The American Revolution, A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, & David Schmidt

Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.

Episode 6: The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)

Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.

Runtime: 131 minutes

Learn more about this six-part documentary miniseries here.

Presented in partnership with WLIW-FM.

HOSTED AT PECONIC LANDING

With Catherine Harper

A unique tale told by a 1870s house. This historical fiction tale progresses through the American Revolution, through local milestones such as the building of the railroad and national milestones such as the Great Depression, to the personal milestones marking the major characters’ lives and their homes, and continues to a shocking development in the 1970s. Catherine has found a clever and interesting new way to impart the importance of historical preservation.

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.

The American Revolution, A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, & David Schmidt

Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.

Episode 5: The Soul of All America (December 1777 – May 1780)

The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.

Runtime: 114 minutes

Learn more about this six-part documentary miniseries here.

Presented in partnership with WLIW-FM.

The American Revolution, A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, & David Schmidt

Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.

Episode 4: Conquer by a Drawn Game (January 1777 – February 1778)

Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.

Runtime: 116 minutes

Learn more about this six-part documentary miniseries here.

Presented in partnership with WLIW-FM.

The American Revolution, A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, & David Schmidt

Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.

Episode 3: The Times That Try Men's Souls (July 1776 - January 1777)

Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.

Runtime: 116 minutes

Learn more about this six-part documentary miniseries here.

Presented in partnership with WLIW-FM.

The American Revolution, A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, & David Schmidt

Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.

Episode 2: An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)

Congress puts George Washington in command of a new Continental Army; Congress declares American independence in July 1776.

Runtime: 124 minutes

Learn more about this six-part documentary miniseries here.

Presented in partnership with WLIW-FM.

HOSTED AT PECONIC LANDING

Celebrating 192 Years of Railroading on Long Island

Greenport, the reason for the Long Island Rail Road

In 1995, with twenty-three years of audio-visual and technical theater experience, Mr. Donald Fisher joined the all-volunteer Railroad Museum of Long Island to serve as an electrician and exhibit designer. By 1998, Mr. Fisher had been appointed Assistant Site Manager for the Museum’s Greenport, Long Island campus and a major rehabilitation of the exhibit hall was underway.

In 2001, an opening occurred on the museum’s Board of Trustees and Don was asked to fill that position, serving on the buildings and grounds committee and the events committee. In 2007 he was appointed to the position of Vice President and became Co-chair of the Steam Locomotive #39 Restoration Committee. Since October 2008, Don Fisher has served as President of the Railroad Museum of Long Island and continues to lead the restoration process on Locomotive #39.

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.

The American Revolution, A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, & David Schmidt

Thirteen American colonies unite in rebellion, win an eight-year war to secure their independence, and establish a new form of government that would inspire democratic movements at home and around the globe. What begins as a political clash between colonists and the British government grows into a bloody struggle that will engage more than two dozen nations and forever change the world.

Episode 1: In Order to Be Free (May 1754 – May 1775)

This episode begins with American Colonists opposing the efforts by the British Crown and Parliament to seize greater control in North America, escalating simmering tensions over land, taxes, and sovereignty into violent confrontation.

Runtime: 116 minutes

Learn more about this six-part documentary miniseries here.

Presented in partnership with WLIW-FM.

Open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members only.

Presented by the Lifetime Learning Schanzer Series

Instructor Joan Upton will discuss The Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, present‑day Belgium, and how it reshaped European history as Napoleon attempted to defeat the British and impose French rule on England. The confrontation proved decisive for Europe’s future.

Schanzer Series events take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.

Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series

Many people think that the Puritans were so afraid of witches that they would never tolerate magic. Join us for a talk about evidence of ritual magic that was practiced in colonial Southold.

Southold Town Historian Amy Folk has been on the Board of Directors of the Association of Public Historians of New York State, for the last 3 years and has recently stepped up to become the 1st Vice President of the organization.  She also works as an archivist and collections manager for the Oysterponds Historical Society and is the curator and manages the collection for the Southold Historical Museum. She is also a past president of the Long Island Museum Association, and is the author of two books, co-author of five more books, and busy on her latest writing project. 

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.

Open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members only.

Presented by the Lifetime Learning Schanzer Series

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Marine Program leads regional coastal research and community engagement through its Back to the Bays initiative, improving
water quality, habitat, and shellfish populations. Instructor Kate Rossi‑Snook will highlight current projects, recent restoration successes, and the challenges of a changing climate.

Schanzer Series events take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.

Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.

Lighting and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act experience soaring success and devasting heartbreak in their musical journey. (Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Ella Anderson)

2 hours 12 mins.

Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.

FREE: LOCATION CHANGED TO PECONIC LANDING AUDITORIUM

Who better than renowned journalist, author and film reviewer Jeffrey Lyons to dig into the archives of “The Lyons Den,” a New York Post column written by his father, the eminent journalist Leonard Lyons, whose celebrity-driven inside info covered the “Golden Age” of New York City nightlife? Here, the glitterati, the glamorously dressed and elegantly coiffed figures of that era dined on Champagne and cigarettes, and revealed all to the famous newspaper columnist, hoping for even a mention in the morning paper.

Who? From Charlie Chaplin to Winston Churchill, from Ethel Barrymore to Sophia Loren, from George Burns to Ernest Hemingway, from Joe DiMaggio to the Duke of Windsor. “Stories My Father Told Me: Notes From the Lyons Den” is a chronicle so vivid (and often titillating) that it takes three Saturdays to tell it — January 17, Part 1, February 21, Part 2 and March 28, Part 3 in the auditorium at Peconic Landing, all at 6:30 p.m. The scope of the talks covers stories and photographs from 1934 to 1974 — 40 years of collecting scoops and revelations that sold newspapers and cemented careers.

Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.

A violinist’s piano accompanist retires. He hears his daughter’s piano teacher (Ingrid Bergman) play, asks her to play on his next international tour, and they fall in love. (Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvin Frank)

1 hour 10 mins.

Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.

Part of Brecknock Hall’s Tuesdays at the Manor Series

The Structure of Utopian Communities in the Nineteenth Century with a Specific Emphasis on the Modern Times Community on Long Island Modern Times was a Utopian community existing from 1851 to 1864 in what is now Brentwood, New York, United States. Founded by Josiah Warren and Stephen Pearl Andrews, the community based its structure on Warren’s ideas of individual sovereignty and equitable commerce. Modern Times existed until 1864 when its citizens decided to change the name of the town to Brentwood.

Nancy Corso was a high school history teacher in the Sachem School District on Long Island for 25 years. She has also been an Adjunct Professor of History at Suffolk County Community College since 2008 and is currently a full time Professor of History at St. Joseph's University in Patchogue, specializing in American Colonial and New York City and State History. Professor Corso holds a B.A. and Master’s degree in History Education from Stony Brook University.

Registration is required and will be strictly capped at 60 persons.

Only open to Friends for Brecknock Hall members.

Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys’ boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression. (Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke)

2 hours 8 mins

Screenings take place in the Peconic Landing auditorium located in the Community Center at 1500 Brecknock Road, Greenport, NY.