Religion
Mabel Stevenson, Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church
Members, Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church
The First Schoolhouse and Church in Port Washington, 1906
Old Free Church and its schoolhouse.
Mt. Zion Church Floral Club, 1950
From the Mt. Zion Church Yearbook, 1950.
Mt. Zion Church Usher Board, 1950
From the Mt. Zion Church Yearbook, 1950.
Stewardess Board, Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church, 1963
(l. to r.) Marjorie Biddle, Florence Longworth, Minnie Biddle, Reverend Brown, Mary Veit, Lizzie Biddle
The board met every first Sunday of the month at Communion.
Port's First Church: Old Free Church
Old Free Church, Port Washington’s first church, was built in November 1906 near Mill Pond. Services were held for whites and African-Americans.
Reverend David Eato, c. 1910
Born Roslyn, Long Island. Pastored at Mt. Olive AME Church, Port Washington.
Reverend Lillian Frier Webb, Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church
Photo by Dorothea Hahn.
John Simpkins, Jr. at Mt. Olive A.M.E. Church
Photo by Larry Brown.