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Association of Public Historians of New York State (APHNYS) Historian Database

585-428-8095 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Advocacy

The Association of Public Historians of New York State is a 501(c)3 non-profit professional organization that represents the 1,600+ government-appointed historians in the state. Under state law, every county and municipality in New York is required to have an appointed historian to document, preserve, interpret, and share the history of their communities. It is part of the state’s commitment to ensuring that New Yorkers have access to quality educational experiences enriched by cultural heritage resources. Among the APHNYS' resources is a database of town, village and city historians including the current Nassau County and Suffolk County historians.

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Amityville Historical Society

(631) 598-1486 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Historical Society, Preservation

Founded June 14, 1969, the Amityville Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of the rich historical heritage of Amityville, one of Long Island's charming old communities, and the surroundings as well.

Bay Shore Historical Society

(631) 665-1707 Visit Website:

Street Address: 22 Maple Avenue, Bay Shore, NY, 11706 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

The Bay Shore Historical Society was founded in 1985 by Mary Rogers McDonald with the express intent of collecting, preserving and sharing the rich history of the Bay Shore community. G. Herbert McDonald served as the Society’s first president presiding over 134 charter members. Seven of these charter members still volunteer at the Society weekly.

Bayport-Blue Point Heritage Association

(631) 472-4625 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Historical Society

The Bayport-Blue Point Heritage Association was formed in 1983 and is dedicated to the preservation of the history of these two towns. The association has an extensive collection of archival photographs, vintage clothing, artifacts and books. Through the years, the group has been particularly active in the restoration of Meadow Croft, a John Ellis Roosevelt summer home and now a historical museum on the border of Bayport and Sayville. The association provides lectures and resources- educational, historical, environmental and social programs and services for the community and interested public.

Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society

631-776-7640 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Advocacy, Architecture, Archives, Collection, Conservation, Cultural, Database, Education, Historical Society, Museum, Preservation

The Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society, a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and interpretation of its local history, was founded in 1958, and is governed by a board of trustees with over 300 members. The Society’s first president was Robert H. Pelletreau, a direct descendent of the well-known Revolutionary era, Long Island silversmith Elias Pelletreau. The land on which Bellport Village and Brookhaven Hamlet are situated was purchased from the Unkechaug Indians in1664. Brookhaven Hamlet was first settled in 1681 and Bellport Village was established in the early 1800’s. Part of Brookhaven Hamlet is a designated “historic district” within the Town of Brookhaven. In 1980, the National Register of Historic Places added to the Register over 80 houses in Bellport Village. In 2001 Bellport Village established a Historic Preservation Commission, which has since designated four historic districts in the village. The Historical Society’s Museum Complex is situated in the center of these districts.

Bohemia Historical Society

(631) 567-1095 Visit Website:

Street Address: BO Box 67, Bohemia, NY, 11716 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Brentwood Historical Society

(631) 273-6960 Visit Website:

Street Address: 34 2nd Avenue, Brentwood, NY, 11717 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Burying Ground Preservation Group, Inc.

631-287-6437 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Advocacy, Conservation

The Burying Ground Preservation Group, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying, recording, and preserving historic burying grounds, cemeteries and burial sites.

We serve as a resource for historians, genealogists and others seeking to preserve and restore historic gravestones and monuments. The BGPG undertakes surveys, uploads photographs and inscriptions into searchable databases, conducts conditions assessments, facilitates the restoration and preservation of grave markers and related cemetery features, and creates educational programs that encourage public awareness of these fragile historical resources. By advocating for the protection of historic burying grounds and cemeteries, the BGPG seeks to preserve these important historic sites and the vital records they contain. ​ BGPG charges a reasonable fee for its professional expertise and the tasks associated with each project, including guidance for sources of funding such as charitable foundations, civic organizations, municipalities and concerned citizens. True to its mission of promoting community support, the BGPG trains and encourages volunteerism at every possible level to help defray costs and maximize the budget for every project. BGPG was inspired by an awareness that irreplaceable headstones and monuments are deteriorating at a rapid rate. By applying appropriate measures, this process can be slowed or reversed and unique personal data can be preserved. Often grave markers are the only source of information about the people, places, and events that have shaped communities. BGPG connects preservation professionals with elected officials, community members and volunteers to protect burying grounds, cemeteries, and burial sites. It creates public awareness of these fragile resources and offers presentations and interactive workshops designed to encourage support from the community.

