The Home Front–Our Community Takes Action

from Port Washington News 6/28/23 edition is published weekly by Anton Media Group

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The Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society’s WWI exhibit is open. The WWI: The Home Front-Our Community Takes Action is open now and runs through November.

Historical Society made sure to find artifacts, create displays and provide information on many facets of the home front.

—Submitted by the Town of North Hemsptead

North Hempstead Councilmember Mariann Dalimonte, the Port Washington Police Department, and Bicycle Playground were proud to host a Bicycle Rodeo and Helmet Safety at Manorhaven Beach Park on Tuesday, June 13. Children who attended participated in a series of courses that focused on learning bicycle safety and agility skills. They also had the opportunity to get their tires, seats, handlebar height, chains, and helmets checked.

When the exhibit first opened in September of 2022, the Port Washington News spoke with Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society President Chris Bain about the nine-room exhibit at the Sands-Willet House. Bain said, “Each room is themed. One might be on the how and why we got into the war in the first place and the next room is mobilizing the draft.”

The Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society has gathered lots of original paperwork for the drafted Port Washington men. Pages are displayed with photographs and names that people on the tour can see.

One of the largest rooms in the front of the house holds displays detailing the suffragist movement. The suffragist movement began long before WWI, but the mass efforts of women across the country helped progress the movement.

The exhibit continues to showcase the contributions from organizations such as the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the Long Island Rail Road. The Cow Neck Peninsula

When going from room to room, a new story from a unique time in the war is told. The very last room of the tour shows everyone who came home from the war. All the stories told throughout the tour are happening simultaneously, and lots of information is provided. Because of the great detail of the exhibit, the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society sells the award-winning 160-page color catalog.

“There is so much information in each room, and you can’t possibly take it all in. There just isn’t time,” said Bain. “[The catalog] is good reading. It’s written in an approachable and absorbable way.”

Privately scheduled 75-minute exhibit docent-guided tours are limited to a maximum of 10 people per tour. The museum is also offering tours without docents each month. The entry fee for all tours is $12. For more information, visit https://www.cowneck. org/ww1-the-home-front.

—Information from the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society with additional reporting by Julie Prisco

(Contributed photos)

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