Long Island History - Ep. 5, Elias Hicks & Valentine Hicks

This video was a special request from the Quaker Oats Guy in my cabinet. In this episode of Long Island History, we're talking about Elias Hicks and Valentine Hicks, two members of a prominent Quaker family on Long Island that played a significant role in Long Island History.

SOURCE MATERIAL:
Hidden History of Long Island by Richard Panchyk (2016)

"First Families: A Fount of Heritage and Humor" by Diane Ketcham - Originally published in The New York Times (1992)
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/08/nyregion/about-long-island-first-families-a-fount-of-heritage-and-humor.html

"Slavery and Salvation: Long Island's Underground Railroad" by Spencer Rumsey - Originally published by Long Island Press (2014)
https://www.longislandpress.com/2014/02/04/slavery-and-salvation-l-i-s-underground-railroad/

PHOTO CREDITS:
-Sketch of Elias Hicks: Library of Congress
-Map of the Jericho Historic Preserve: Jericho Public Library
-Photograph of Valentine Hicks: Hicksville Public Library
-Original Article About the LIRR: The New York Times (Via Arrt's Archive)

MUSIC CREDIT:
"Hotshot" by Scott Holmes

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