Through education and demonstration, the BGPG preserves and records historic headstones and monuments for future generations. ​

Principals

Zachary N. Studenroth
Middlebury College (BA, Art and Architectural History, 1972) and Columbia University (MS, School of Architecture and Planning, Division for Historic Preservation, 1978). Historic preservation professional, consultant and museum director for over 40 years. Specializes in historic structure reports, cultural resource surveys, and burying ground assessments and programming. Served as Southampton Town and Village Historian (Long Island, NY).

Kurt E. Kahofer
SUNY Purchase (BA, Art History, 1984), Columbia University (MS, School of Architecture and Planning, Division for Historic Preservation, 1987), and Long Island University, Southampton (M.Ed., 1992). Experienced in conducting historic and cultural resource surveys. NYS Certified teacher; elementary, multi-age and inclusion (1994-2017). Proficient in K-12 NYS Learning Standards, Core Curriculum and Project Based Learning. BGPG retains Steward Preservation Services, Inc., Joel C. Snodgrass, President. ​

Joel C. Snodgrass
Roger Williams University (BS, Historic Preservation, 1985), Columbia University (MS, School of Architecture and Planning, Division for Historic Preservation, 1987), and University of Pennsylvania, ICCROM (Rome, Italy, Certificate in Conservation of Architectural Surfaces, 1990). Experienced in the preservation, restoration and construction industry, with expertise in historic preservation and architectural conservation. Specializes in stone and other architectural materials assessments and conservation treatments.

Comsewogue Historical Society

(631) 928-7622 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 585, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 11776 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society

(516) 365-9074 Visit Website:

Street Address: 336 Port Washington Boulevard, Port Washington, NY, 11050 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council

(631) 734-7122 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 714, Cutchogue, NY, 11935 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Davis Town Meeting House Society Inc.

(631) 804-2256 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box #4, Coram, NY, 11727 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

East Islip Historical Society

(631) 581-1023 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 8, East Islip, NY, 11730 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Eastville Community Historical Society of Sag Harbor

(631) 725-4711 Visit Website:

Street Address: 139 Hampton St. PO Box 2036, Sag Harbor, NY, 11963 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Farmingville Historical Society

(516) 343-6247 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 311, Farmingville, NY, 11738 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Freeport Historical Society

(516) 623-9632 Visit Website:

Street Address: 350 South Main Street, Freeport, NY, 11520 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Friends of Rock Hall

(516) 239-1157 Visit Website:

Street Address: 199 Broadway, Lawrence, NY, 11559 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Garden City Historical Society

(516) 746-8900 Visit Website:

Street Address: 109 11st Street, Garden City, NY, 11530 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Great Neck Historical Society

(516) 288-6124 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 234483, Great Neck, NY, 11023 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Greater Patchogue Historical Society

(631) 654-1712 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Historical Society

Hampton Bays Historical & Preservation Society

(631) 728-0887 Visit Website:

Street Address: 116 West Montauk Highway, Hampton Bays, NY, 11946 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Historical Society of Islip Hamlet

(631) 245-0675 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 601, Islip, NY, 11751 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Historical Society of Massapequa

(516) 799-2023 Visit Website:

Street Address: 4755 Merrick Road P.O. Box 211, Massapequa, NY, 11758-0211 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Huntington Historical Society

(631) 427-7045 Visit Website:

Street Address: 209 Main Street, Huntington, NY, 11743 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Ketcham Inn Foundation, Inc.

631-878-1855 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Education, Museum, Preservation

Ketcham Inn Foundation, Inc. interprets over 330 years of history on Long Islands South Shore. Established in 1989, the Foundation developed a mission to restore the Terry-Ketcham Inn, a settlement site, resident blacksmith, social center, meeting house, former stagecoach stop between Manhattan and Sag Harbor during the 18th and 19th century. Today a well established living History Museum and Cultural Center for the education of American heritage.

