Hailing from dramatically different backgrounds, Katherine Duer and Anna Case— the two ladies who would be known during their lifetime as Mrs. Clarence Mackay— were dynamic women planted firmly in their respective eras of turn-of-the-century New York society and the flourishing show business world of the 1910-1920s. Originally presented as a joint program with The Roslyn Landmark Society, this lecture features narration from Carol Clarke & Ariel Morabito of the Bryant Library Local History Collection. For more interesting historical content, visit http://localhistory.bryantlibrary.org and follow our social accounts @roslynlocalhistory on Facebook & Instagram! Learn more about the Roslyn Landmark Society at https://www.roslynlandmarks.org/ and on social media @roslynlandmarksociety.

Learn about the 100-year history of the War Memorial Building, from its dedication in 1921 to Roslyn's WWI heroes to its 70 years as the Bryant Library. Created by Carol Clarke & Ariel Morabito of the Bryant Library Local History Collection, this short documentary feature originally premiered as a joint program with The Roslyn Landmark Society. Visit us online at: https://localhistory.bryantlibrary.org/ Social: @roslynlocalhistory