Flanders Village Historical Society Hosts Book Talk With Local Author and Historian Richard Wines

Flanders, NY – The Flanders Village Historical Society is hosting an author talk and book signing by Richard A. Wines at the David W. Crohan Community Center, 655 Flanders Road (Route 24), Flanders, on Thursday, April 23, 7:00 PM. “A Farm Family on Long Island’s North Fork: The Lost World of the Hallocks and Their Sound Avenue Community” was released last May. After Mr. Wines speaks and answers questions from the audience, he will remain on hand to greet individuals and sign books, which will be available for purchase.

In “A Farm Family on Long Island's North Fork,” Richard A. Wines traces the history of a vital agricultural community on the North Fork of Long Island through the story of the last family to live in the old Homestead at the Hallockville Museum Farm. The book will appeal to those interested in Long Island regional history and the larger history of rural communities throughout New York and the United States.

“Richard Wines is a past president of Hallockville Museum Farm, chair of the Riverhead Landmarks Preservation Commission and a member of the Riverhead Farmland Preservation and Transfer of Development Rights committees. His mother, Virginia Wines, was a great-niece of Halsey and Emilie Hallock,” according to an article last May in North Forker.

The Flanders Village Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) organization that encourages, promotes and disseminates an understanding and appreciation among the public of the historical and cultural heritage of the hamlet of Flanders and surrounding area in the Town of Southampton. For more information, call 631-284-3737, email jyoung@flandersvillagehistoricalsociety.org or visit flandersvillagehistoricalsociety.org.