Author: Hal Gordon Brown

SAA Videos shorts. Ye old history snippits; 100 years ago. Just 41 seconds in length.

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Another thank you to Sandy Flanagan for sending along this additional photo of her Mom, Winifred F. (Otto) Flanagan Tritsch, Class of 1933!

Thank you to Sandy Flanagan for sending along these photos of her Mom, Winifred F. (Otto) Flanagan Tritsch, Class of 1933, wearing the big “S”!

A recent addition to our birthday remembrances and virtual cemeteries; Ethel Maude (Terry) Gross, Sayville High Class of 1908

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Catharsis – Purify, cleanse, clarify Few terms describe the work and art of Richard Sele (SHS 79′) as well. The relief he experienced creating beautiful works helped him process the challenges he encountered making the world a safer place.

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Speaking of the Alvin (and going off topic a bit here), prior to being named “The Alvin”, this massive 1905 building was called “Beechwood”.

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And, the answer to yesterday’s quiz is; James Russell Edwards, Class of 1927.

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A Sayville High History quiz for you!

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The passing of Joseph Peter Durish, Class of 1967. 1 Oct 1948 – 29 Jun 2022 (aged 73)

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sadly, Kathy (Durish) Oliver, Class of 1970 has informed us of the passing of her beloved brother Joseph Peter Durish, Class of 1967 in Florida on June 29,...

The sudden passing of Wallace T. Bryan, Class of 1973

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thank you Ginger Farrell for letting us know about Wallace's sudden passing on September 13, 2022.  Wallace owned and operated Wallace T. Bryan Land Surveying in Bayport for...

Some photographs of Ricky Boss, (Class of 1971) courtesy of his sister, Janet (Boss) Sherrill (Class of 1973).

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A quiz for you… this student’s sketch of a SHS teacher is nearly 50 years old. Can you name this teacher? Hint: it is not the famous Scottish actor Angus Macfadyen…

The passing of Alice Adelaide (Oelkers) Gray, Class of 1952

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We learned today from “Lisa Mariee“ of the very sad passing of two years ago of Rene Esposito, Class of 2005, who was only 33 years of age.

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Kathleen Chandler shared a fantastic photograph of the Budenos Dairy Barn on Broadway Avenue in Sayville which was taken by Gwendoline Fish Chandler in May 1963

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Historians Committee Research Addition Today; Josephine (Budenos) Simanovich, Class of 1928. Born 1911 – we do not know the exact date! Died March 19, 1972 and buried in East Hillside Cemetery Glen Head, Nassau County, New York. Have you heard of Budenos Drive in Sayville?

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Historians Committee Research Addition Today; Herman S. Goodman, Class of 1927. Born October 16, 1909, in Brooklyn, NY. Died July 19, 1987. Buried in Evergreen Memorial Park Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.

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Historians Committte research addition today; Jane L. (Auringer) Mead, Class of 1942. Died July 3, 2009 in Newport, Lincoln County, Oregon.

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Historians Committte research addition today; Robert William Mead, Class of 1935 (died August 20, 2001 at aged 83 in Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida.

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