Gerald and Judith Wilcox compiled a First History of West Islip in 1973.   Library staff members graciously volunteer their time to transcribe this work,  and segments will be posted here as they become available.

The old Weeks - Muncy Cemetery on Boulevard Avenue will soon have a new fence and sign, thanks to the Town of Islip, and Historian Robert Finnegan.   On Memorial Day, flags were placed on the grave of Revolutionary War soldier David Ruland, buried here.

You can find more local history on the West Islip Library's website.

Listen to (or read) interviews conducted with West Islip residents who described life in our community back in the early 1900s...  They took part in the Library's 1982 Oral History Project.  

Would you like to take part in the Library's new Oral History Project?  Call 661-7082 or email Carolyn Agenjo .