Join the Seatuck Environmental Association to learn the basic parts of a compass and walk through the steps on how to use one with a map.
Upcoming Events
Special Tour of the Wyckoff House Museum, Brooklyn
Saturday, March 23, 2:00-4:00. Join us for a special in-depth tour of the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House, the oldest building in New York City.
Upcoming Events
Hands-On History: Archaeology of the Fowler House
Saturday, April 6, 2:00-4:00 at Preservation Long Island Gallery in Cold Spring Harbor. Explore artifacts recently uncovered at the Fowler family’s ca. 1880s house in East Hampton.
Upcoming Events
Sag Harbor 4th Annual Cultural Heritage Festival at the Custom House
On Saturday, May 4th visit the Custom House for the Sag Harbor Annual Cultural Heritage Festival. Live colonial music, boat building demonstrations and special house tours!
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Save the Date! Country House Benefit Party
Save the date for Preservation Long Island’s June Country House Benefit Party! Invitations coming soon to our members. Not a member – join today!
The Visionary Women of Sag Harbor’s Historic Azurest Community
Celebrate Women’s History Month by learning about the many visionary women in Long Island’s history. In this blog read about two African American sisters, one a Brooklyn school teacher and the other an accomplished architect, who founded the Azurest summer community in Sag Harbor.
St. Matthias Church (1904) considered for designation as Hempstead Town landmark
A distinctive turn-of-the-century Shingle-style church with significant ties to African American history on Long Island.
SANS moves closer to National Register listing
Updates on the pending National Register nomination for the Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninevah subdivisions (SANS).
New to the Collection: A Tall-Case Clock by Willet Hicks
The latest addition to Preservation Long Island’s outstanding collection of regional decorative arts is a rare Queen-Anne-style cherrywood tall-case clock made in eastern Queens County (now Nassau) around 1785 by Quaker craftsman and preacher, Willet Hicks (1765–1845).