Spirits Tour 2024

Revolutionary Women: Living History / Sharing Her Story

1) Witchcraft and Sorcery

Mary Hall, Ralph Hall, and the Judge
portrayed by Holly Brainard, George Fear, and Ed McNamara

1664

Mary & Ralph Hall were brought to Setauket for a witchcraft trial where they were accused of wicked and detestable arts. Ralph was acquitted of all charges while Mary was bonded and required to appear before the court until released years later by Governor Richard Nicolls.

 

2) A Family’s Legacy
Blanche Dominick and Gilbert Floyd

portrayed by Suzanne Velazquez & Morton Rosen

1847

Blanche was unmarried, a farmer, a homeowner, and an artist’s muse. She is an excellent example of how our personal objects and belongings take on a life of their own, long after we are gone.

 

3) Thus Ends The Day

Mary Satterly Rowland & her child Etta
portrayed by Bianca Dresch & Aneka Carsten

1855

Mary Evans Satterly Rowland sailed across the world on the brig Thomas W Rowland for 24 years. She raised four children, took over as the ship’s nurse and cook when needed, and kept meticulous journals of her travels while away from home.

4) Love and Letters
Mary Swift Jones, Capt Benjamin Jones, Egbert Bull Smith
portrayed by Elizabeth Marra, Steve Healy, Chris de Francis

1861

 

Mary Swift Jones was 24 years old when she sailed from New York on the bark Mary & Louisa. She spent three years at sea traveling to China and Japan before coming home to die of tuberculosis.

 

5) Pleasure and Culture
Emma S Clark - as told by Thomas Hodgkins
portrayed by George Overin

1889

 

Emma Clark was an orphan and an immigrant who inspired revolutionary generosity in her uncle Thomas Hodgkins. Her memory is captured at the library for generations of community to share in her love of knowledge.

 

6) In 100 Years

Amelia Shepard Jones Clay

portrayed by Stephanie Carsten

1891

 

Amelia was married in 1913 and divorced in 1918 with full custody of her three children under the age of four. She was a prominent member of Setauket society for almost a century, a founder and lifetime member of the Three Village Garden Club, belonged to the Mayflower Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution, and was active in the Stony Brook Museum, the Setauket Library, and the Caroline Church.

7) Keepers of the Light
The 4 Female Keepers of Old Field Point Lighthouse
Elizabeth Shoemaker, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Foster, & Amelia Jayne
portrayed by Rebecca van der Bogart, Haley Ogle, Caterina Vacchi Suzzi, Karen Wexler

1823

 

The Old Field Point Lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. In its 200 years as a navigational beacon, four female lighthouse keepers have served there, including the first woman in New York State history.

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8) The Outsiders
Goody Garlick, Goody Davis, Judge John Winthrop Jr

portrayed by Rebecca Kassay, Karin Lynch, David Phyfe

1650

 

Although she was a doctor in East Hampton, Goody Garlick was accused of witchcraft and stood trial in Connecticut, a state famous for executing witches at the time. Her trial was presided over by John Winthrop, Jr who made history by not ending her life.

 

Contributing writers & researchers:

Kimberly Phyfe
Camile Arnone
Stephanie Drewisis

Scott Ferrara
Kayleigh Smith

Special thanks to the Education Committee:

Lindsey Steward-Goldberg
Donna Smith
Bev Tyler
Barbara Russell

Spirits Tour Committee Chair:
Janet McCauley