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Cedar Swamp Historical Society Collection
Index by Location
- Westbury
- Westbury, Mecca of Polo World / G. Preece. Long Island Forum, Vol.
1, No. 3; p.11; May. 1938.
- A very brief article of about the polo-playing in Westbury, including clubs and private fields. Westbury
draws plenty of people of people to play each year.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Westbury -- African Americans
- Friends in the Spirit: African Americans and the Challenge to Quaker Liberalism,
1776-1915 / L. Day. Journal of Long Island History, Vol. 10, No. 1; p.1-16; Fall 1997.
- The history of Quakers on Long Island. The primary focus of the article is on Quaker involvement in
abolishing slavery on Long Island, as well as the work in helping slaves escape. The article also describes how
Quakers have influenced various towns on Long Island.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
- Westbury -- 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
- Westbury -- Sanitary Commission
- Brooklyn and Long Island Sanity Fair: 1864 / H. Styker-Rodda. Journal of
Long Island History, Vol. 4, No. 1; p.1-17; Winter 1964.
- During the midlist of the Civil War, women in Brooklyn and New York City held Sanitary fairs to raise
money to aid the families of those fighting. Many towns on Long Island held smaller versions of the Brooklyn
and New York Sanity Fair, and they each raised a substantial sum of money.
- Illustrations or Maps: No
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