How MacArthur Reshaped Bohemia
In April 1942, the Town of Islip signed a contract to build an airfield in the pine barrens north of… Read More »How MacArthur Reshaped Bohemia
The Bohemia Chronicles
The Legacy of Joseph Jedlicka
He arrived at 18 as a tinsmith, built Bohemia’s very first habitation, fought for the Union, plumbed the mansions of… Read More »The Legacy of Joseph Jedlicka
Remembering Pvt. Carl Johnson
On the morning of December 7, 1941, a 23-year-old mechanic from Sayville was working on an airplane at Hickam Field… Read More »Remembering Pvt. Carl Johnson
Now & Then Walnut Ave. Wall St.
Walnut Avenue and Wall Street on either side of the great postwar boom — pine barrens and sparse farm lots… Read More »Now & Then Walnut Ave. Wall St.
Bohemia Recreation Center
Folk dances and Sokol gymnastics, spaghetti dinners that funded a museum, an EPA Superfund hearing, and a Little Free Library… Read More »Bohemia Recreation Center
Otto Salle and the Transformation of Hubal Street
He drew a Manhattan salary from Fox Film, once nearly missed the boat helping Clara Bow with her luggage, and… Read More »Otto Salle and the Transformation of Hubal Street
Neighbors First: The Adamec Family
When the weather turned bad, the undertaker’s wife would load Bohemia’s schoolchildren — bikes and all — into the back… Read More »Neighbors First: The Adamec Family
The Nohowec Family Legacy
First postmaster, tavern keepers, estate gardeners, bottlers of Golden Rod Lager, defenders of the town’s very name — across four… Read More »The Nohowec Family Legacy
The Builder and the Fire Chief: Joseph Novotny
He raised the steep-gabled hotels of Smithtown Avenue by day, and at 22 was elected to lead the fire company… Read More »The Builder and the Fire Chief: Joseph Novotny