Mark R. Smith saves time in a bottle, literally. His antique bottle collection preserves the memory of local Sayville and Oakdale dairies, pharmacies, hotels and more. It also tells the story of a time when milkmen roamed the earth, when an outhouse was a man’s castle, and when just about anything could be labeled “medicine.”
On the latest episode of The Long Island History Project, Mark walks us through a lifetime of digging, researching and collecting old bottles.
You can listen to Mark here and find all past interviews at longislandhistoryproject.org
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The Long Island History Project is a podcast featuring stories and interviews with people passionate about Long Island history. It is co-hosted by librarian Chris Kretz and Connie Currie, president of the Sayville Historical Society.
