nassau county historical society JOURNAL

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

Associate Editor
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 78, 2023

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors, p. ii

Life Members of the Society, 2023, p. iv

The President’s Message

     - Scott Fairgrieve, p. v

The Editor’s Message

     - Paul D. van Wie, p. vi

Mismeasuring the Unkechaugs: Eugenics, Race, and Identity in America, p. 1

     - John A. Strong

An Introduction to Ruth Bader’s Article, "Two Long Island Shipwrecks” and

      the Landmarking of the Bristol and Mexico Monument in the Mariners

      Burying Ground, p. 19

     - ​Paul D. van Wie

Two Long Island Shipwrecks, p. 25

     - ​Ruth Bader

The Merrick Gables, p. 31

​     - Paul D. van Wie

The Last Word: Historical News and Book Notes, p. 38

     - Natalie A. Naylor