Franklin Square 5K Run/Walk

Franklin Square 5K Run/Walk To benefit the Franklin Square Historical Society Museum Fund Sunday, May 19, 2013 Race begins 9:00 a.m. sharp at Rath Park Parking in lot on Naple Avenue (between Claflin Blvd. and Jefferson St.) Check & Mail to: Additional Info: $22 Pre-registration must be postmarked by Friday – May 10th  All pre-registered particpiants receive T-Shirt  Pick up with race number before 8:30 a.m. $25 Day of Race registration from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Rath Park – park in lot on Naple Road, between Claflin Blvd. and Jefferson St. Race-timing by Start to Finish Corporation with Winning Time® chip system Award Ceremony, Refreshments and Raffle Drawing to follow  First overall male and female finishers  Top three male and female finishers in each category: 12 & under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over Franklin Square Historical Society; PO Box 45, Franklin Sq., NY 11010 franklinsquare5K@gmail.com franklinsquarehistory.org - for additional race applications Start2Finish.com - for on-line race registration For more information please contact at us at: FostersMeadow.FSHS@gmail.com

Who stole Fosters Meadow?

Historical Presentation: Who Stole Fosters Meadow?

WHO STOLE FOSTERS MEADOW?

A presentation of historical information about Fosters Meadow and  early settling families in the period 1860-1900 and the paths that led to its name change to today's Elmont and surrounding areas.

Guest speaker: Ed Wesnofske

He was born in Hicksville and raised in both Hicksville and Bridgehampton on a family farm that is still operational in Bridgehampton. In 1880, three of his four pairs of great grandparents lived within a quarter mile of each other in Fosters Meadow. He is retired from a 35 year career as a college professor at the SUNY College at Oneonta in 2000. He has been researching Fosters Meadow since June 2009.

Place: Elmont Public Library

700 Hempstead Turnpike

Elmont, New York 11003

Date: March 2nd, 2013, Saturday, 11am to 1pm.

If you will be attending please send us an email by Feb. 15, 2013

so we can choose the proper size room according to the number of attendees.

Refreshments will be served.

We hope to see you there.

Please let us know if you are attending: 

FostersMeadow.FSHS@gmail.com

Most Holy Trinity Church Tour (MHT)

Most Holy Trinity 

138 Montrose Ave

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

Several of the Fosters Meadow families had early affiliations

 with this church, which started out with a German immigrant population.

 It was founded by Rev. Johann Stephan Raffeiner  in 1841.

 He was also responsible for founding

 St. Nicholas Church a Roman Catholic German Church in lower Manhattan, NY.

As of date, we have found that the following Fosters Meadow families:

  Felten, Hoeffner, Hoffman, Kreischer, März (March), Reisert, and Sappelt 

who belonged to the congregation of this church when they arrived in America.

On Saturday, November 17, 2012,  Fr. Timothy Dore, OFM. Conf.

shared it's rich history from it's early days to today,

 always reaching out to an immigrant population.

We thank Fr. Timothy Dore of MHT for giving us such an informative tour of this church, 

designed in Gothic style

to the descendants of Fosters Meadow.

Below are some photographs of the church, to enlarge the photos click the image.

For a complete history of the church please visit their website:

http://www.mhtbrooklyn.org

Most Holy Trinity Church (MHT)

MHT Father Timothy sharing early history of the church

MHT View from the triforium