Brookhaven Town History
Brookhaven Town History
a classified set of links to online resources
-- General
- First Lady Designates Five New Preserve America Communities (Preserve America)
- First Lady Michele Obama Designates Brookhaven Town as a Preserve America Community (Brookhaven [NY : Town]. Press Room, November 23, 2011) -- Congratulations!
- Brookhaven, New York (Wikipedia)
- Brookhaven (Setauket). From The History of Long Island, From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Long Island, New York, Town Histories. Brookhaven, Long Island, NY, History, by Peter Ross (DunhamWilcox.net/ny)
- Brookhaven Town Demographics (Brookhaven, NY : Town - Clerk)
- Brookhaven Town History, by Barbara Russell, Brookhaven Town Historian (Brookhaven, NY : Town)
- Historical Sketches of Brookhaven Town, Settled in 1655 [digital version], by Thomas R. Bayles (Patchogue-Medford Library. Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
- History of Brookhaven (Visit Brookhaven.com)
- Tours (Brookhaven, NY : Town) - Historic Road Trips; North Shore Day Trip; South Shore Day Trip
- Town of Brookhaven (Suffolk County Government, Long Island, New York)
- Brief History of Brookhaven Town / David A. Overton [former Brookhaven Town Historian]
- Historical Sketches of Settlements and Villages of North Brookhaven Town: Belle Terre, Miller Place, Mount Sinai, Old Field, Poquott, Port Jefferson, Rocky Point, Setauket, Shoreham, Stony Brook, Wading River, 1655-1955 / Mildred H. Gillie, Kate W. Strong, Margaret S. Davis, Osborn Shaw
- Code of the Town of Brookhaven, County of Suffolk, State of New York / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
- Brookhaven in Transition: Studies of Town Planning Issues / Brookhaven Town Planning Conference, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1967
- Brookhaven Master Plan Background Memoranda / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Planning Board
- Brookhaven Open Space Study: Technical Report / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town); prepared by Robert Lambe
- Brookhaven Town Land Use Master Plan (1987)
- Brookhaven Youth: A Preliminary Report on the Needs of Youth in Brookhaven Town / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Board. Advisory Committee on Youth
- Comprehensive Recycling Analysis: Town of Brookhaven, New York / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Department of Waste Management
- Draft Brookhaven Master Plan, Overall Policies Section / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Planning Board
- Draft 2004 Montauk Highway Corridor Study and Land Use Plan / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
- Final 1996 Comprehensive Land Use Plan / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town
- Main Street Business Design Manual, July 2003 / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Planning Division
- Lake Ronkonkoma 2009 Portion Road Corridor Study and Land Use Plan for Lake Ronkonkoma and Farmingville / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Department of Planning, Environment, and Land Management)
- Middle Country Road Land Use Plan for Coram, Middle Island, and Ridge, Draft 2005 / Brookhaven (N.Y. Town)
- Report on a Proposed Major Highway System, Town of Brookhaven / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Planning Board
- Sunrise Highway Corridor Study: Islip Town and Brookhaven Town, Suffolk County, New York, October 2008 Draft Report / Suffolk County. Department of Planning
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Brookhaven Land Deeds and Documents Collection (SUNY at Stony Brook. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Manuscript Collection 415)
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Dongan Patent: December 27, 1686 (Brookhaven, NY : Town)
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Records: Town of Brookhaven (Brookhaven/Southaven Hamlets) -early Indian deeds
- Brookhaven Notebook: Town Credit Rating Reaffirmed, by Christine Sampson (Patchogue Patch, July 24, 2011)
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Documents of the Town of Brookhaven, 1697-1947 / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
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Index to the Records, Town of Brookhaven Up to 1800 / George Nettleton, Patchogue-Medford Library
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Records of the Town of Brookhaven, [v. 1:] Up to 1800 (1880) (Stony Brook University Libraries. Online Resources. Research Websites. Long Island Books Available Online)
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Records of the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, N.Y. [v. 2]. This Volume Contains the Entire Records from 1798 to March 1856, Inclusive, Copied from the Original Records, in Their Order, Under the Direction of the Supervisor and Justices of the Peace, and Published by the Authority of the Town. Port Jefferson, NY: Times Steam Job Print, 1888 (Internet Archive)
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Records of the Town of Brookhaven...Books A, B, and C / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
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Records of the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, N.Y....Up to 1800, 1798-1856, 1856-1885 / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
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Records of the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, N.Y....1798 to March, 1856 / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
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Records of the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, N.Y....1856 to December, 1885 / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
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Records of the Town of Brookhaven, 1886-1900, Inclusive: From Book H and Book L / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
