Oysterponds Historical Society Archives

06.24.2020 News

Oysterponds Historical Society forms Working Group to study slavery

A week after removing a sign marking a presumed slave burial site on Narrow River Road, the Oysterponds Historical Society has formed a working group to research slavery, indentured...

06.12.2020 News

Oysterponds Historical Society moves to better understand slave history

The Oysterponds Historical Society is taking a big step toward a more complete understanding of history as it begins a study of a slave burial ground on Narrow River...

05.19.2020 Community

Embarking on virtual history: Oysterponds Historical Society offers lectures series via webinars

Time and place. When it comes to history, both are important. History involves connecting different time periods, the past and the present. Now the Oysterponds Historical Society has found...

04.18.2020 News

LIVE: Oysterponds Historical Society virtual lecture on history of East End oyster industry

With the COVID-19 pandemic causing a shutdown of events across the North Fork and beyond, community groups are turning to technology to stay in touch with the community. We’ll...

11.03.2019 Community

Postcards donated to historical society tell story of bygone era

“Have just arrived here in a little sailboat from Sag Harbor with ten other fellows. Having a fine time. Yours, Fred.” This greeting, written in inky, neat script, appeared...

07.19.2019 Community

Oysterponds Historical Society has another new director

The Oysterponds Historical Society has named a new executive director following Marianne Howard’s resignation earlier this month. Sarah Mills Sands officially began in her new role as executive director...

06.21.2019 Community

Stretch of East Marion to be added to national historic register

The East Marion Main Road Historic District in Southold is one of 18 properties statewide that have been recommended to be added to the State and National Registers of...

01.11.2019 Community

Orient Historical Society welcomes new executive director

Oysterponds Historical Society aims to preserve, exhibit and interpret Orient and East Marion culture and heritage. Marianne Howard, who has worked in museums across Long Island and New York...

12.10.2018 Community

Take a historic holiday tour through Orient: Historic Places

This weekend we tagged along on the Oysterponds Historical Society’s Holiday House tour to check out two historic places in Orient.

10.21.2018 Community

Oysterponds Historical Society awarded a grant for $53,330

The Oysterponds Historical Society was awarded a grant for $53,330 from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation to develop a comprehensive collections care plan. The society will receive the...

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