Tag: Local History

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...

The night Satchel played in Riverhead; baseball history unearthed here

Riverhead was abuzz. Cars and throngs of people made their way toward Riverhead Stadium while police directed traffic and the overflow crowd on the evening of July 21, 1950....

WWII Vet in Laurel looks back on 100 years

As he nears his 100th birthday, John Harrison looks back and sees nothing but good fortune. From growing up in Brooklyn to his marriage in 1943, while he served...

New student exhibit compares life in Southold in 1920 to today

How has life in Southold changed over the past century? That’s a question one group of Southold High School students is exploring in a new exhibit, “A Century of...

100 years ago, women’s suffrage passed in what was hardly a sure thing

Without cameras or ceremony, and with the stroke of a steel pen in the privacy of his home on the morning of Aug. 26, 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge...

Help to pay the bills: Southold Historical Society receives $2K grant

During times like these, paying basic bills can be a challenge, but the Southold Historical Society has received a helping hand to do just that. The society announced it’s...

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...

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...

Quiz: How well do you know Greenport history?

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...