In this blog, Tara Cubie, Preservation Director, examines the role private boathouses as anchors to the vibrant maritime culture of Long Island’s North Shore.
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The Lives Behind Long Island Furniture
Steven Baltsas, our Peggy N. Gerry Curatorial Fellow, who will be with us through 2027, reflects on his first six months of the Long Island Furniture Project, which aims to increase knowledge of and accessibility to furniture made on Long Island, ca. 1660–1860.
From Silence to Story:
Researching the Enslaved Community of Joseph Lloyd Manor
We are pleased to share a blog written by PLI Intern Daghan Konur, who has been working with our Education and Engagement Director, Andrew Tharler, on a project to reconstruct the biographies of individuals enslaved at Joseph Lloyd Manor.
The Peter Crippen House: Preservation Update and Vision for the Future
This summer’s Gardiner Young Scholar, Genevieve Barbee of Cornell University, helped update our Endangered Historic Places list. In this post, she highlights the history and significance of the Peter Crippen House, listed in 2021.
The “Clifton” Birdhouse: Victorian-Era Bird Architecture on Long Island
We are pleased to welcome to the blog, Sarah Egan, a graduate curatorial intern, who spent the summer researching objects in Preservation Long Island’s collection, including an intriguing cast-iron birdhouse of “Clifton” house manufactured by the Miller Iron Company in 1868.
Beauty in Captivity: Obadiah J. Downing and the Craftwork of Prisoners of War
Tommy, a high school collections intern, shares his summer research on a pair of bone napkin rings carved by Civil War veteran, Obadiah Jackson Downing (1835–1925), during his captivity at Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia.