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03.19.2021 Around the Island

‘We were each other’s everything’: A remembrance of D. Gordon Potts

On our first date, he took me to Home Depot. I’d never been to Home Depot, but I know rapture when I see it. And rapture it was. Gordon...

03.08.2021 Around the Island

Historical Society honors Manor resident from long ago: Cornelia Horsford remembered on International Women’s Day

The Shelter Island Historical Society is recognizing International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8, by remembering Cornelia Horsford (1861-1944), a woman who left lasting gifts to her community, as...

01.23.2021 Around the Island

Shelter Island Photo Op: Work in progress

A team of millwrights work to install a new windshaft and blades in the 1810 mill at Sylvester Manor, on the final leg of a multi-year restoration project. Long...

01.14.2021 Around the Island

What’s going on around Shelter Island

EVERY WEEK Note: Shelter Island Public Library programs are online; visit silibrary.org to register. Art/Rich Poetry Roundtable: Tuesdays, 4 p.m., Library. CoreSyn with Trent: Tuesday and Saturday at 8...

12.25.2020 Around the Island

Tracking the ghost of Christmas past: An eminent Island historian takes a look back

By Patricia Shillingburg Christmas is the time most in tune with our memories of the holidays that have gone before. It’s why we cherish our individual traditions, why we...

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‘We were each other’s everything’: A remembrance of D. Gordon Potts

Historical Society honors Manor resident from long ago: Cornelia Horsford remembered on International Women’s Day

Shelter Island Photo Op: Work in progress

What’s going on around Shelter Island

Tracking the ghost of Christmas past: An eminent Island historian takes a look back