Lake Ronkonkoma Heritage Association

(631) 831-1670 Visit Website:

Street Address: 4 Cherry Street, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, 11779 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Long Beach Island Landmarks Association

(516) 574-3212 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 1148, Long Beach, NY, 11561 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Long Island Library Resources Council

(631) 675-1570 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Database, Education, Government Agency

The Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC) is one of New York’s nine Library Resources Systems (ESLN). As a regional multi-type library organization serving academic, special, public, school libraries and library systems in Nassau and Suffolk counties, our purpose is to enhance access to information, encourage resource sharing, and promote library interests for all LILRC members.

Long Island Maritime Museum

631-HISTORY Visit Website:

Resource Type: Education, Museum, Preservation

From the earliest settlers who farmed shellfish and built dugout canoes, to residents and visitors of today who enjoy sunny beaches and world-class boating, Long Island’s story is inextricably linked with the sea. ​

The Long Island Maritime Museum is committed to the research, preservation and interpretation of our region’s rich nautical heritage and the role of Long Island in our national maritime story. Whether it’s boat building, shipwrecks, shellfish harvesting or recreational boating that captures your imagination, it’s all here under our roofs, in our galleries and at our many events and programs. Kids will discover the links between the Island's maritime and natural histories. They wil l encounter some of the amazing creatures living in our local waters.

The History of the Long Island Maritime Museum

On December 16, 1966 a group of concerned citizens founded the Suffolk Marine Museum dedicated to the collection and preservation of artifacts of the maritime history of Long Island, New York. Long Island, 120 miles long and 14 miles wide, bounded by the Long Island Sound to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south and New York City to the west has, since our nation's beginning, been deeply involved in its maritime history. Native Americans, followed by settlers from New England, immigrants from Europe and suburbanites from New York City have fished, harvested shellfish, gone whaling and built ships and boats on its shores. Today, pleasure boating is one of Long Island's largest industries.

With this rich heritage as a foundation, the Museum, located in West Sayville, on the Great South Bay, opened its doors to the public on May 1, 1968. It has been open on a regular schedule ever since. The Museum received its absolute charter from the New York State Board of Regents in November, 1983.The Board of Trustees, in cooperation with the Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation chose a path of development which provided for a Museum Board, with its fund-raising abilities, to develop the collection of vessels, historic buildings, machinery and artifacts. The Parks Department supported the staff and maintenance costs. The staff was supplemented by state, federal and private grants for special projects.

In 1993, direct operational support from Suffolk County ceased. Operations were privatized under the corporate identity, Long Island Maritime Museum. That year the Museum's charter was amended to reflect a change of operating name to the Long Island Maritime Museum. This change reflected the expansion the Museum's focus and audience to include all of Long Island. Today, a full time staff of two, six to ten part timers and a dedicated volunteer force successfully operate the Museum and its programs. Many of our maintenance and restoration projects have been adopted by volunteers, under ​staff supervision, as educational programs.

Long Island Studies Council

Resource Type: Database, Preservation

Long Island Studies Council is a historical societies or organization in Uniondale, NY that was founded in 1980.

Long Island Traditions

516-767-8803 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Architecture, Preservation

Long Island Traditions documents local architecture, from beach bungalows and bay houses to garden apartments and farm buildings. As fishermen and farmers disappear, we fight for the preservation of Long Island's contemporary maritime and farming culture throughout the region. To recognize and pay tribute to Long Island's diverse ethnic cultures, we support Irish stepdance, African American quilting, gospel and blues music, Jewish klezmer music, Native American stories and crafts, and the traditions of recent immigrants from Central and South America, India and Asia. Through field interviews and oral histories, we seek to break down the barriers that divide us, so that we can share in the power and excellence of our family traditions. Long Island Traditions is a certified gold star member of Guidestar.

