Memories of the Gunther’s Guru
Jack Kerouac is undoubtedly one of Northport’s most famous residents of the late-twentieth century.
1977 Times Magazine file.
Read moreThe Braziers of Northport
Author Thelma Jackson ends her book African Americans in Northport: An Untold Story with a list of graves of African Americans in Genola Cemetery, East Northport. One family that rests there is the Braziers. Until now, information on this family has been scattered across newspapers, yearbooks, census’, and church records. Taken together, one can see a family with deep roots in Northport and to other African American communities of Long Island. Here are the stories of the Braziers in Northport.