nassau county historical society JOURNAL

Editors
Natalie A. Naylor, Ed.D.
Professor Emerita
Hofstra University 

Paul D. van Wie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History and Political Science
Molloy University 

History of the Journal

The Society has published its Journal since 1937. Dr. Myron H. Luke* was the editor from 1950 to 1996, retiring at the age of 90. Four issues a year were published initially, vols. 25-33 had one or two issues. Since 1980 the Journal  has appeared annually with more white pages than in earlier years. In the last decade, each issue has ranged between 48 and 68 pages, averaging 56 pages per issue. 

*To view Dr. Myron H. Luke Memorial click the link below 

The most recent issue is: Volume 79, 2024

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors, p. ii

Life Members of the Society, 2024, p. iv

Edward J. Smits (1933-2024): Honoring His Memory and His Legacy

     - Natalie A. Naylor, p. v

The Editor’s Message

     - Paul D. van Wie, p. vi

Patience and Persistence: The Cradle of Aviation Museum, Eighty Years in the Making, p. 1

     - Gary Monti

The Country Life Press Campus: F.N. Doubleday's Progressive-Era Vision, p. 24

     - ​Constantine E. Theodosiou

Speech at the Laying of the Cornerstone of the Nassau County's Courthouse,

        July 13, 1900, p. 38

     - Theodore Roosevelt

The Museum of Democracy Finds a Nassau County Location, p. 40

​     - Bill Bleyer

The Last Word: Historical News and Book Notes, p. 44

     - Natalie A. Naylor