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Upcoming Events
Tour Joseph Lloyd Manor from Home
Explore the Joseph Lloyd Manor House from anywhere with just the click of a mouse! This virtual tour gives you special access to this historic house while taking you back in time to the eve of British occupation during the Revolutionary War.
Advocacy
Our New Book Has Arrived! Elias Pelletreau: Long Island Silversmith & Entrepreneur, 1726–1810
Limited advance copies available now, with wide release in early December 2018, this new book based on original research by decorative arts specialist Dean Failey explores the life and work of Elias Pelletreau (1726-1810), Long Island’s leading early American silversmith.
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Noteworthy
The Founding and Future of Sag Harbor’s Azurest Subdivision
Rapid redevelopment threatens the historical landscape of Sag Harbor’s remarkable SANS community. Learn about the urgent preservation needs of this locally, regionally, and nationally important neighborhood, focusing on the creation of Azurest, the earliest of the three subdivisions, founded by women of color in the late Jim Crow era.
Our New Book Has Arrived! Elias Pelletreau: Long Island Silversmith & Entrepreneur, 1726–1810
Limited advance copies available now, with wide release in early December 2018, this new book based on original research by decorative arts specialist Dean Failey explores the life and work of Elias Pelletreau (1726-1810), Long Island’s leading early American silversmith.
NOW OPEN: Nominations for Endangered Historic Places 2019
Do you know of an endangered historic place in your Long Island community? We invite you to submit a nomination today!
Submissions are due Friday, November 30, 2018.
UPDATE: Saint Paul’s School, Garden City
The Village of Garden City presents an insensitive plan for destructive changes at one of Long Island’s most remarkable publicly owned historic resources.
Congratulations to Long Island’s
2018 Preserve NY Grant recipients!
New funding announced for six exciting preservation projects in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.