Papers, 1866-1985.

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Papers, 1866-1985.

Papers about the Gildersleeve family of Mattituck, including a family history and family photographs, with pictures of the Gildersleeve Department Store, 1913-1920s. Donald Gildersleeve's personal scrapbook contains poems and other writing by him, clippings on local topics, 19505s, World War I memorabilia, and material on Charles Gildersleeve who worked for the Long Island Rail Road; also, letters from Donald after retirement in Peru, N.Y., 1980-1985. There is a history of the Mattituck Presbyterian Church, 1960; programs and poetry of the Mattituck Literary Society, ca. 1921; programs of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, 1901, and of the Mattituck Lecture Association, 1909-1910; and miscellaneous clippings, 1866-1923.

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Church organized in 1715. In 1752, the parishes of Mattituck and Aquebogue united and were officially incorporated as Union Parish in 1817. Union Parish as a corporate entity dissolved in 1853. The church was New School, 1838-1870. In 1831, members living in the Middle District formed a separate church. This church met in various locations early on including Southold, N.Y., and Riverhead, N.Y., but most commonly reported its location as Franklinville, N.Y., and, in the late 19th century as the F...

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