11.22.2013 Editorials An editorial published for two slain presidents The following editorial was first published in the April 30, 1865 issue of The Suffolk Times following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It was republished following the death...
09.05.2012 News National Register recognizes downtown Riverhead historic district Back in March, a section of downtown Riverhead was approved for New York State’s Register of Historic Places. Now, that same area has been approved for inclusion on the...
02.26.2012 News Southold Historical Society seeks help to restore Main Road building The Southold Historical Society recently purchased the historic Beckwith-Hartranft-Gillispie building on Route 25 in the center of Southold, and is now raising funds to restore the space and use...
01.26.2012 News National historic preservation group organizing tour of North Fork Most North Forkers know all about the area’s colonial past and many are only too happy to share that knowledge. And in a few months, a few local historians...
01.11.2012 News Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society seeks paid director Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society is looking to fill its director position, and for the first time it will be a paid job. The board of directors decided last month to...
12.19.2011 News Historical Society acquires portrait of early summer residents A giant double portrait of two of the earliest summer residents of Orient is now hanging in the Southold Historical Society office in the historic Prince Building, according to...
11.19.2011 News Riverhead’s Wells family still farming 350 years later On Nov. 20, 1661, William Wells was allotted three pieces of property for his family to farm near Phillips Lane on Sound Avenue in Aquebogue. Eleven generations later, the...
11.14.2011 News Artifacts found at Cutchogue Village Green site unveiled A piece of a salt glazed stoneware dating back to the 1890s was featured on Sunday afternoon along with other archaeological artifacts found during an excavation done earlier this...
10.14.2011 News Construction now under way at Suffolk County Historic Society The Suffolk County Historic Society building in Riverhead is getting a bit of a a facelift, as a $65,000 construction project to rebuild its stairway and main entrance is...
10.09.2011 Multimedia Winners announced in ‘Favorite Places’ photo contest Four winners were announced this weekend in the Suffolk County Historical Society’s “Favorite Places, Suffolk County” juried photo contest and exhibit. The exhibit, which is on display at the...