Manorville Historical Society

(631) 793-8034 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 4, Manorville, NY, 11949 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Mastic Peninsula Historical Society

(631) 504-8222 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 333, Mastic, NY, 11950 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society & Museums

(631) 298-5248 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 766, Mattituck, NY, 11952 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Miller Place-Mt. Sinai Historical Society

(631) 476-5742 Visit Website:

Street Address: 75 North Country Road PO Box 651, Miller Place, NY, 11764 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Montauk Historical Society Lighthouse Museum

(631) 668-2544 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 943, Montauk, NY, 11954 MAP

Resource Type: Museum

Narrow Bay Historical Society

(631) 399-4539 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 317, Mastic Beach, NY, 11951 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Nassau County Historical Society

(516) 538-7679 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 207, Garden City, NY, 11530 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Northport Historical Society

(631) 757-9859 Visit Website:

Street Address: 215 Main Street, PO Box 545, Northport, NY, 11768 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Oyster Bay Historical Society

(516) 922-5032 Visit Website:

Street Address: 20 Summit Street, PO Box 297, Oyster Bay, NY, 11771 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Oysterponds Historical Society

(631) 323-2480 Visit Website:

Street Address: 1555 Village Lane, PO Box 70, Orient, NY, 11957 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Preservation Long Island

(631) 692-4664 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Advocacy, Collection, Education, Preservation

Quoque Historical Society

(631) 996-2404 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 1207, Quogue, NY, 11959 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Raynham Hall Museum

516-922-6808 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Museum, Preservation

Preservation of Raynham Hall The mission of Raynham Hall Museum is to enable visitors of the nearly 300-year-old Townsend family home in Oyster Bay to experience what it meant to be prominent merchants and heroic patriots, and to become engaged in the worlds of espionage, domestic life, and the decorative arts. The building and grounds of Raynham Hall are owned by the Town of Oyster Bay, and the site is operated as a museum by the Friends of Raynham Hall, Inc. The Museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1991, the only historic house museum on Long Island to bear that distinction. We are also a local, state, and national landmark, listed at the national level of significance. We welcome thousands of students every year who come on class field trips to enhance their knowledge of Revolutionary War history, and our costumed educators also offer tours to walk-in visitors. Additionally, we offer group tours on other historic subjects that can be tailored to your needs, and we offer many adults and children’s workshops throughout the year. We partner with other community groups to encourage the revitalization of this vibrant community, and we advocate for historic preservation. The Friends of Raynham Hall, Inc., is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization incorporated in 1953 which partners with the Town of Oyster Bay to maintain and operate Raynham Hall as a museum.

Rocky Point Historical Society

(631) 744-1776 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 1720, Rocky Point, NY, 11778 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Roslyn Landmark Society

(516) 625-4363 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Advocacy, Historical Society, Preservation

Sag Harbor Historical Society

(631) 725-5092 Visit Website:

Street Address: 174 Main Street, PO Box 1709, Sag Harbor, NY, 11963 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Sagtikos Manor Historical Society

(631) 854-0939 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 5344, Bay Shore, NY, 11706 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Sayville Historical Society

(631) 563-0186 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 41, Sayville, NY, 11782 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Shelter Island Historical Society

(631) 749-0025 Visit Website:

Street Address: 16 South Ferry Road, PO Box 847, Shelter Island, NY, 11964 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Southampton African American Museum

631-353-3299 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Cultural, Education, Preservation

