Farmingdale Public Library Local History Blog

 Box Hill was an estate owned and designed by Stanford White with the help of McKim & Mead between 1884-1906 in St. James. White had mar...

Robert Jackson came from Connecticut to Wantagh around 1644 and had acquired land in the area and for three centuries it remained in the fam...

  In 2019, we had the honor of interviewing two World War II veterans. Sharing these interviews in honor of the anniversary of D-Day.   ...

Originally created as a Life Saving Service Station, St. Andrew’s Church was saved in 1879 by five families. The founders, Dr. T. Gaillard T...

    This was from the July 17, 1952 Farmingdale Post . On June 28, 1952, opening ceremonies were held, starting with a parade. The teams...

  Coindre Hall was originally known as West Neck Farm when it was created. It was established as a country home for George McKesson Brown an...

This is from the March 23, 1932 Farmingdale Post .  Charles Schmidt opened the hardware store in 1915, in the old John Duryea building on th...