On Wednesday, March 29th, Leila Mattson, along with 15 other honorees, was recognized
for her service to Thomaston and the Great Neck community at the
24th Annual Town of North Hempstead Women’s Roll of Honor.
Leila Mattson has served the Village of Thomaston for over forty years. She has been the Village Historian since 1976, served as a member of the Planning Board and Landmarks Commission, and she is the author of the Village’s history blog. Leila was a member of the Thomaston Bicentennial Committee which authored and published an informal history book of the Village, a copy of which is posted on the
“Village History” page of our website.
In the Great Neck Community at large, Leila is one of the founding members of the Great Neck Historical Society and currently serves as its Vice President for history. She has performed hundreds of hours of historical research, including fulfillment of requests from all over the country, and has presented lectures for the historical society. Mrs. Mattson is also the co-author, with Alice Kasten, of the book Great Neck, part of the Images of America series published by Arcadia Publishing and The History Press. In addition to her volunteer work, Leila worked as a reference librarian at the Great Neck Library for 36 years.
Please join us in recognizing Leila Mattson for her role in preserving the rich history
of Great Neck and for her tireless devotion to volunteering her time in the Village of Thomaston.
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