🎨We’re delighted to share a new article on artist Edward Lange (1870–1889), written by Lauren Brincat, Preservation Long Island’s Chief Curator and Director of Collections, and former curatorial fellow Peter Fedoryk. Featured in the Winter 2024-25 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts, a publication of The Decorative Arts Trust, the article explores Lange’s career as one of Long Island's most prolific artists of the late nineteenth century.🖼️
📚Lange is also the subject of our latest hardcover publication, edited and authored by Brincat and Fedoryk, with contributions from Jennifer L. Anderson, Thomas Busciglio-Ritter, and Joshua M. Ruff.
Click below to read the article and visit our website to learn more about Lange’s work, and get your copy of the book!
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🪶"The enemy having now landed on Long Island, the hour is fast approaching on which the honor and success of this army and the safety of our bleeding country depends."
— Entry from the Orderly Book kept by Col. Josiah Smith, commander of Long Island's "Minute Men" regiment, dated August 23, 1776. 📖
📜 Thank you Newsday for highlighting our recent collaboration with East Hampton Library Digital Long Island Collection! This initiative makes over 500 newly digitized historical records from our archives accessible to the public, shedding light on Long Island’s rich social, cultural, political, and economic histories from the 17th through 19th centuries.
🔎 Explore Col. Smith’s ledger and other remarkable documents by visiting the Preservation Long Island page on the Digital Long Island portal.
#PreservationLongIsland #DigitalHistory #LongIslandHistory #HistoricDocuments #AmericanRevolution #Archives #EastHamptonLibrary
Here is a link to the full Newsday article:
https://preservationlongisland.org/wp-content/…
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The correct term for this book would be an Orderly Book..... www.revwar75.com/ob/nature2.htm
Totally accessible and what an awesome opportunity for Long Islanders to dig in to their history.