Oyster Bay Historical Society Calendar of Events

Oyster Bay Town Historian John E. Hammond will deliver the second lecture in the 16th Annual 20/20 Series on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. at the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library  . Mr. Hammond, who is Chairman of The Friends of Sagamore Hill, will talk about 1906: An Exciting Year in Oyster Bay History. Admission is free and refreshments will be served following the lecture.

John Hammond, who has a B.A. from the University of the State of New York, and is a graduate of the Institute of Far Eastern Languages at Yale University, is the author of four books, including Matinecock Light, When the Sirens Sound: The History of the Atlantic Steamer Fire Company and the Fire Service in Oyster Bay, and Crossroads: A History of East Norwich. His most recent book,Oyster Bay Remembered, is a compendium of his weekly columns for the Oyster Bay Guardian. A Trustee of the Oyster Bay Historical Society and a past President of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Public Library, he is a frequent lecturer on Oyster Bay History and consultant on historic preservation. Mr. Hammond's audio-visual tour of T.R.'s Oyster Bay is sure to draw a large crowd, so come early for good seating.