Day in Old Miller Place
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Be a part of history and support the preservation efforts of the MPMS Historical Society by purchasing a space in our 300th Anniversary Keepsake Journal!
DEADLINE EXTENDED to AUGUST 17th 2020
The Miller Place-Mount Sinai Historical Society is proud and grateful to be a recipient of a grant from The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation for $2,000 (reimbursement for a portion of the expenses incurred during the onset of Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order: New York State on Pause). This will aid us in our mission of preserving and sharing local history!
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On Saturday, August 24, the Society hosted an appreciation luncheon for Mt. Sinai Girl Scout
Troop 2750. These girls adopted the historically appropriate herb garden on the grounds of
the (c.) 1720 William Miller House. Each Spring they have brought the garden back to life,
carefully planting, weeding and watering. It is a wonderful addition to the old house and visu-
ally depicts an aspect of family life many years ago. This year the girls surprised us with a
beautiful garden bench to grace the west side of the garden and our expansive backyard. A
brass plate was put into place indicating their donation to the MP-MS Historical Society. The
bench is magnificent and will always be a reminder of their significant volunteerism. Kudos to
the girls and their leaders for their dedication. The luncheon was sponsored by Branchinelli’s,
North Shore Beverage and Stop & Shop and we appreciate the support that helped make this
event a success.
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Believe it or not, the holiday season is creeping up on us. The Society will once again be hosting its annual Postman Pete event on Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 12:30 to 3:30.
Children are invited to bring their pre-written letters for Santa to the old Miller Place Post Office at 75 North Country Road, Miller Place. Postman Pete will bundle the letters for the North Pole!
Visit the historic c. 1720 William Miller House for refreshments and caroling led by local high school students. Each child will receive a letter from Santa delivered to the home shortly thereafter.
The cost is $10 per child. To register, please complete the form linked below and mail with a check to:
MPMSHS
PO Box 723
Miller Place NY 11764
Attention: Postman Pete
Raffles and all other proceeds benefit restoration of the Society’s two historical houses. For additional information please contact the Society at (631) 476-5742. Please register by November 30, 2018.
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The Society would like to thank young Jack Soldano for his tireless efforts to raising funds to benefit the restoration of the William Miller House. Jack’s creation, Comics for a Cause, contributed to the roof and window replacement projects that
Featured in the picture are, Cristin Mansfield (Jack’s mother), Steve Soldano (Jack’s father), Jack Soldano, Bobby Soldano (Jack’s brother), and dedicated friends Jared LoPiano and Cory Gardner.
Jack is an inspiration to us all, showing a commitment to service and his community well beyond his years!
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Thank you all who attended our annual meeting on November 5, 2018. We hope you found the speaker informative and engaging. Please be on the lookout for more events in the coming weeks and months.
Marie Curie was a wife, mother and an extraordinary scientist; the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person and only woman to win twice. Marie Curie is still the only person awarded a Nobel Prize in two different sciences: the Physics Prize in 1903 that she shared with her husband Pierre Curie and Antoine Henri Becquerel, for their work on radioactivity, and the Chemistry Prize in 1911 for the discovery of polonium and radium. Learn more about her life and work as Edward A. Sierra shares his interest in this early pioneer of radioactivity.
About the speaker
After six years in the U.S. Navy, Edward A. Sierra went to work as a field operator at the Hope Creek Nuclear Power Station in New Jersey. In 1985 he began working at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). He was a reactor operator at both the Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor and the High Flux Beam Reactor where he was also a reactor operations instructor. He is the American Nuclear Society (LI Section) Vice President. Ed earned graduate degrees in Training & Learning Technology, Secondary Education, and Communications from the New York Institute of Technology, Dowling College, and Marist College, respectively.