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APRIL:
Rocky Point Historical Society
Saturdays, April through December, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Guided Tours of the 1721 Noah Hallock Homestead
Railroad Museum of Long Island
Saturday, April 1: 4:00 to 9:00 pm
A Night At The Museum . . .
Southold Historical Society
Saturday, April 1, 2017, 2:00 pm
Dr. Joanne S. Grasso: The American Revolution on Long Island:
A Soldier’s Experience
Tuesday, April 4, (1-4pm) to Sunday, April 30, (1-4pm)
Exhibition: “In Your Easter Bonnets”
Friday, April 21, 4:00 pm
Bill Blyer: Long Island and the Civil War: A Soldier’s Experience
Three Village Historical Society
Saturday, April 1, 2:00 pm
Walk Through History with Farmer and Spy Abraham Woodhull
April 17th, 6-9 pm, Monday,
Annual Lecture & Pot Luck Supper
The Witchcraft of Goody Garlick with Tara Rider
(Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main Street, Setauket)
Sunday, April 23, 1:00 pm
Tri-Spy Bike Tour
Saturday, April 15, 2:00 pm
Explore & Discover Setauket’s Revolutionary History: Walking Tour
Sunday, April 22, 10:00 pm
Tri-Spy Walking Tour (3 miles)
Sunday, April 30, 2:00 pm
Walk Through History with Farmer and Spy Abraham Woodhull
Nassau County Historical Society
Sunday, April 2, 2 pm
Howard Kroplic, “My Hunt for the Vanderbilt Cup Races and the L.I. Motor Parkway”
(At the Community Church of East Williston)
Sayville Historical Society
Sunday, April 2, 2:00 pm
Bob Doxsee: Growing Up in a Fishing & Clamming Family
RSVP 631 563-0186
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association
Friday, April 7
Poetry in Performance
Open Mic at 6pm; Patricia Spears Jones at 8 pm
Southampton Historical Museum
2 Series of 8 workshops beginning Friday, April 7 & Saturday, April 8
Jewelry Making Classes
Monday, April 10, 5:30 pm
Fifteen Shades of Grey: The Lusitania, the Sussex & America's Ambivalent Road into World War I
Thursday, April 13, 3:30 pm
Eastville’s Whalers with Dr. Georgette Grier-Key
Thursday, April 27, 11:00 am
A Visit with Author Sharon Atkins
Huntington Historical Society
Wednesday, April 12, 7 to 9 pm
Winter Weaving with Wine, Conklin Barn
Wednesday, April 19, 12 to 2 pm
Lunch & Learn, Play Ball!
Thursday, April 20, 7 to 9 pm
Paint Night, Conklin Barn
Saturday & Sunday, April 22 & 23, 10 am to 4 pm
Antiques in April, Kissam Grounds
Sagtikos Manson Historical Society
Thursday, April 13, 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Goerge Washington’s Life in Print
Presentation by Robert Newman, “The Old Print Shop”
Lake Ronkonkoma Heritage Association
Thursday, April 14, 7:00 pm
Lake Ronkonkoma Cemetery: The Civil War
Great Neck Historical Society
Wednesday, April 19
Long Island Food History
Suffolk County Historical Society Museum
Saturday, April 22, 1:00 pm
Songs from the Journals of East End Whalemen
with Stephen Sanfilippo
Saturday, April 29, 1:00 pm
Opening Reception: 100 Years:
Long Island and the Great War exhibit
Yaphank Historical Society
Saturday, April 22, 2:00 pm
Tea at the Hawkins House
RSVP Marie Desch (631) 874-9265
ASCHS Quarterly Meeting
Saturday, April 29, 8:30 am
Tour of Long Island Maritime Museum
12:00 Lunch at Bluestone Tavern
Long Island Traditions at the Oyster Bay Historical Society
Sunday, April 30, 7:00 pm
Boom or Bust: America’s Journey on the Erie Canal
MAY :
The Long Island Museum
May 4, 2 – 4 p.m.
Homeschool Day
May 6, Time 5 – 7:30 p.m.
Chasing Gatsby: The Journey from Book to Film
May 7, 5 p.m.
Mary Gauthier Live in Concert
Purchase advance discount tickets at www.sundaystreet.org.
May 9, 10 a.m. - noon
Senior Tuesday
May 14, noon – 5 p.m.
Mother’s Day
May 21, 3 – 4 p.m.
Book Club
For students in grades 4 – 6 and their families
May 21, 5 p.m.
Bob Dylan’s Birthday Celebration
Purchase advance discount tickets at www.sundaystreet.org.
Shelter Island Historical Society
Saturday, May 6, 4-7 pm
Kentucky Derby-Members’ Party
Saturdays, 9 am – 12:30 pm (May 27 through September 2)
Havens Farmer’s Market
Oyster Bay Historical Society
Saturday, May 6,1:00 pm
Maritime Folk Arts of Long Island and the Hudson River
Suffolk County Historical Society Museum
Saturday, May 20, 1:00 pm
German Genealogy Workshop with Richard Haberstroh
Great Neck Historical Society
Monday, May 22
Long Island Lighthouses, Past and Present
Sagtikos Manor Historical Society
Wednesday, May 31, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
"Rehabilitation of the Theodore Roosevelt Home"
West Islip Library
Historical Society of Islip Hamlet
Wednesday, May 31, 7-9 pm
Midnight Rum: Long Island ad Prohibition
JUNE :
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Nassau County Historical Society
Sunday, June 4, 2 pm
Jonathan Olly, “Midnight Rum: L.I. and Prohibition”
(At the Community Church of East Williston)
Sagtikos Manor Historical Society
Sunday, June 4, 10:30 or 1:00 pm tour
The Peony Path Tour
Sunday, June 18, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Antique, Vintage and Collectibles Show
Shelter Island Historical Society
Saturday, June 10, 10 am – 2 pm (Rain date: Sunday, June 11)
Fifth Annual Car Show
Suffolk County Historical Society
Thursday, June 22, 6:00 pm
Book & Bottle: World War I New York
with Kevin Fitzpatrick
Sylvester Manor
Saturday, June 24, 6:30 – 11 pm
Farm to Table Dinner