Tag: Local History

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...

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...

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...

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...