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01.14.2025 Community

Steamboat tragedy after 185 years: the Lexington

One hundred and eighty-five years ago this week, during one of the coldest winters on record, a man named David Crowley washed ashore at Baiting Hollow in Riverhead after...

09.29.2023 News

Local historian dives into ‘the sauce’ with latest book

Southold Town historian Amy Folk was immediately immersed in Samuel Boerum’s story when she came across his codebook almost eight years ago while working at Oysterponds Historical Society. “Samuel...

09.19.2023 News

Personal and local history merge with the opening of ‘Between the Bay and the Sound’ at Suffolk County Historical Society

When Helene Verin bought her small bungalow on Manor Lane in Jamesport in 2013, she had no idea how much history was connected to it until she was introduced...

02.09.2023 Community

Exhibit showing antique dolls of color is one of several local programs planned for Black History Month

“History Through Dolls of Color: Silent Witnesses in Time” is the newest pop-up exhibit at the Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead, just in time for Black History Month....

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Steamboat tragedy after 185 years: the Lexington

Local historian dives into ‘the sauce’ with latest book

Personal and local history merge with the opening of ‘Between the Bay and the Sound’ at Suffolk County Historical Society

Exhibit showing antique dolls of color is one of several local programs planned for Black History Month