthur Post, Kathleen Small, Gary Hammond, Katherine Lascelle and Ron Wyatt. Topics include ethnic and religious groups in Westbury including Quakers, Jews, Italians, Blacks, and Indians, industrial growth, local government, horses, whaling, archaeology and historic houses, schools, the fire department, the Meadow Brook Club, the Thimble Club, Northern State Parkway, Hicks Nursery, Nassau Hospital and St. Brigid's Church.

2 cubic ft.

Related Entities

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Historical Society of the Westburys (Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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Shames, Abe.

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Hill, Hamilton, 1874-1910

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Smits, Ed.

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Hicks Nurseries (Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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Milburn, Devereux, 1881-

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Owen, Edward.

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Lawyer. From the description of Papers, 1931-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155560885 ...

Hicks, Edwin.

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Wickey, Ina.

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Thimble Club (Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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St. Brigid's (Church : Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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Nassau Hospital (Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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Meadow Brook Club (Westbury, Nassau County, N.Y.)

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Post, Arthur, Mrs.

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Siniscalchi, Joseph

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Lascelle, Katherine.

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Small, Kathleen

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Northern State Parkway (N.Y.)

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Hammond, Gary C.

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Wyatt, Ron

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Clinton, Mary.

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Piscitelli, Dominic.

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