Lectures at Long Island Maritime Museum: Hart’s Tavern

Name: Lectures at Long Island Maritime Museum: Hart’s Tavern
Start: 2026-03-08T12:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-03-08T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Long Island Maritime Museum

: March 8, 12:30 pm – 2 pm.

: Members Free; $10 Non-members

Hart’s Tavern: Four Long Island Women and the American Revolution

Please join us as we welcome Elaine Kiesling Whitehouse who will discuss her book of historical fiction, Hart’s Tavern, based on the actual tavern in Patchogue.

During her years of study of the American Revolution, Kiesling Whitehouse discovered fascinating and often untold stories of the roles played by American women during the seven-year British occupation of Long Island. These stories became her inspiration for creating Hart’s Tavern.

In this novel, the lives of four young women from unique circumstances collide in the confines of a small tavern in rural Long Island. Using the backdrop of the famous Culper Spy Ring and the atrocities of the British occupying forces, Whitehouse reveals the resilience, bravery, and moral clarity in the difficult actions and decisions made by these four strong women.