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The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea
by Jack E. Davis (2017)

A comprehensive history of the Gulf of Mexico and its identity as a region marked by hurricanes, oil fields and debates about population growth and the environment demonstrates how its picturesque ecosystems have inspired and reflected key historical events.

New Collections Digitized

Dugout - The official publication of the William Clinton Story American Legion Post No.342.  This collection begins in 1944.

The Student - This monthly/bi-monthly literary magazine was  published by Freeport High School. It was established in 1905 by three students: Edgar H. Osterhout, George C. Colyer, and Stephen B. Story.   It was described as “a magazine published by and in the interests of the students of Freeport High School.”  Its goal was threefold: promote the interest of the school; create closer contact between undergraduates and alumni; and stimulate greater interest in school affairs.

Thanks to the staff of C3 of the Freeport Memorial Library who helped get this collection digitized.

Farewell Jimmy Breslin

1930-2017

Journalist / Author

The American journalist Jimmy Breslin was known most of all for his streetwise, sympathetic newspaper columns that captured the lives of New York's working class residents.

One key to Breslin's longevity (he began writing around 1950 and was still quite active in the early 2010s), however, was that daily newspaper commentary was only one part of a continuum of talents that extended to fiction writing, biography, and memoir on one hand and direct political activism on the other. Breslin never became a comfortable institution of journalism, always seeking out new ways of expressing his ideas. Politically, Breslin was a progressive in a long New York tradition, motivated by a desire to illuminate the hopes and trials of the working-class people who have come to the city throughout its history and built it into what it is today. (Source: Encyclopedia of World Biography, July 12, 2013).


Click here for library material related to Jimmy Breslin.

Village of Freeport Newsletters

The newsletters of the Village of Freeport were originally sent to residents in their monthly electric bills.  These newsletters chronicled events in the Village of Freeport and highlighted past historical events and noteworthy individuals.  In 2012, the newsletters were scanned as part of a grant for government document.  This publication began in May 1952.

Click here to access the Village Newsletter.

Access to More Freeport Newspapers!

The Leader has been digitized for most of the 1990s and 2000s.  Click here for access to the Leader.