Author: Hal Gordon Brown

[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]The Sayville Alumni Association presents a very short video tutorial on searching for historical articles in the Suffolk County News.  We intentionally spell a search name incorrectly and then demonstrate the results, look at how sometimes a multi-word...

[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]Sayville History Splash; February 7, 1946. S. Sergeant Harold J. Limouze receives Bronze Medal.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[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]Sayville History Splash, June 25, 1920, Today marks a 100-year-old Sayville High anniversary! Yes! ONE-HUNDRED YEARS AGO TODAY!   Exactly 100 years ago today was the Sayville High School Class of 1920's commencement exercises!   Please share! this...

[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]Sayville History Splash; Preparing for the day when we can play on Sayville High sports teams!   Continuing the Sayville High School Class of 1950’s “Small Fry” yearbook theme. Photo Eight.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[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] It is with heavy hearts that the Class of 1959-60-61 reunion as planned for several years has been postponed due to continuing concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The safety and welfare of alumni and guests are of the...

[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] Need some help! Does anyone have a subscription to newspapers.com? Apparently, there is an obituary for an alumnus of the class of 1912; Name: Joseph Anton Fisher Gender: Male Death Age: 92 Birth Date: 1895 Birth Place: Sayville, N.Y. Residence Place: 1255 Pasadena Ave....

[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]Sayville History Splash; Do I have to read all these books? Exploring the 1950 Sayville High School library, this lad seems a bit overwhelmed.   Continuing the Sayville High School Class of 1950’s “Small Fry” yearbook theme. Photo Seven.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[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]Sayville History Splash; 1950. What did you do in school today dear? Oh, not much...

[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]There are hundreds of Mary Russo's in the world.  Joseph's very informative obituary provided the missing piece to the puzzle -- Mary's married name of "Bahto".  We then found two people named Mary Bahto in New Jersey and...

[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] A "History Mystery" is solved!  We finally found Mary Russo, Class of 1930!   And, in the process, found her brother Joseph B. Russo, who was in the graduating class of 1934. By all accounts, it appeared the Russo family...

[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]Sayville History Splash; Looking at the world through a Sayville High Seniors camera lens. Check out that camera! Continuing the Sayville High School Class of 1950’s “Small Fry” yearbook theme. Photo Six.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[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]We are pleased to announce the addition of a page to our "Endless Waves" series. This new page honors our beloved teacher and principal Harold Joseph Limouze. Please add email additional information, photographs, and remembrances to halgbrown@sayvillealumni.org or add...

[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]Sayville History Splash; This photo was 70 years ago, 1950. It seems our school children could hear the ice cream jingle for miles! Unfortunately, we don't know the names of these Sayville children.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

[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]Sayville History Splash! Here is our 1956 Yearbook Staff (left to right). Seated; D. Doll, J. Beebe, A. Skidmore. Standing; M. Fusco, L. Ward, D. DiGiulian, J. Hoost, A. Potenza, M. Meier.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...