Dozens of Civil War Buffs and Local History Enthusiasts took part in the Society’s Self-Guided Tour of the graves of Lindenhurst’s American Civil War Veterans interred at Breslau Cemetery

Lindenhurst, NY – On Saturday October 28, 2023, under bright blue skies and amid the peaceful, manicured grounds of Breslau Cemetery, the Lindenhurst Historical Society hosted nearly 100 visitors; Civil War buffs and local history enthusiasts, who partook of the Society’s self-guided tour of the graves of Lindenhurst’s American Civil War Veterans interred at Breslau Cemetery.

The tour, sanctioned by the Breslau Cemetery Association, was part of the Lindenhurst Historical Society’s yearlong commemoration of its 75^th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary and was an activity coordinated with the Inc. Village of Lindenhurst’s Centennial Celebration. 

Nearly forty Civil War veterans, some of whom were present at Appomattox and Gettysburg, called Breslau and Lindenhurst home. Thirty three of those veterans were laid to rest in Breslau Cemetery.  For the tour, many of those graves were marked with an American flag and displayed markers describing the late veteran’s biographical background and experience.  The 119th New York Willis Company H. Civil War living historians along with Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) re-enactors regaled visitors with lore and artifacts, setting the stage and helping visitors envision what life was like for Civil War soldiers, veterans and civilians. Marianne Guglieri, Lindenhurst Village Museum Director and her son, Peter, authentically outfitted as a citizen and soldier respectively,  were especially informative;  sharing their knowledge and expertise about the American Civil War;  bringing to life an exciting chapter from Lindenhurst’s historically rich past to all those attending. 

The Village of Lindenhurst is happy to announce the groundbreaking of South Wellwood Avenue Pedestrian Safety Improvements!  The project, which is a recommendation from the Village’s Walkability Study, includes the following exciting improvements:

-Replacement of sidewalks

– Replacement of existing brick work with updated pavers

-New curbs

-Removal and replacement of trees

-New parking angles to make parking easier

-Bulb-outs and Rapid Flashing Beacons to increase pedestrian safety

-A complete road resurfacing

We owe great appreciation to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer Kevin J. McCaffrey for their support and assistance to the Village’s project. The pedestrian safety improvements could not have been done without the $350,000 in JumpStart funding provided by the County.

Deputy Mayor RJ Renna said, “The Village looks forward to continuing to make improvements for the betterment of our community!”

Pictured here (left to right) Back Row: Villa Pizza Owner Joe Delprete, Superintendent of DPW Rick Sorrentino, Trustee Patrick M. Pichichero, GPI Engineer Brian Heaslip, Trustee Douglas Madlon, Trustee Maryann Weckerle  Front Row:  Deputy Mayor RJ Renna, Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce President Jo-Ann Boettcher, and Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer Kevin J. McCaffrey, NYS Assembly member Michael Durso, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Mayor Michael Lavorata, NYS Senator Monica Martinez, GPI Engineer Frank Pearson

The Lindenhurst St. Patrick’s Parade Committee announced that Suffolk County Legislator Kevin J. McCaffrey will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 3^rd Annual Lindenhurst St. Patrick’s Parade, which will take place on Saturday, March 23^rd, 2024.

Parade Committee Co-President & Deputy Mayor RJ Renna said, “As the respected Presiding Officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, a former Village of Lindenhurst Deputy Mayor & Trustee, a long-time Lindenhurst resident, and as a descendent of Ireland, Legislator McCaffrey is the perfect choice to lead our 2024 Parade.”

Parade planning is fully underway, and kicking off the March festivities will be a “Grand Marshal Green-Tie Gala” on Saturday, March 2^nd, 2024.  The event, black-tie optional, will take place at The Piermont in Babylon, 7:30PM-11:30PM, featuring cocktails, dinner, dancing, and music.

