John Louis Sublett

Being a native Staten Islander, I thought I knew all about this Island. In my later years I became very interested in the Islands history. I wondered about all the things I was told about Staten Island but never had the opportunity to personally see.

It was my love of Staten Island and a desire to see again how the Island used to look that led me write this book.The Island then and now is a relief from the frenzied atmosphere of the rest of the city. It's really been a learning experience for me. Staten Island has such an amazing history.

About the Author

Born and raised in Midland Beach, now residing in South Beach and living all my life on Staten Island. I always had a love of the Island and a desire to learn about this Island where I was born and raised. This led me to write this book. I have terrific memories of growing up here, particularly of my Mom bringing me to the beach as a child. I had a burning desire to find out the history of this Island before I was born and to learn about some of the wonderous tales that I was told. This all led to a website called "StatenIslandHistory.com" which I created almost five years ago.

Many of the visitors sent email of memories and stories of their childhood on Staten Island. Many of the stories energized me to do more research about them.
And before I knew it , I had loads of stories and information about the Island.

These are the three books I have written

"Staten Island: A Walk down Memory Lane ", "Famous People from Staten Island "
"Staten Island: Folklore, Legends and Stories"