Rediscover a fascinating story about the travels of Sojourner Truth on Long Island.
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Rediscovering “Deldune” at Peter Matthiessen’s Home-Studio-Zendo in Sagaponack
An update on the site’s deeper history and noteworthy design.
Peter Matthiessen’s East End Home-Studio-Zendo
Preservation Long Island joins the Peconic Land Trust and others to support plans to establish a center for writing, conservation, and Zen at the influential author’s Sagaponack homestead.
The Life and Works of Jupiter Hammon (1711–before 1806)
Preservation Long Island has been introducing visitors to Jupiter Hammon, one of America’s first published Black writers, at Joseph Lloyd Manor since the house opened to the public in the 1980s. Hammon’s life and writings offer an exceptionally nuanced view of slavery and freedom on Long Island before and after the American Revolution.
Lurelle V. A. Guild: A Streamlined Antiquarian and his Long Island Legacy
Guest Blogger and Preservation Long Island Collections Volunteer, Gary Hammond, explores modernist industrial designer Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild (1898–1985), his collection of early Americana, and his little-known Long Island legacy.
Educate and Elevate: The John and Alice Coltrane Home in Dix Hills
Preservation Long Island is pleased to welcome Kathleen Hennessy, a trustee of the Friends of the Coltrane Home, as a guest contributor. The John and Alice Coltrane Home was named one of Preservation Long Island’s Endangered Historic Places in 2011. Soon after, the house appeared on the National Trust’s 11 […]