Parade Day in Lindenhurst, on March 23^rd, will kick off with a celebratory 8:00AM mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help R.C.C., 240 South Wellwood Avenue.  The parade itself will step-off promptly at 12:00PM at Lindenhurst Fireman’s Park, travel west on Hartford Street, turn south on to Wellwood Avenue, and end at Gates Avenue.  Grand Marshal McCaffrey announced that he has chosen the Suffolk County Police Emerald Society Pipes & Drums, recipients of the 2023 Parade “Best In Show” Pipe Band Award, to lead him and the 2024 Parade along the “Green Line”.

“With Legislator McCaffrey, and the Suffolk County Police Emerald Society Pipes & Drums leading the way, our 2024 Parade will be another successful celebration of St. Patrick, Irish heritage and tradition, local pride, and family fun in the Village of Lindenhurst!,” added Parade Committee Co-President & Proprietor of Belfast Gastro Pub David Crowe.

For Parade Information, including Green-Tie Gala Tickets, Sponsorship Opportunities, and Participation Registration, please visit www.lindenhurststpatricksparade.org.

Pictured here (left to right) are:  Parade Committee Co-President & Proprietor of Belfast Gastro Pub David Crowe, 2024 Grand Marshal & Suffolk County Legislature Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey. Parade Committee Secretary & Lindenhurst Village Clerk Katie Schrader, and Parade Committee Co-President & Lindenhurst Deputy Mayor RJ Renna

The Village of Lindenhurst recently broke ground to make way for a new storage shed at Shore Road Park.  Using funds the Village received through ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act), the Village intends for the storage shed not only house Department of Public Works park maintenance equipment, but to also be used as a supplemental storage facility for the youth sports leagues that utilize the Shore Road Park fields.

Mayor Michael Lavorata said, “The Village of Lindenhurst has put careful planning into allocating our ARPA funds, and we are proud that this project will be of benefit to both the Village and the community.”

Pictured here (left to right) are:  Trustee Douglas Madlon, Trustee Maryann Weckerle, Deputy Mayor RJ Renna, Mayor Michael Lavorata, Lindenhurst Soccer Club President Paul Gordon, and Trustee Patrick M. Pichichero.

Funding provides the Lindenhurst Historical Society with an additional resource to support our overall conservation and preservation plan

Lindenhurst, NY – The Lindenhurst Historical Society is proud to announce the Society is a recent recipient of a NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Grant Program: Preservation Supplies Award.  Grant funds were utilized to purchase a variety of collection management supplies, chiefly archival grade storage boxes designed to safely store clothing, textiles and other artifacts.  The NYSCA/ GHHN Conservation Grant Program: Preservation Supplies and Site Assessment Grant Program is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.  Additional funding from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation supports projects from Long Island and New York City.

This year, the Lindenhurst Historical Society is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee Anniversary.   Founded in 1948 by residents that imagined not only a vibrant and robust Society of likeminded, community oriented visionaries who would perpetually foster the society’s core mission to preserve and celebrate the community’s rich and diverse history, but would continually seek and develop opportunities to conserve and protect the community’s historically valuable sites as well as its collection of historical objects, textiles, artworks and artifacts. 

“As stewards of this collection,” stated Lindenhurst Village Museum Director Marianne Guglieri, “the funding provides the Lindenhurst Historical Society with an additional resource to support our overall conservation and preservation plan and further enhance the goal of using proper collection management supplies to protect the collection.”

“From our inception, the Lindenhurst Historical Society has enjoyed a valuable and mutually advantageous partnership with the Inc. Village of Lindenhurst,” said Lindenhurst Village Historian Anna Jaeger, “and we continue to be united in a shared vision to preserve.”   Ms. Jaeger noted the partnership has produced three instances whereby buildings relevant to Lindenhurst’s founding and subsequent development as the 4^th largest village in New York State were protected from demolition and preserved as museums.  The museum buildings are all historically valuable in their own right but also provide intrinsic and germane exhibit space along with much needed storage for the Society’s collection of local artifacts, objects and historical items.  

