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“East Rockaway, It Happened Here’’ is a collection of vignettes related to East Rockaway history. Published in 1998, illustrated by John and written by John’s high school art teacher, Mildred Roemer, an East Rockaway legend John had a profound admiration for.

Election Day Memories

It's Showtime (The Criterion)

Cookies and Dollars

Doll Collection on Main Street

Street Names

The Unicorn (1980s)

Nunley's Carousel

Theatrical Happenings

1920's The battle between man and mosquitoes

Picnics in Long Island

Rosie The Riveter

Our Halloween Ghosts

The Blizzard of 1978

Donkey Hockey Days

Rhamus Avenue School Garden

Huckleberry Frolic

































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