Recently the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society published its Journal, a 40th anniversary issue.

The society was established in 1962 and this issue of the Journal is dedicated to its "loyal and supportive membership." Among the articles in this issue is one on William J. Navin, friend, teacher, attorney, writer and athletic coach by Frank C. Pavlak. Bill Navin was known for his lifelong interest and support of the young people of Port Washington and of his association with Alfred University. He died in 2000 at the age of 97.

Marina N. Delaney, an art professor and historian, wrote about the decorative porches on Sandy Hollow Lane and Joan Kent, president of the society, had an article entitled "Town Taxpayers in the 19th Century," based upon recently discovered records. Phyllis Kalista Scobbo wrote about the George Brown farmhouse which the Scobbo family restored.

Dr. George L. Williams, Journal editor, wrote two articles on areas of Port Washington, namely the Terrace section and Eastern Crest. In 1928 Tudor style homes were built in the Terrace. They were called Silbert homes and the area was known as Silbert Terrace, but most of the homes in the Terrace were built after World War II. As for Eastern Crest, the land had been owned by the Brown family and it was developed in the late 1940s and early 1950s by builder Louis Brunetti, who named some of the streets after his daughters and granddaughters.

This year's Journal includes numerous photos and can be obtained from the Museum Shop at the Sands-Willets House, headquarters of the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society.

Dr. Williams also had a recent article published in The Long Island Forum dealing with the early history of Manhasset Bay Estates when it belonged to the Kissam family and later to the Luquers. At one point during the beginning of this century the land was going to be developed into The Dominion of Versailles, a vast housing and recreational area, which never materalized. The Long Island Forum is published by Friends for Long Island Heritage.