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Trustees' Record of the Town of Brookhaven, January 1901-August 1911, Inclusive, Taken from Book L / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
- Black History Commission (Brookhaven, N.Y. : Town) - includes contact information
--- Brookhaven, Mississippi
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Brookhaven, Mississippi (Wikipedia) - named after Brookhaven Town, NY, from which its founder orginally hailed, developed. Our namesake moved its center, to take advantage of a rail line, and developed an interesting history of its own
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Brookhaven, Mississippi Historical Collection (Lincoln-Lawrence-Franklin Regional Library)
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Our History (Brookhavenzone.com)
- Fire Place History Club Wins Cemetery Maintenance Lawsuit (Brookhaven/South Haven Hamlets, August 31, 2010)
- Patchogue Hebrew Cemetery (Holtsville, NY) - includes many reburials
- Research Tool for Use with Brookhaven Town Cemetery [Register], comp. by Osborn Shaw, Brookhaven Town Historian, ca. 1938-39
- Lawsuit Filed to Compel Town of Brookhaven to Provide Cemetery Maintenance as Required by NYS Law (Brookhaven / Southaven Hamlets. Long Island, NY)
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Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Bicentennial Committee. American Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in the Town of Brookhaven [digital version], prepared by research of Harry W. Huson. Patchogue, N.Y.: Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Historical Advisory Committee, 1976, rev. and repr., 1985 and 1987 (Patchogue-Medford Library. Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
- Brookhaven Town, 1850 Census / [comp. by] David A. Kerkhof
- Town of Brookhaven Special Census, 1975 / Nassau-Suffolk Regional Planning Board
- Carmans River Conference / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
- Carman's River Watershed Protection and Management Plan (Draft)
- Adoption of the Town of Brookhaven Community Preservation Fund: State Environmental Quality Review Completion of Findings / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Office of the Supervisor
- Results of the Ambient Air Study of the Town of Brookhaven Landfill, Brookhaven, New York / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town); prepared by Environmental Health Associates
- Town of Brookhaven Community Preservation Fund: Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement, July 10, 2007 / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Office of the Supervisor
- Town of Brookhaven Floodplain Management and Hazard Mitigation Plan (Draft), August 20, 2003 / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town); submitted by Cashin Associates, P.C.
- Town of Brookhaven, New York, Updated Solid Waste Management Plan / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town); prepared by David Tonjes
- Past Presidents (Brookhaven Town Fire Chiefs Council)
- Brookhaven Genealogy (in Suffolk County) (New York Genealogy.com)
-- Geography
- Geography of the Town of Brookhaven (Brookhaven Town, NY--
- Silas Wood and Benjamin F. Thompson, by Robert R. Coles (1970) (LI Genealogy.com)
- David Overton Audio Files [podcasts] (Sachem Public Library) - 132 audiofiles on various thematic aspects on general history, the history of Brookhaven Town history and of its villages histories; by the late Town Historian
- Richard M. Bayles, Middle Island, Patchogue Advance, Friday, November 7, 1930, by Osborne Shaw (Longwood's Journey, courtesy Long Island Advance)
- Thomas R. Bayles Pamphlets, comp. by Cynthia Wandursky Sciacca (Longwood Piblic Library)
- Brookhaven Visions [videodisc] / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). 350th Anniversary Committee
- Brookhaven Voices / Brookhaven Town. 350th Anniversary Committee; text ed., Sue Bridson; design ed., Ann Fossan
- Our Historic Past -- A Legacy for the Future; Town of Brookhaven Tercentenary Celebration, 1666-1966 / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
- Historic District Advisory Committee (Town of Brookhaven) - includes membership, and links to maps of designated historic districts
- Town of Brookhaven's 17th Century Local History, by Beverly Tyler (Brookhaven Travel Guide. Virtual Tourist) - scroll slightly down the page for the article
- Town of Brookhaven's 18th Century Local History, by Beverly Tyler (Brookhaven Travel Guide. Virtual Tourist) - scroll slightly down the page for the article
- Of Women's Lives in Early Brookhaven, 1664-1668 [digital version](Patchogue-Medford Library. Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
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William "Tangier" Smith (Wikipedia)
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St. George Manor (Brookhaven/Southaven Hamlets) - a/k/a Manor of St. George (there were two sets of buildings, one on the North Shore, another on the south shore, on an extensive colonial estate)
- Dongan Patent / Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town)
- Early Regulations in Brookhaven Town, 1655-1754 / Thomas R. Bayles
- Early Years in Brookhaven Town / Thomas R. Bayles
- Setauket, Alias Brookhaven: The Birth of a Long Island Town with Chronological Records, 1655-1679 / Belle Barstow
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Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713 [PowerPoint presentation] (Patchogue-Medford Library. Celia M. Hastings Local History Room
- French and Indian War (Longwood's Journey) - click on French and Indian War in the left-hand column
- Shaw's Historical Work Shows Town had Soldier Draft Back in 1757 (Longwood's Journey)
-- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
--- General
- Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Bicentennial Committee. During the Revolution in Brookhaven Town [digital version], by Thomas R. Bayles. [Patchogue, N.Y.]: Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Historical Advisory Committee, 1976, repr. and rev., 1977 and 1981 (Patchogue-Medford Library. Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
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Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Bicentennial Committee. American Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in the Town of Brookhaven [digital version], prepared by research of Harry W. Huson. Patchogue, N.Y.: Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town). Historical Advisory Committee, 1976, rev. and repr., 1985 and 1987 (Patchogue-Medford Library. Celia M. Hastings Local History Room [searchable digital edition])
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Vote of the First Company in Brookhaven, New York [May 17, 1775] (Northern Illinois University. Libraries. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776)
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Vote of the Second Company in Brookhaven, New York [May 17, 1775] (Northern Illinois University. Libraries. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776)
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Vote of the Third Company in Brookhaven, New York [May 17, 1775] (Northern Illinois University. Libraries. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776)
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Vote of the Fourth Company in Brookhaven, New York [May 16, 1775] (Northern Illinois University. Libraries. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776)
- William Floyd (U.S. National Park Service. Fire Island National Seashore. History and Culture)
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William Floyd Estate's "Old Mastic House" (U.S. National Park Service. Fire Island National Seashore. History and Culture)
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Hannah Jones Floyd (History of American Women Blog. Wives of the Signers)
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Letter from Major Benjamin Floyd of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New-York, to Mr. Rivington [March 6, 1775] (Northeastern Illinois University. Libraries. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776)
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Declaration of Inhabitants of Brook-Haven, Suffolk County, New York [March 10, 1775](Northeastern Illinois University. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776)
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Brookhaven (New-York) Committee [June 8, 1775] (Northeastern Illinois University. Libraries. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776)
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Meeting of the Committee of Brookhaven [June 27, 1775] (Northeastern Illinois University. Libraries. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776) - adopting the resolutions of the Continental Congress, locally, June 27, 1775
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Letter from Major Benjamin Floyd of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New-York to Mr. Rivington [March 3, 1775] (Northeasterm Illinois University. Libraries. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776)
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Suffolk County (New-York) Committee to Committee of Brookhaven [May 5, 1775](Northeastern Illinois University. Libraries. American Archives. Documents of the American Revolution, 1774-1776)
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The Culper Gang (University of Michigan. School of Information. Spy Letters of the American Revolution, from the Collections of the Clements Library. Stories of Spies and Letters)
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Memoir of Col. Benjamin Tallmadge, Prepared by Himself, at the Request of His Children (1858) (Internet Archive)
- The Setauket Spies, by Beverly C. Tyler (Three Village Historical Society. Local 18th Century History. History Close at Hand)
--- Purple Heart
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Elijah Churchill (Wikipedia)
--- Tallmadge Raid, 1781
- Burning of the Hay at Coram, by Thomas R. Bayles (Longwood's Journey)
- Major Tallmadge's Report of the Raid to General George Washington (Longwood's Journey)
-- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
See also Brookhaven Town @ 350 Years [below], Part XI:
Brookhaven in the Civil War, 1861-1865
- 127th NY Infantry Regiment, Civil War (N.Y.S. Military Museum and Veterans Research Center) - scroll down to "For Further Reading" and note the entry under "Brady, Matthew B."
- Andrew Washington Moger, 1844-1904 (The Hamlet People)
- Civil War (Longwood's Journey) - click on Civil War in left-hand column
- Civil War, 1861-1865 (Patchogue-Medford Library. Patchogue-Medford Area Historic Images @ Flickr.com)
-- History, 1870-1879
--- PML Catalog Sampler:
- Brookhaven Villages of 1874 / Thomas R. Bayles
-- History -- World War, 1939-1945
--- PML Catalog Sampler:
-- Industry
--- PML Catalog Sampler:
- Early Mills, Roads, and Industries in Brookhaven Town / Thomas R. Bayles
-- National Register Properties
- National Register of Historic Places Listings in Brookhaven (Town), New York (Wikipedia; from listings of the U.S. Interior Department's National Register of Historic Places)
-- Photography
--- PML Catalog Sampler:
- Arthur S. Greene, 1867-1955: The Life and Work of a Long Island Photographer / Kenneth C. Brady
- The Blessed Isle: Hal B. Fullerton and His Image of Long Island, 1897-1927 / Charles L. Sachs
-- Slavery
See also African-American History
- Slavery in Brookhaven Town: History of Suffolk County (1882) (Longwood's Journey)
---- PML Catalog Sampler:
- From Slavery to Emancipation in Brookhaven Town [PowerPoint presentation], comp. & ed. by Mark Rothenberg (Patchogue-Medford Library. Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
