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12.19.2024 News

Photos: Inaugural North Fork Holiday Stroll

The Stirling Historical Society of Greenport held tours of the village’s historic Victorian homes, with docents dressing for the occasion. The tours were part of last weekend’s first-ever North...

09.10.2021 Community

Gail Horton’s art depicts local stories and landscapes

Stirling Historical Society of Greenport unveiled an exhibit of longtime village resident Gail Horton’s hooked rugs, depicting personal and local history, at the Red School House with an opening...

07.13.2019 Community

Tracing the history of a Greenport family at Stirling Historical Society Museum

Up a narrow staircase at the Stirling Historical Society Museum in Greenport Village, a painting greets visitors arriving on the second floor. It depicts a ship captain with a...

04.24.2019 Community

Press Club, Greenport officials recognize once controversial journalist

A marker honoring an iconic, rebellious North Fork newspaper editor now stands tall in Greenport Village.

08.07.2016 Columns

Guest Column: Peeling off the ‘North Fork Native’ sticker after all

I grew up in Southold. I loved the summer season and spending all day swimming in the Long Island Sound or just playing and making mischief, as kids do.

03.08.2016 Community

After 95 years, Josephine Watkins-Johnson still a community leader

It may be tempting to describe someone like Josephine Watkins-Johnson as “sharp for her age.” But Ms. Watkins-Johnson, a longtime Greenport resident who celebrated her 95th birthday Saturday at...

02.15.2016 Community

Greenport residents share historic artifacts found in their homes

Crammed into the Little Red Schoolhouse on Front Street in Greenport, a standing-room only crowd listened intently Saturday afternoon as Walter and Diane Foote shared stories of the historic...

02.12.2016 Editorials

Editorial: We can all help contribute to history

Last September, the Suffolk County Historical Society unveiled the results of a survey conducted among historical societies across the region. The event was called “Looking in the Mirror: Assessing...

02.09.2016 Community

In Greenport, a historic house built from circus billboards

One day last September, Walter Foote was working on the second floor of his newly purchased Victorian at the corner of Broad and First streets in Greenport when a...

09.26.2015 Community

Study: Age-old problems continue for local historical societies

Paltry budgets. Aging patrons. Inadequate staffing.

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