On a beautiful Friday, April 24th the Local History Room gave a tour of the Brentwood Cemetery. After the tour we gave a short demonstration on gravestone rubbings. For more information on upcoming tours please contact the Local History Room at 273-7883 ext 309.
The Local History Department has added a new title to our Digital Collection. "The Century of Brentwood" tells the story of Modern Times, a utopian community started by Josiah Warren and Stephen Pearl Andrews, and takes you through the changes to the community up until the 1950's. It is an interesting book that will shed some light on the history of Brentwood. It is also fully indexed and can be searched by following the link and clicking on the book icon.
The Brentwood Local History Department is working on a History Wiki or online encyclopedia. If you would like to contribute to the Wiki please email the History Department at the following address: history@suffolk.lib.ny.us or join the wiki if you intend to write an article regularly. All articles will be edited and verified by the Local History Department. Please click on the History Wiki icon to link to our Wiki.
Long Island Memories is a digitization project sponsored by Long Island Library Council. The library has chosen part of it's collection to make available to the public through this project
Here you will find postcards, documents, letters, books, and photographs about Brentwood's history. If you intend to use any of the collection for commercial reasons please call Brentwood Public Library, 631-273-7883.
