Oyster Bay History

Founded over 300 years ago, the town of Oyster Bay on Long Island in New York has a colorful history, stretching from the Matinecock Indians who gave way to Dutch and English settlers, through the Revolutionary War when Robert Townsend served Washington as the spy, Culper Jr., to its glory years when Sagamore Hill served as Theodore Roosevelt's summer White House.

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

BBC Video: Townsends from G.B. to O.B.

The BBC recently sent a video crew to Oyster Bay to follow the trail of one of the founding families of America - the Townsends. In this case they were following Viscount Raynham, from Norfolk, England, the branch of the Townshend family that spells their name with an "h." Charles Raynham was returning to Oyster Bay after five years, to attend the annual meeting of the Townsend Society of America and to thank his cousins for helping raise $80,000 to restore the bells of St. Mary's Church on his family estate, Raynham Hall. The money was donated by Townsends in Great Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia.

Read the story in the Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot.

posted by The Webshop @ 12:46 PM    

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