How it all started. In 2004, a local resident, Gloria Cannon, had the founding idea to preserve “The Barbershop”—an iconic local gathering place for Blacks in the late 40’s. She wanted to ensure that owner/builder/barber Emanuel Seymore’s legacy be recognized, as well as that of “Fives”—a restaurant and juke joint built and owned by Arthur Robinson—the other iconic establishment where locals who where part of the Great Migration secured as their safe haven. After a dusty day of labor—picking potatoes, scrubbing toilets and floors, ironing, and other domestic work—they would dress up and step high to “Fives”. And on a typical Saturday or Sunday evening, the line up at the infamous hot spot included the soulful sounds of soloist Sylvia Francis “Snooks”Smith, the suit sweating, rhythmic, hip curling, back jerking vocals of Little Curtis (Curtis Highsmith Sr.) and the Big Men, as well as many other local performers. A good time was had by all. Ms. Cannon’s daughter Bonnie approached another local resident, Brenda Simmons, to help with carrying out her mom’s plan to keep the legacy of the barbershop/beauty parlor and juke joint alive. Brenda gladly agreed to help out, as she was born and raised in Southampton, and is the niece of Evelyn Baxter, the beautician who shared the building with Mr. Seymore. A personal connection. Brenda often reminisces about being 11-years-old, eager and excited to go to the beauty parlor and answer the phone and schedule hair appointments for her auntie (fondly called Aunt Et). One of her best memories was being excited when asked by her auntie to do coffee runs to the local greasy spoon restaurant at the corner. Her Auntie always told her she could keep the small change. With a big grin, she would have her choice of purchasing her favorite sweets. Brenda also had the generally-forbidden privilege of going to the men’s side of the barbershop when her Auntie would ask to deliver something to Mr. Seymore. Nancy Stevens-Smith also recalls fond memories of getting her Sunday do’s, as the shop was THE spot where most of the black girls and women came to look their best, no matter what the occasion. To fulfill Gloria Cannon’s heartfelt wish, Bonnie and Brenda went to meet with the Town Supervisor at the time, Linda Kabot, to share their somewhat outlandish proposal of establishing an African American Museum in the world-renowned destination known as “Da Hamptons”. The first thing Supervisor Kabot suggested was to establish the museum as a nonprofit. Secondly, she strongly suggested a campaign to get the museum’s name known through the village and beyond, as this was most likely going to be a long, drawn out process. So the official name African American Museum of the East End and Center for Excellence (AAMEE) was established. Brenda envisioned this iconic space to fulfill the vision of promoting education and excellence, and the task of making that vision a reality was put in motion.

Southampton History Museum

(631) 283-2494 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Education, Preservation

The Southampton History Museum was organized in 1898 and incorporated in 1910. In its early days, the Museum collected and exhibited historical objects and documents relating to the history and development of Southampton, organized pageants and gave lectures on antiques. By 1960 the Rogers Mansion property had expanded to include 12 historic structures including an 1830 one-room schoolhouse, an 1825 barn and a 19th century paint store, among others. The Mansion is the main administrative center for the organization and is open year-round. Today the Museum's mission is to preserve and promote the history and culture of the Town of Southampton by engaging and inspiring diverse audiences. It does this through the management of 4 separate properties with 14 historic buildings that contain changing exhibits on historic topics, a research center and educational programs for schoolchildren and adults. The Rogers Mansion contains an extensive research library and archives dedicated to the history of Southampton and its surrounding areas. The library currently contains over 8,000 volumes, photographs, maps and other archival materials including a wide range of subjects from account books to family memorabilia. Come explore our research center and with the help of a research assistant see what you can discover.

Southold Historical Society

(631) 765-5500 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 1, 54325 Main Road, Southold, NY, 11971 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Stirling Historical Society-Greenport

(631) 477-0631 Visit Website:

Street Address: 3129 Main Street PO Box 590, Greenport, NY, 11944 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Suffolk County Historical Museum

(631) 727-2881 Visit Website:

Street Address: 300 W Main Street, Riverhead, NY, 11901 MAP

Resource Type: Museum

The Jazz Loft

(631) 751-1895 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Cultural, Education, Preservation

