08.21.2019 Community Historical society opens ‘Slavery in Southold’ exhibit In 1629, 11 Africans arrived in New York and were sold to the Dutch Colonial government in what is now Manhattan. It began an era of slavery in the...
05.23.2019 Podcasts Archaeological surveys revealed ‘historic remains’ at proposed subdivision Closer Look podcast brought to you by: The Southold Town Planning Board is moving forward cautiously with the proposed Tuthill conservation subdivision — four parcels totaling 112 acres in...
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...
02.08.2015 Community To preserve history, historical societies look to future How does a historical society keep from becoming history itself? It was a question on the minds of about 40 local historians Saturday morning in Riverhead. The historians gathered...
11.02.2014 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Long Island’s role in American Revolution Long Island is known for, among other things, beautiful beaches, the site of the first “mass-produced” suburb in the U.S, the resort areas of the East End, notably the...
10.22.2014 Government Riverhead requests withdrawal of Main Road historic designation proposal Four of the five Riverhead Town Board members have signed a letter asking the town’s Landmarks Preservation Commission and the state Office of Parks and Recreation to withdraw the...
10.13.2014 Community Mattituck Presbyterian Church making plans for 300th anniversary The Mattituck Presbyterian Church is turning 300. The church, which is located at the corner of Main Road and Old Sound Avenue, recently unveiled the official logo designed to commemorate...
06.19.2014 Government Historians say it’s time to move on 375th anniversary plans Southold Town Historic Preservation Commission chairman Jim Grathwohl called the historians of Southampton Town “colleagues and competitors” during a Southold Town Board work session Tuesday. When he learned of...
04.19.2014 Real Estate Greenport village history is told in its houses Greenport’s historic architecture is a modern-day link to the village’s storied past. The buildings illustrate its progression from pre-Revolutionary roots through its commercial peak as a whaling hub into...
