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Cedar Swamp Historical Society Collection
Index by Location
- North Hempstead
- Creating a New County: Nassau / E. Smits. Journal of Long Island
History, Vol. 11, No. 2; p.129-144; Spring 1999.
- The history and creation of Nassau County, with slight notations on the formation of Queens County as
well. Towns are noted as having had an impact on how the county was founded. Information dates back to
1784.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- North Hempstead
- Notes on the History of Queens County (Part 2: 1784-1852) / H. Onderdonk,
Jr. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 7, No. 2; p.36-56; Summer/Fall 1967.
- A continuation of the chronological listing of the history of Queens County, but only using larger and
well known towns. Depending on date, and how much information was available, some listings are more
detailed than others.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- North Hempstead
- The Birth of Nassau County (part 2) / G. Weeks, Jr. Long Island
Forum, Vol. 3, No. 12; p.255-256; Dec. 1940.
- A continuation of the article "The Birth of Nassau County," and primarily focuses on the politics and
governmental issues. However, the majority of the article focuses on the people who were influential in
developing the county.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- North Hempstead -- Architects
- Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects: 1860-1940 / R. MacKay.
Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 6, No. 2; p.168-190; Spring 1994.
- A detailed and long article about the various architecture of the important Long Island towns. It also
talks about the development of Long Island in general, especially after wars. The article doesn't go over each
town's detail, but rather talks about how different and unique Long Island architectural development is
compared to other towns. It also gives a run-down of important architectural figures.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- North Hempstead -- New Quarters
- Historical Society Restores New Quarters / [No author]. Long Island
Heritage, [no vol.]; p.4; Mar. 1982.
- A brief article about the restoration of New Quarters, a 19th century home in North Hempstead. The
North Hempstead Historical Society has taken over the project.
- Illustrations or Maps: Yes
- North Hempstead -- Newspapers
- Newspapers As a Neglected Source / R. Winsche. Journal of Long Island
History, Vol. 6, No. 3; p.15-28; Summer 1966.
- This article runs chronologically and detailed account of important newspapers from important towns.
Some newspapers have been destroyed by fire, flood, or plain neglect. It also includes notations when
newspapers changed hands, changed coverage towns, or changed titles.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- North Hempstead -- Peconic County
- State of the Island: Peconic County: To Be or Not To Be? / R. Wunderlich.
Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 9, No. 2; p.140-144; Spring 1997.
- A quick statistical article with a numeric rundown of which towns and counties have the largest
population. It goes into the debate of the creation of a new county in Long Island, called Peconic County.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
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