Please join the NYG&B as we walk through searching the Village of Brightwaters collection. Kalyn Loewer, NYG&B's Digital Collections Manager, will be joined by Marykate Moley, President of the Brightwaters Historical Society, and the essential partner behind this preservation effort. The first portion of this session will be a conversation between Kalyn and Marykate, assessing the project overall; the latter half will go in-depth on how to locate and search the digital collection. Questions will be taken throughout.
This event is part of the NYG&B’s online series Collection Close-Ups, in which the NYG&B explores one or more of our many online collections, explaining what you can find and how you can search.
Partner Bio
Marykate Moley was raised in Brightwaters. Prior to moving back with her family of four in January of 2023, she spent time in York and Philadelphia, PA, Delray Beach, FL, and Baltimore, MD. She graduated with a degree in Public Relations and Mass Communications from York College of Pennsylvania. After college she worked in media advertising at Philadelphia Weekly and Sinclair Broadcasting. When Marykate moved back to Brightwaters in 2023 she and a group of residents founded the Brightwaters Historical Society. Marykate has served as the President of the Brightwaters Historical Society since 2024. Learning and preserving local resident stories has always been an interest of Marykate's and it has been a passion project digging into the enchanting history of Brightwaters and its residents.