Long Wharf Finds Tell History of Sag Harbor
Pictured Above: Sherds from Thomas Commeraw pottery found in the Long Wharf dredging. Commeraw was a free black man working
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History
Tracing the History of Long Island’s Migrant Labor Camps
Pictured Above: A shuttered former migrant camp on Edgar Avenue in Aquebogue. If you grew up on the East End,
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Celebrating The Big Duck’s Birthplace
Pictured Above: Members of the Flanders Village Historical Society, the Riverhead Town Board and descendants of one of the builders
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Amagansett Maritime Heritage Day Goes Virtual
The Second Annual Amagansett Maritime Festival is going virtual this Saturday, with programs celebrating the rich and unique story of
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Plain Sight Series Sheds Light on History of East End Slavery
Pictured Above: The cover of Jeffrey Colvin’s novel “Africaville.” Historians focusing on African American history on the East End are
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A Reckoning for Orient Slave Graveyard
Pictured Above: The sign that had long marked the entrance to the “Slaves Burying Ground” in Orient was taken down
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Sag Harbor Celebrates its Heritage and Diversity
The evolution of a diverse community over three centuries is the focus of this year’s Sag Harbor Cultural Heritage Weekend,
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Suffolk Historical Society to Host Symposium on “Long Island & The Great War”
Continuing their commemoration of the centennial of World War I, the Suffolk County Historical Society is hosting a symposium on
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Riverhead’s 225th Anniversary, Told in Photos
On the heels of two successful Dodransquadricentennial celebrations in Southampton and Southold last year, Riverhead’s Quasquibicentennial this year has proved
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Permanent Residents of Oakland Cemetery: A New Walking Tour from the Sag Harbor Partnership
The Sag Harbor Partnership, which has been busy the past several years putting together a series of self-guided walking tours
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The Brewster House of Flanders: A Community Treasure or an Accident Waiting to Happen?
While the current owners of the storied massive dilapidated blue former boarding house on Flanders Road are making the rounds
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