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Library Closed - Juneteenth

The Library will be closed Thursday, June 19, 2025 in observance of Juneteenth.

Historic Crimes of Long Island: Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults
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True crimes and why people are led to commit them have fascinated people for centuries. In Historic Crimes of Long Island; Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s, award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky uncovers some of the most ghastly historical crimes committed on Long Island – from the tar, feathering and murder of Charles Kelsey in 1872, to the East Hampton witch trial of 1657, to the kidnapping of Alice Parson in 1937. Join her as she discusses some of Long Island’s most horrific crimes. Book sale and signing to follow.