Preservation Long Island is thrilled to announce that it is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for Fiscal Year 2025 to support our mission-based programs and services in 2025!
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2024 Annual Appeal and Year at a Glance
We are pleased to share a message from the President of our Board of Trustees, featuring highlights from our 2024 program year. Your contribution to our Annual Appeal campaign—our most vital source of support for public programming—would make a meaningful impact. Thank you for helping us continue this important work!
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The Decorative Arts Trust Awards Curatorial Internship Grant to Preservation Long Island
Preservation Long Island is honored to be selected as the host organization for the Decorative Arts Trust’s 2025–27 Curatorial Internship Grant. We are excited to welcome the next Peggy N. Gerry Curatorial Fellow to our team in 2025!
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Preservation Long Island Announces New Executive Director
The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce that Jackie Powers, a Glen Cove resident and former senior advisor with the American Museum of Natural History, will join Preservation Long Island as the new Executive Director on December 2, 2024.
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New Edition of Preservation Notes is Here!
Stay current with the latest news about Preservation Long Island’s preservation and advocacy work. Our newsletters have raised awareness about Long Island’s historic places and the efforts made to preserve them since 1957.
The Fate of Paradise: “Re-membering” Sherwood-Jayne Farm’s LGBTQ+ History
We are pleased to welcome guest blogger, Lauren Gotard, PLI’s 2024 Gardiner Young Scholar, who researched the personal papers and LGBTQ+ history of our founder, Howard Sherwood.
Saving Modern Architecture in the Hamptons
The region faces immense pressure from development, often leading to the demolition of modernist treasures to make way for new, larger homes. Increasing awareness and appreciation of these important structures is crucial to ensuring their survival.
Advocacy Update: Saint Paul’s School
Maintaining Eligibility for Historic Preservation Grants
Read our latest letter advocating for rehabilitation options that ensure eligibility for historic preservation grants and the creation of an independent conservancy.
2024 June Benefit Party Highlights
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Thank you to all who made our 2024 June Benefit Party a huge success! We are pleased to share highlights from this year’s event at The Braes, now the Webb Institute in Glen Cove.
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You need to preserve the Walt Whitman schoolhouse on Singer Lane in Smithtown. Make it like it once was. It's empty now, a shame.