LOCAL GROUP HONORS CIVIL WAR VETERANS&nbsp;ON JUNETEENTH
On
 June 19, 2026, the Society of the Grand Army of the Republic (SoGAR) 
will continue its tradition of honoring Civil War veterans by conducting
 its fifth Juneteenth Commemoration Ceremony at the Citizen Soldier GAR 
statue on Baker Street in Patchogue at 9:30 AM and, later, convening to 
dedicate the headstone of Civil War veteran Abraham Tobias at Old Bethel
 Cemetery, at the corner of Christian Ave. and Woodfield Road, Stony 
Brook, New York.
SoGAR
 has held Juneteenth commemoration ceremonies since 2021, when 
Juneteenth became a federal holiday. Their traditional ceremony at the 
Citizen Soldier GAR statue features a reading of General Order No. 3. 
The ceremony in Stony Brook honoring Corporal Abraham Tobias will 
include a wreath-laying to honor his service to the nation. Members of 
the 67th New York Infantry Long Island Volunteers will serve as Honor Guard at both events, and the 6th New York Independent Battery will fire their cannon during the program. All are welcome to attend these events.
SoGAR
 is a historical, educational, and patriotic organization and a 501(c)3 
charity founded in 2017 and dedicated to advancing an understanding of 
the Civil War. SoGAR is responsible for the restoration of the Civil War
 Monument on Baker Street in Patchogue and for the placement of historic
 roadside markers for Civil War patriots General Regis deTrobriand in 
Sayville and General Nathaniel McLean in Bellport. A fraternal society, 
SoGAR welcomes history enthusiasts of all ages as members. For more 
information, visit <a href="https://www.SoGAR.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.SoGAR.org</a>.

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Hello neighbors,
You, your family and your friends are invited to attend our Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. for one hour of inspiration and prayer.
We also have a Sunday School at the same time&nbsp;for kids up to the age of 20.
On Wednesdays, at 7:15 p.m. you can call a free conference call number to listen to timely readings and testimonies.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hear ideas&nbsp;from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy.&nbsp;&nbsp;The free number is: 1-617-829-7766. 
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Nothing says spring better than our popular Classic Design Luncheon and Lecture! We’re honored to feature Genevieve Wheeler-Brown, the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://beyondblueandwhite.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">“Beyond Blue and White.”</a>
Wheeler-Brown’s book explores the history of Delftware ceramics, focusing on the often-overlooked roles of women as makers, patrons, and collectors, from 17th-century factory owners like&nbsp;Barbara Rotteveel&nbsp;to Gilded Age collectors like&nbsp;Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. A must for devotees of decorative arts and the history of material culture. 
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Founding Genevieve Wheeler Decorative Art Advisory in 2003, Genevieve comes to the advisory business with more than 12 years of experience in the auction world, strong generalist knowledge and a wide range of contacts in American, European and Asian decorative and fine arts.
Genevieve began her career with Christie’s in 1992 with the European Decorative Arts Department after working as an intern at The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C. in 1990. She was then asked to run Overseas Consignments at Christie’s Park Avenue, a department that handled inquiries for European based auctions including Indian and Southeast Asian art, Islamic Art, Miniatures, Textiles and Cameras. In 1995 Genevieve became the New York contact for sales of Fabergé and Russian Silver at Christie’s Park Avenue and most recently was as a specialist in Fine Musical Instruments at Christie’s Rockefeller Center from 1998 to 2003.
While at Christie’s, she was involved with important sales such as ‘The Pine Cone Egg’ by Carl Fabergé and ‘The Taft’ Stradivari which fetched the auction record for an instrument sold in the United States. She has also been an appraiser on the PBS production ‘The Antiques Roadshow’.
A supporter of several fine and decorative art related institutions, Genevieve has served on the Board of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York, served as a member of the Young Fellows Steering Committee of the Frick Collection from 1995 to 2005 and co-Chaired the Winter Antiques Show Young Collector’s Night, New York in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Genevieve currently advises several organizations including <a href="https://www.dumbartonhouse.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dumbarton House</a>, a Federal period house museum in Georgetown, as a board member as well as for <a href="https://www.thewintershow.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Winter Show</a> as a vice-chair of Opening Night and as co-founder of The Winter Show Luncheon.About The Jay Heritage Center
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Just as the architects of our nation’s government pursued self-improvement through dialogue about our nation’s most relevant topics, JHC promotes learning through programs led by prominent experts, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, and academics in a variety of disciplines from sustainability to legal history.
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