As part of the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, we are excited to partner with the Whaling Museum and Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor on a walking tour highlighting the local history of democracy on Cold Spring Harbor’s historic Main Street.
5 PM to 8 PM
Join us for the 14th Annual Witches Night Out! Stop by our Exhibition Gallery on Main Street for treats, view our permanent collection, and meet two authors of books about Long Island’s haunted past!
Nicholas Vega, collections and curatorial intern and 2023 Gardiner Young Scholar, shares his research on the provocative seventeenth-century portrait of Elizabeth Tailer Nelson (1667–1734), the mother-in-law of Henry Lloyd of Queens Village.
12 PM to 1 PM
Rabbit Goody, textile historian, author, and owner of Thistle Hill Weavers, will discuss factors that influenced the motifs of early Long Island coverlets. Hosted by Huntington Historical Society and Preservation Long Island. Register today!
11 AM to 12 PM
Join us for a special curator-led tour of our current exhibition which explores the development of Long Island’s professional weaving industry and the broader historical events that shaped its growth during the first half of the nineteenth century. Register today!
4 PM to 6 PM. Join us for the opening of our new exhibition that explores Long Island’s early textile industry and the broader historical events that shaped its growth. FREE