This special event is co-sponsored by Preservation Long Island, the Sag Harbor Historical Museum, and The Church. Come to The Church at 48 Madison Street. Photo by Michael Heller From rehabilitation to restoration to public acquisition, the act of preservation …
"Occasionally a project will challenge every principle an architect holds dear. Originally built in 1885, the Maycroft estate in 2004 was neither salvageable nor restorable. Though listed on the National Register, Maycroft’s historical importance resided in its silhouette on the …
Reinterpretation of the Shingle Style Architecture of the Maycroft Estate Read More »
Craig Rhodes, Architect and SHHM Trustee, has designed an archive building which will house and protect, with temperature control and proper storage, our archival materials and fragile objects such as the textile collection, and Annie's original art. Craig will speak …
Join us on the lawn of the Annie Cooper Boyd House (or inside if it rains), Saturday May 17th for the Museum's Annual Meeting followed by the opening of the Museum for the 2025 season. The Museum hours & days …
This week (May 19 - 24), Joel Snodgrass, stone conservator, and Zach Studenroth, SHHM President will be working on straightening, cleaning and restoring the 12 Beebee family headstones in the Old Burying Ground. Six (6) were severely damaged during the …
Hands-on Cemetery Workshop in the Old Burying Ground Read More »
The group of 12 Beebee family headstones was severely damaged in the Hurricane of 1938 and have remained broken in multiple pieces and partially buried since that time. This restoration project, funded by a grant from the Robert David Lion …
Join us for the grand opening cocktail reception for our 2025 exhibit "Wedding Dresses, 1840-1925 From Victorian Fashion to the Roaring 20s". Meet the curators, Museum trustees Mary Jane Marcasiano and Alex McNear, who will share details of the exhibit …
Back by popular demand, Zach Studenroth, SHHM President, will conduct a series of four different walking tours of the Old Burying Ground, one on each of the last Sundays of June, July, August and September. Meet at the flagpole at …
Captain Cliff Clark will share with us, the unique, 200+ year history of the South Ferry, which travels between North Haven, on the South Fork and the southern tip of Shelter Island, and links travelers to Connecticut and New England, …
Plan ahead. Before we know it July will be here, and calendars get filled quickly. We hope you'll join us at this year's party. We have LOTS to share: the results of ground penetrating radar at the Old Burying Ground …
Annual Benefit Party: “History Beneath Our Feet” Read More »
Back by popular demand, Zach Studenroth, SHHM President, will conduct a series of four different walking tours of the Old Burying Ground, one on each of the last Sundays of June, July, August and September. Meet at the flagpole at …