The Lindenhurst Historical Society is proud to manage all three buildings as museums; The Lindenhurst Historical House Museumat 272 South Wellwood Avenue and at Irmisch Park on South Broadway, the 1901 Restored Long Island Railroad Depot and Freight House Museum and The Old Village Hall Museum.    Currently, the Historical House Museum and the Old Village Hall Museum are undergoing renovations, suspending museum exhibits and activities.  The pause has allowed the Society to concentrate on the collections conservation.  This Preservation Supplies Award contributes to that effort.

More information is available on the Lindenhurst Historical Society’s Facebook page – Breslau Lindy or by calling (631) 226-0209.

Pictured here Village Museum Director Marianne Guglieri (left) and Lindenhurst Village Historian Anna Jaeger (right).

The Lindenhurst New York-Forward (NYF) Local Planning Committee is evaluation projects proposed for inclusion in the NYF plan and want your input!

Please complete the survey at the link below (or scan the QR code) to provide your feedback on the projects that have been proposed for funding.

http://www.tinyURL.com/LindenhurstNYFsurvey

The deadline to complete the survey is November 3, 2023.

For more information about the NYF process, please visit www.lindenhurstnyf.com

The NY Forward (NYF) proposed project survey has been getting a great response from the community, but seems to have raised some questions about the NYF process.

There was an Open Call for Projects that ended July 26, that allowed public, private (privately owned businesses and property owners), and non-profit project sponsors could submit a proposal. These proposals have been reviewed by the Local Planning Committee (LPC) and that committee will vote on what projects should be part of the Strategic Investment Plan that gets submitted to the State. From there, the State will determine the projects from the Strategic Investment Plan that will receive NYF funding.

The image below will hopefully clarify the types of projects that are eligible for NYF funding and how the proposed projects are ultimately selected by New York State for funding.

The Village does not select what projects are funded and how this money is spent. The Village has, however, submitted multiple projects for consideration by NYS that would benefit the community.

For more information on the NYF process and to read the summaries of prior LPC meetings, please visit www.lindenhurstnyf.com

The next LPC meeting will be held on October 24 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Rainbow Room, 293 Buffalo Avenue.

If you have questions, emails can be sent to lindenhurstnyf@gmail.com of info@villageoflindenhurstny.gov.

Please join us on October 10, 2023 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Lindenhurst Middle School Gymnasium, 350 South Wellwood Avenue for Public Workshop #2 as part of the NY-Forward process.

Come learn about the projects that have been proposed for Lindenhurst and give input on what you would like to see!

Visit www.lindenhurstnyf.com for more information about the process.

The Village of Lindenhurst, in conjunction with the Lindenhurst Historical Society, is excited to announce the September 100^th Anniversary event! The Historical Society, who is celebrating its 75^th anniversary, will be hosting a Volksmarch on Sunday, September 17, 2023. Registration begins at 9:00 AM and the walk begins at 10:00 AM.

A Volksmarch is a 3.1 mile family friendly and leisurely walk from one destination to another where participants learn about specific details of landmarks and history of the Village.

Registration begins at 9:00 AM the day of the event. Pre-registration is available beginning August 31, 2023.

Please fill out the registration form and email it to lindenhursthistoricalsociety@gmail.com. The form can be downloaded here: Volksmarch Registration Form

Registration fees are a donation to the Lindenhurst Historical Society. Pre-registration donation is $13.00 for a single participant and $18.00 for a family. Event day registration is $15.00 for a single participant and $20.00 for a family.

The Volksmarch begins and ends at the Firemen’s Pavilion (Heiling Boulevard). The Breslau Engine Co. will be holding their annual Germanfest the day of the Volksmarch. Participation in the Volksmarch gets you free entry into the Germanfest!

For more information on the event, please contact the Lindenhurst Historical Society at lindenhursthistoricalsociety@gmail.com or info@villageoflindenhurstny.gov.

Starting June 1, 2023, Village Hall will be open from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM. If you have any questions, please contact Village Hall at (631) 957-7500 or by email to info@villageoflindenhurstny.gov.