The Bay Shore Historical Society will meet on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 7 PM at the Bay Shore - Brightwaters Public Library (1South Country Rd Brightwaters, NY).
Our guest speaker, Marsha Collock, will present "The Stanford White Murder". Stanford White was a "famous Gilded Age architect who was murdered on June 25, 1906, by millionaire Harry Kendall Thaw. The killing took place publicly at the rooftop theatre of Madison Square Garden in New York City, a building that White himself had designed." Come learn about the twists and turns of the " Trial of the Century."
Marsha Collock is a lifelong resident of Long Island as well as a lifelong follower of classic films. She does not consider herself a historian in the classical sense, but instead, a Fan with a capital "F" who has a vast storage of knowledge on the subject. She is the author of the classic film blog "A Person in the Dark".
To learn more about Bay Shore's film history, visit the Gibson-Mack-Holt house on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 1PM to 4 PM to view our movie theater exhibit room.
The meeting is open to the public at no charge. Refreshments will be served. Learn more at: bayshorehistoricalsociety.org/programs-news