Port Washington Public Library
Library Publications - Text Only
The library publishes books in the area of local history. Following is a list of library publications. Click on each title for more information on a publication.
Cross
Currents: Baymen, Yachtsmen and Long Island Waters, 1830s-1990s, by Elly Shodell.
Flight Of Memory: Long Island and Aviation History, by
Elly Shodell.
Flight Of Memory: Long Island Aviation History and Folklore
CD-ROM, by Elly Shodell.
In the Service: Workers on the Grand Estates of Long Island,
1890s-1940s, by Elly Shodell.
It Looks Like Yesterday To Me: Port Washington's Afro-American
Heritage, compiled by Elly Shodell.
The Library Years, 1892-1992: Centennial History of the
Library at Port Washington, by Richard Dodge Whittemore.
Particles of the Past: Sandmining on Long Island, 1870s-1980s,
edited by Elly Shodell.
People, Places, Planes: Aviation, Folk Art & Community,
by Elly Shodell.
Person to Person: An Oral History Project of the Port
Washington Public Library, edited by Elly Shodell.
How to Order Library Publications or Obtain Further Information
Individuals must order by mail and enclose remittance. Institutions can be billed
upon request, net 30 days. Make check payable to the Port Washington Public
Library. Shipping is extra. Please add $1.50 for the first book and .50 for
each additional book.
Order by mail:
Publications Department
Port Washington Public Library
One Library Drive
Port Washington, N.Y. 11050
Telephone:
Call us at (516) 883-4400, Ext. 168
Fax:
Send fax to (516) 944-6855
E-Mail:
Send e-mail to localhistory@pwpl.org
More Information on Each Publication
Cross
Currents: Baymen, Yachtsmen and Long Island Waters, 1830s-1990s, by Elly Shodell.
Based on an exhibition produced by the Port Washington Public Library, this
fascinating book describes the people, places, values, identities, times, traditions
and artifacts of Long Island's rich nautical history.
1993. 72p., illustrations. ISBN:
0-9615059-5-8. $12.95 (paperbound)
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Flight
Of Memory: Long Island and Aviation History, by Elly Shodell.
Once known as the 'Plymouth Rock' of American aviation, Port Washington was
a thriving hub of air and seaplane activity for over fifty years. Using photographs,
documents and artifacts culled from dozens of private and institutional collections
around the country, Flight of Memory documents the evolution of aviation in
Port Washington as well as around Long Island.
1995. 86p., illustrations. ISBN:
0-9615059-7-4. $14.95 (paperbound).
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Flight
Of Memory: Long Island and Aviation History & Folklore, by Elly Shodell.
This interactive CD-ROM is based on the library's book and traveling exhibition.
It offers an extraordinary look at the evolution of aviation in Port Washington
as well as around Long Island.
Available at $19.99 each.
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In
the Service: Workers on the Grand Estates of Long Island, 1890s-1940s, by Elly
Shodell.
In the years between 1890 and 1940, Long Island was home to some of the wealthiest
families in America. The Guggenheims, Belmonts, Vanderbilts, Goulds, Hearsts,
Pratts, Coes, Phipps, Morgans, Whitneys and Mackeys were among those who had
estates here. In order to maintain these vast properties and palatial homes,
cadres of workers were recruited both locally and from abroad to fill jobs as
butlers, chauffers, maids, cooks, dairymen, gardeners, valets and stablemen.
In the Service brings the past to life with more than 80 contemporary and vintage
photographs, as well as the narratives of the men and women who worked on the
great estates.
1991. 66p., illustrations. ISBN:
0-9615059-2-3. $14.95 (paperbound)
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It
Looks Like Yesterday To Me: Port Washington's Afro-American Heritage, compiled
by Elly Shodell.
The title of this booklet derives from one of Long Island's oldest Afro-American
families, whose reminiscences are among dozens of interviews which were conducted
during 1980 and 1981. This booklet vividly describes the stories of families
who have resided in Port Washington for as long as two centuries.
1984. 36p., illustrations. $7.95
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The Library
Years, 1892-1992: Centennial History of the Library at Port Washington, by Richard
Dodge Whittemore.
This centennial history of the library traces its story from 1892 to the present
day. In 1892, a dedicated group of local residents, among them several names
which have become geographical landmarks (Hicks, Cornwell, Onderdonk, Searing
and Baxter, to name a few), gathered to form a lending library in Port Washington.
Throughout the 20th century the library grew and developed into the nationally-acclaimed
institution it is today. Mr. Whittemore's illustrated history clearly describes
the exciting journey of an exciting and innovative library.
1992. 190p., illustrations. ISBN:
0-9615059-3-1 (hardbound); 0-9615059-4-X (paperbound). $25.00 (hardbound); $17.95
(paperbound)
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Particles
of the Past: Sandmining on Long Island, 1870s-1980s, edited by Elly Shodell.
One of the little known facts of Long Island history is its contribution to
the building of New York City. The high quality sand found on Long Island was
used for over a century in making the concrete for New York's skyscrapers, sidewalks,
subways and bridges. Between 1870 and 1920, workers were drawn to Long Island
from all over Europe to mine this resource. By 1930, 100 million tons of sand
had been delivered from Port Washington — the major sandmining area —
to the metropolitan New York area. This booklet is both a record and a recreation
of the miners' stories.
1985. 43p., illustrations; fold-out
map. ISBN: 0-9615059-0-7. $8.95 (paperbound)
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People,
Places, Planes: Aviation, Folk Art & Community, by Elly Shodell.
On Long Island between 1910 and 1955, the airplane defined the economic and
social life of the community. Today, people who grew up with the Air Age and
made their living in the aircraft industries have reached the age of retirement
and remembering. Their leisure activities now serve to keep them connected with
the aviation community of the past and hold out the hope of connection with
a community of the future. This book offers a unique insight into the aviation
world that inhabited Long Island for so many years.
1997. 60p., illustrations. ISBN:
0-9615059-8-2. $10.95 (paperbound)
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Person
to Person: An Oral History Project of the Port Washington Public Library, edited
by Elly Shodell. Funded by the Friends of the Port Washington Public Library.
This Friends of the Library-sponsored publication serves as an index to a collection
of taped and transcribed interviews of people associated with the library over
the years. It contains photographs as well as capsule recollections of the subjects
1993. 112p., illustrations. ISBN:
0-9615059-6-6. $10.00 (paperbound)
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