07.20.2021 News Town historian writes about Augusta, refitted in Greenport for the slave trade As Amy Folk writes in a new essay, “involvement in slavery did not end in the northeastern United States when the importation of slaves from abroad was banned by...
06.22.2017 Government Cutchogue’s Old House losing distinction as oldest English-style home in NYS The Old House in Cutchogue has been promoted for more than a decade as the oldest English-style house in New York State, but scientific research may soon shave nearly...
06.07.2017 Government Town historian sets goals for future such as expanding digital reach New Southold Town historian Amy Folk has been busy in her first three months on the job and on Tuesday, she laid out her progress and plans in her...
03.13.2017 Government Amy Folk hired as Southold’s new town historian Amy Folk spends her days dedicating herself to local history, working as an archivist and collections manager for organizations like the Oysterponds Historical Society, Southold Historical Society and Suffolk...
06.08.2016 North Fork Profiles Oysterponds Elementary School celebrating 50 years While Southold Town was established more than 350 years ago, one of its public school districts is just now celebrating its 50th birthday this summer. The Oysterponds School District...
04.27.2015 Community Were Southold mile markers really placed by Ben Franklin? There were a lot of things Benjamin Franklin accomplished in his life. The Founding Father invented bifocal lenses and the lightning rod, was a successful newspaper printer, served as...
03.19.2014 Community Historical society awarded for book about 1854 Cutchogue murder An award of excellence has been given to Southold Historical Society by the Greater Hudson Heritage Network for its 2013 book “Murder on Lond Island: A Nineteenth Century Tale...
04.06.2013 News Recalling a grisly crime from back in time Ever hear of the Wickham ax murders? If so, chances are it was through a North Fork native, not a textbook. The rarely told mid-19th-century tale concerns James Wickham,...
