Historical Celebrations & Commemorations

Some Recent Commemorative Publications

• Introducing The Patchogue A's (June 2024)
• Patchogue's Annual Lions Club 4th Of July Parade: The First 25 Years (1947-1972) (June 2023)
• Medford Fire Department: Early, Formative Years (c. 1922–1949) (August 2022) - celebrating its 100th anniversary
• The Medford Choral Society: Its Early Composition, And Opening Notes & Soundings (c. 1934–1937) (June 2021)
• Glimpses Into The Long Island African-American Experience (African-American History Month, February 2021)
• Ruth Carpenter van Litt (Honoring Women's History Month, March, 2020, and the Centennial of Women Gaining the Vote in the U.S.)
• Woodstock: 50 Years Later (August 15–18, 1969) - "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music"
• Patchogue’s "Four Sisters" (Honoring Women’s History Month, March, 2019)
• Glimpses Into The Long Island African-American Experience (African-American History Month, February, 2019)
• Patchogue Sorosis: The Early Years, 1897-1921 - A Local Progressive Women's Organization On The Move (Celebrating Women's History Month, March 2018), compiled by Mark Rothenberg (PML.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
• Centennial of Women's Suffrage in New York State, 1917/2017:  U.S., N.Y.S., & Long Island Perspectives, for New York State History Month (November), compiled, edited, & rev. by Mark Rothenberg (10/20/17)
• Hispanic American Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, 2017, comp. & ed. by Mark Rothenberg (PML.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
• September 11, 2001/2017, comp. by Mark Rothenberg (PML.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
• Watergate @ 50: A Short Look Back, comp. by Mark Rothenberg  (PML.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
• Summer of Love:  June-August 1967, Some Headlines, comp. by Mark Rothenberg  (PML.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room)
• The NAACP on Long Island (A February 2017, Black History Month Offering  (2/17) -- Includes some books, websites, and newspaper articles representing the early years of NAACP activity on L.I., 1928-1959
• Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr., in Context:  A Man Who Inspired and was Inspired by Others, Resented by many, Yet Rarely Marched Alone, comp. by Mark Rothenberg (PML.  Celia M. Hastings Local History Room) [January 2017]

Some Commemorative Items from the Local History Electronic Archives

• 1862:  The Year the Civil War Heated Up:  Some 150th Anniversary Readings (Patchogue-Medford Library)
• American Civil War, 150th Anniversary (Sesquicentennial), 1861-65 / 2011-15
• Suffolk Traction Company Centennial, 1911-1919 /  2011-2019
• Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Centennial, 1911 / 2011
• September 11, 2001 - At 10 Years' Distance, 2011
• By Land, Sea, & Scribble:  The War of 1812:  After 200 Years (Patchogue-Medford Library)  -- classified list of selected readings available at the Library

International, U.S., N.Y.S., & L.I. Historical Commemorations & Celebrations

• List of Commemorative Months (Wikipedia)
  • Annual History Months:
    • February:      African American History Month
    • March:          Women's History Month
    • March:          Irish Heritage Month
    • April:             National Library Week [exact dates vary by year]
    • May:              Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
    • May:              Haitian Heritage Month
    • May:              Jewish American Heritage Month
    • May:              Scandinavian American Heritage Month
    • June:             Caribbean American Heritage Month
    • June:             LGBT Pride Month
    • 9/15-10/15:  National Hispanic Heritage Month
    • October:       American Archives Month
    • October:       Italian American Heritage Month
    • October:       Polish American Heritage Month
    • October:       New York State History Month
    • November:   Native American Heritage Month

Some Current and Forthcoming Commemorations

• Bicentennial of the Latin American Wars of Independence [mostly on the U.S. model], 1808-1826 / 2008-2026
• Vietnam War, 50th Anniversary, 1961-1975 / 2011-2025
• World War I Centennial, 1914-1918 [1917-1921 for the U.S.] / 2014-2018 [2017-2021]
• French Revolution and Napoleonic Era, 225th Anniversary, 1789-1815 / 2014-2030 
• Centennial of Women's Suffrage in New York State, 1917 / 2017
• 125th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Patchogue Village, 1893 /2018
• Woodstock Music Festival, 50th Anniversary, 1969 / 2019
• Centennial of the Prohibition Era, 1919-1933 / 2019-2033
• Missouri Compromise Bicentennial, 1820 / 2020
• Centennial of Women Gaining the Vote in the U.S., 1920 / 2020
• Korean War, 70th Anniversary, 1950-1953 / 2020-2023
• Jacksonian Era Bicentennial, 1820-1850 / 2020-2050
• September 11, 2001 Attacks, 20th Anniversary / 2021
• First U.S.-Korean War, 150th Anniversary, 1871 / 2021 
• Monroe Doctrine Bicentennial, 1823 / 2023
• 50th Anniversary of Patchogue-Medford Library, 1973 / 2023 [Official name change, by State Charter amendment]
• Compromise of 1850, 175th Anniversary, 2025
• Korean War, 75th Anniversary, 1950-1953 / 2025-2028
• 125th Anniversary of Patchogue Library's NYS Charter, December 1900 / 2025
• American Revolution, 250th Anniversary, 1775-1783 / 2025-2033
• 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Patchogue Library Association, June 12, 1883 / 2033
• U.S. Declaration of Independence, 250th Anniversary, 1776 / 2026
• Medford Scout Library, 1927-1929/30  Centennial / 2027-2029/30
• 125th Anniversary of the first Dedication of Patchogue's Carnegie Library, March 4, 1883 / 2033
• World War II Centennial, 1939-1945 / 2039-2045