The Jazz Loft officially opened in May of 2016. Originally built in 1941, the building was the Suffolk Museum, now the Long Island Museum. Philanthropist Ward Melville, owner of Thom McAnn shoes, designed all of Stony Brook Village, including the Suffolk Museum. At the time Stony Brook Village was the first pre-designed shopping center in the United States of America. The Suffolk Museum was actually two older structures that existed in other parts of the town. The larger part of the building was the original 1909 Firehouse and the smaller part was a circa 1850s structure dubbed the "Stone Jug" because of its stone exterior. Mr. Melville moved both buildings to their current site, joined them together, and in doing so added one of the many outstanding venues the village prides itself in having. After the Suffolk Museum moved up the road and became the Long Island Museum, the building served as the Garden Exchange for roughly 40 years. A consignment and antique center run by the Garden Club, many people found wonderful treasures there that still adorn their homes. After a ten year vacancy the Jazz Loft is the third tenant in the buildings 75 year history. The Jazz Loft's mission is one of Jazz preservation, education, and performance, and has quickly become the premier destination for all things Jazz. Presenting a full performance calendar of local, national and international artists in our period 1940s second floor performance space the Loft also has an extensive education program. Our Pre College Jazz Institute in collaboration with Stony Brook University offers training in jazz theory, performance and masterclass settings to outstanding high school musicians. Our Young at Heart program offers music therapy presentations for those with memory loss and their caregivers. A monthly lecture series and scheduled family concerts round out our community outreach endeavors which are due in part to an outstanding team of sponsors and community leaders. The Jazz Lofts final mission point is that of preservation which is alive and well and on view 24/7 in our 6,000 square feet of original jazz memorabilia spanning 100 years of the American born art form celebrating not only the music, but art and photography as well throughout our many galleries.

Three Village Historical Society

(631) 751-3730 Visit Website:

Street Address: 93 North Country Road, Setauket, NY, 11733 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Village of Babylon Historical and Preservation Society

(631) 669-1756 Visit Website:

Street Address: 117 W. Main Street, PO Box 484, Babylon, NY, 11702 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Wading River Historical Society

(631) 929-4082 Visit Website:

Street Address: 300 N. Country Road PO Box 263, Wading River, NY, 11792 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Wantagh Historical and Preservation Society

(516) 785-8763 Visit Website:

Street Address: 1700 Wantagh Avenue, PO Box 132, Wantagh, NY, 11793 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Ward Melville Heritage Organization

631-751-2244 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Conservation, Education, Preservation

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO), founded in 1939, is a privately funded not-for-profit corporation that protects and preserves historic and environmentally sensitive properties deeded to it by Ward Melville. By enhancing and interpreting its properties, the organization creates educational and cultural experiences that integrate history, art, theater, music, science, and technology. The organization owns three (3) historic properties listed on the state and national register for historic places, and an 88-acre wetlands preserve. The properties are open to the general public for programs and distance learning programs. Over 70 multidisciplinary educational programs and performances are offered year-round for children and adults. Read Our Story Located in the historic Stony Brook Village Center, The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s 8,800 square-foot Educational & Cultural Center is a year-round venue providing activities, events and educational programs to families and children. These include performing arts, music, theater and dance, WMHO Youth Corps activities and community events, outreach to local cultural and educational groups, intergenerational programs and lifelong learning opportunities. The facility also houses classrooms for on-site adult and youth programs, as well as distance learning programs. Through video conferencing/distance learning, people of all ages are able to experience programs in Stony Brook that are broadcast to museums, schools and other institutions across the globe and interact with instructors in real time. WMHO also features its own unique video conferencing programs in Coastal Ecology, History and Literacy. Properties Owned and Preserved by The Ward Melville Heritage Organization: The Ward Melville Heritage Organization Education & Cultural CenterThe Ward Melville Heritage Organization Education & Cultural Center Stony Brook NY Erwin J. Ernst Marine Conservation CenterErwin J. Ernst Marine Conservation Center East Setauket NY The Brewster House, c. 1665The Brewster House, c. 1665 East Setauket NY The Thompson House, c. 1709The Thompson House, c. 1709 East Setauket NY The Stony Brook Grist Mill c. 1751The Stony Brook Grist Mill c. 1751 Stony Brook NY Hercules PavilionHercules Pavilion

Water Mill Museum

631-726-4625 Visit Website:

Resource Type: Museum

Westhampton Beach Historical Society

(631) 288-1139 Visit Website:

Street Address: PO Box 686, Westhampton Beach, NY, 11978 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

Yaphank Historical Society

(631) 924-4803 Visit Website:

Street Address: Yaphank Middle Island Road and Main Street, PO Box 111, Yaphank, NY, 11980 MAP

Resource Type: Historical Society

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