Floral Park Historical Society

Celebrating Floral Park's History

Welcome
...... to the Floral Park Historical Society (FPHS) web site & upcoming programs, meetings and events.

Floral Park is located in western Nassau County, New York. The village was incorporated in 1908.

For more information about our activities, available collectibles, questions or Museum Tours, please e-mail anncorbett@corbettpr.com or call (516) 775-6849.

NOTE: Please send ALL USPS MAIL correspondence to:

FPHS, P.O. BOX 802, FLORAL PARK, NY 11002

Not to the Museum! Thank you!

“Senior” residents wishing to offer an oral history of their fond memories of Floral Park are welcomed to contact Ann!

We’re Back!

Stay Tuned in for New Meetings Notices!

Our New Adventure Continues!

Floral Park Historical Society

Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 2:00 pm

REC./POOL BUILDING - 128 Stewart Street, Floral Park - (Handicap Accessible)

Presents

The Naming of SEWANHAKA HIGH SCHOOL - A MYSTERY STORY

Dennis McEnery will be the speaker .
History of the school’s name, mascot controversy, and other history of the school

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Floral Park Historical Society

Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2:00 pm

RECREATION POOL BUILDING

Presents

Author Mark A. Torres who returns to discuss his latest book

LONG ISLAND MIGRANT LABOR CAMPS

There will be a book signing!

All are invited to attend.

Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood

During World War II, a group of potato farmers opened the first migrant labor camp in Suffolk County to house farmworkers from Jamaica. Over the next twenty years, more than one hundred camps of various sizes would be built throughout the region. Thousands of migrant workers lured by promises of good wages and decent housing flocked to Eastern Long Island, where they were often cheated out of pay and housed in deadly slum-like conditions. Preyed on by corrupt camp operators and entrapped in a feudal system that left them mired in debt, laborers struggled and, in some cases, perished in the shadow of New York’s affluence. Author Mark A. Torres reveals the dreadful history of Long Island’s migrant labor camps from their inception to their peak in 1960 and their steady decline in the following decades.
- from Mr. Torres’ website: https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467147842

Floral Park Historical Society

Presents

TOYS IN THE ATTIC

1950s AND EARLIER

SPEAKER

VILLAGE HISTORIAN WALTER GOSDEN

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2022 @ 2 P.M.

FLORAL PARK

RECREATION POOL BUILDING

PUBLIC INVITED

INFO: 516-775-6849

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Floral Park Historical Society

Presents

An Historical Perspective:

Floral Park Police Department

Guest Speaker

Lieutenant Tom McCarthy

A fun look-back at times gone by

when criminals were “booked.”

Learn about the evolution of

police radios at headquarters & in cars.

Sunday, October 2 at 2pm
Floral Park Recreation/Pool Building

Dear Members and Friends,

In September, the Floral Park Historical Society will begin program meetings again. The Sunday, September 18 meeting will begin at 2 p.m. at the Floral Park Recreation/Pool Building. Former Mayor Dom Longobardi, Mayor Kevin Fitzgerald, Deputy Mayor Lynn Pombonyo, Village Trustees and Village Administrator Gerry Bambrick have been invited to tell us about “The Pandemic Years; The Village Today”.

Please see the August-September edition of the Docent’s Digest by selecting CURRENT NEWSLETTER in Menu Selection.

If you have not paid your annual dues, let me take this opportunity to remind you. I have attached a membership form. Many people do not know that the FPHS maintains a modest museum at 103 South Tyson Ave. and a very extraordinary archives, at least that’s what I believe. In September, visitors from Florida and Pennsylvania will be taking a “Docent’s Tour” with me. Tours are available for families, students, teachers, scouts and residents -just call (516-775-6849) and I will arrange a tour at a time convenient for you or a group.

I want to again thank residents and former residents for there donations of memorabilia, photos and documents of historical interest. Our collections are growing as we acquire historical materials and preserve them by placing them in special acid-free boxes. Membership/donations help us to conserve and preserve items pertaining to all aspects of local history. Donations also help us to bring the public programs and to create collection exhibits related to local history.

Please feel free to contact me if you would like to be involved in FPHS activities - we can use volunteers.

Sincerely,

Ann V. Corbett, FPHS President

CURRENT NEWSLETTER (menu item above )= Aug. - Sept. 2022

Please note: we are enhancing our website to bring you more historical data & photos. Thank you for your continued support!

Stay Healthy and Enjoy a WONDERFUL Autumn…. STAY tuned in!

Upcoming Programs – more information & times to follow… HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!

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Unless otherwise indicated, programs, meetings and events are held at the Floral Park Recreation /Pool Building at the Recreation Center located at Stewart Street at 2 p.m. on the first Sunday of each of the following months: September, October, November, February, March, April and May.

Floral Park Historical Society Collectibles

Ask about our collectible keepsakes and museum-quality floral prints, reproduced from John Lewis Childs' original seed catalog artwork, when you attend our next meeting or event or please contact Ann Corbett.