The Talmages of Baiting Hollow: Special Exhibit at Hallockville Museum Farm

The Hallockville Museum Farm is hosting a special exhibit titled ‘The Talmages of Baiting Hollow: Leaders in Long Island Agriculture’ from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31.

The exhibit will delve into the contributions of five generations of the Talmage family, who have made significant strides in local agriculture. Some of their notable achievements include founding the Suffolk County Farm Bureau, introducing the Cornell Horticultural Research Center to Long Island, and pioneering overhead irrigation and bulk harvesting of potatoes. The Talmages were also instrumental in starting the first telephone company in Riverhead, leading the effort to build Central Suffolk Hospital (now Peconic Bay Medical Center), and creating the Friar’s Head Golf Club. Special highlights of the exhibit include the first telephone in Riverhead and a circa-1900 shoo fly rocking horse used by Henry Talmage as a young boy. The exhibit is open Monday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.