Our latest publication is now available for pre-order! This hardcover publication, arriving September 2024, features over 100 full-color images and is the culmination of the multi-year The Art of Edward Lange Project.
Events
Luxury in Sag Harbor: Mahogany Furniture and Black Labor in the Late Atlantic World
Thursday, June 13 at 5:30 PM
Join us for a FREE virtual talk with scholar Laini Farrare exploring Black craftsmanship, labor, wealth, and status in early America through a pair of mahogany chairs made for Sag Harbor resident and enslaver, Captain William Johnson Rysam (1737–1809). Registration required.
Events
2024 Annual Benefit Party
The Braes
Friday, June 21, 2024
This year our location is the Webb Institute — the former Herbert L. Pratt estate in Glen Cove and winner of our 2022 Preservation Award for Project Excellence for historically sensitive design. Tickets and sponsorship packages available for purchase online now!
Exhibition
Democracy on Long Island
Exhibition on View through July 28, 2024
Saturday and Sunday from 12 PM to 5 PM. The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America has moved on but our companion exhibition will remain on view in our gallery through July 28th!
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Writing a Historic Preservation Advocacy Letter
Advocacy letters are a crucial part of preservation advocacy and a powerful tool for voicing our concerns and effecting change in our communities. Learn tips for how to write an effective letter and gather support within your community.
Advocacy Update: Saint Paul’s School Interiors
Village of Garden City
St. Paul’s interiors contribute to the school’s authenticity and should be safeguarded with the utmost priority. Read our recent Letter to the Editor of the Garden City News.
The Pioneering Role of Women in Historic Preservation
Learn about the important role of women in early days of the historic preservation movement and how they were crucial to the founding and shaping of advocacy at Preservation Long Island.
Preservation Action Alert!
Planned Demolition of Lewis Barn
Old Bethpage Village
The historic Lewis Barn is slated for demolition. We urge Nassau County to pause the demolition and work with us to explore funding options that might save the barn.
Stitched Together: A Community Quilt Project
Read about our community quilt project sponsored by North Shore Quilting and Fiber Art in celebration of the opening of the Smithsonian Institution exhibition, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, at Preservation Long Island!
Thanks to Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce for featuring us!
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