Local history collection, 1838-1990.

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Local history collection, 1838-1990.

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Deeds, photographs, postcards, account books, bills and receipts, organizational records, court papers, school records, programs, clippings and ephemera pertaining to Lake Ronkonkoma and nearby areas including Lake Grove, Lakeland and Ronkonkoma. Items of note include deeds of the Hawkins family for the family homestead near Portion Road, 1838-1914; a justice docket, with transcripts of testimony and summaries of cases, kept by Charles W. Hawkins, Justice of Peace, 1887-1895; tax assessment roll for Ronkonkoma, 1902-1911; visitors register of the Lake Ronkonkoma Club, 1891; record books of the American Legion Auxiliary, William Merritt Hallock Unit, Lake Ronkonkoma, 1950-1982; a book of minutes and other records of the Lake Ronkonkoma PTA, 1936-1944; and postcards of Lake Ronkonkoma and of Selden, Patchogue, Port Jefferson, Riverhead and other locations on Long Island. There are also photographs of beaches and boats on the lake, ice boats, houses, stores and school children; a school register for District #5, 1892-1893; autograph books, school workbooks and copybooks; and information booklets on the Long Island Rail Road, 1926-1929.

ca. 5 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society.

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Collecting area: History of Lake Ronkonkoma, its residents and its resorts. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155561893 Lake Ronkonkoma can refer both to the unincorporated community of Lake Ronkonkoma, and to the actual lake itself. The hamlet of Lake Ronkonkoma lies to the east of the lake. There is another community west of the lake known as Ronkonkoma. From the description of Local history collection, 1838-1990. (U...

American Legion Auxiliary. William Merritt Hallock Unit (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.)

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Hawkins family.

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Hawkins, Charles W.

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Lake Ronkonkoma Parent Teacher Association (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.)

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Lake Ronkonkoma Club (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.)

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Long Island Railroad Co.

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