Category: News
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Part V- Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind: The WWI Honor Roll and its Unveiling
Last year, we presented a temporary exhibit entitled “Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind.” For Memorial Day, […]
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Part IV, Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind: Propaganda in the USA
Last year, we presented a temporary exhibit entitled “Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind.” For Memorial Day, […]
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PART III- Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind: Women’s Role in WWI
Last year, we presented a temporary exhibit entitled “Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind.” For Memorial Day, […]
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PART II- Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind: The Dough Boy and the Red Cross Nurse
Last year, we presented a temporary exhibit entitled “Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind.” For Memorial Day, […]
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Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind: PART I- The Service Flag
Last year, we presented a temporary exhibit entitled “Honoring our WWI Veterans and those they left behind.” For Memorial Day, […]
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Find out more about us!
This site is usually reserved for blogs about local history. However, we want to take this opportunity during our 2024 […]
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Woman’s History Month: Remembering a Local Talent
Historical figures, ancient or recent, leave footprints of their time here, and they are all around us. Sometimes, it’s the […]
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Love Expressed in Local Valentine Endures for 200 Years
While doing research in the Cutchogue -New Suffolk Library’s history room, under the guidance of Mariella Ortroski, I was going […]
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Reeve Music Manuscript Discovered in Old House
On May 27, The Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council held its second annual Family History Day. The reenactors of the 3rd […]
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A Deeply Disturbing Ancient Folk Tune
For this installment we are straying a bit from our local history theme to talk about the history of an […]
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Why does Historic Preservation Matter?
Historic places are a tangible reminder of our shared heritage. They provide a connection to the past, allowing us to […]
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Old Cutchogue Burying Ground Tour
This is the fifth year of the Presbyterian Church Graveyard Tour. Having sold out in the previous four years, the […]
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Long Island woven coverlets from a new perspective
I was first introduced to Emily Werner in October of 2021 when Preservation Long Island published her blog on woven […]
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East End version of naval anti-piracy ballad
Stephen Sanfilippo came to the attention of the Cutchogue New Suffolk historical council when we were looking for a colonial […]
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Remembering Meigs Raid and how our area was involved in the Revolutionary War
This Memorial Day week is an appropriate time to remember our local involvement in the Revolutionary War. And what better […]
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Readying Ourselves for the 2023 Spring/Summer Season
We are in the process of preparing for our new 2023 season. We have been cleaning the historic buildings, arranging […]
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Museum’s artifact may link to Shinnecock leader’s whaling ancestor.
I was invited by the president of the Southold Indian Museum, Dr. Lucinda Hemmick to attend their Artifact Day on May […]
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Advancing the way we perceive Black History
During black history month, we celebrate black cultures and recognize black historical figures. In our recent past, however, black history […]
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Christmas through the Ages
A 20th Century Christmas As part of our tree lighting and Holiday event on Dec. 3, we interpreted three of […]
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Christmas through the Ages:
A Victorian Christmas As part of our tree lighting and Holiday event on Dec. 3, we interpreted three of our […]
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Christmas through the Ages
A Colonial Christmas As part of our tree lighting and holiday event on Dec. 3, we interpreted three of our […]
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When the Days Grew Shorter, Samp Was on the Menu for Colonial East Enders
Many of us remember learning that the Indians taught the Pilgrims how to grow corn, by burying fish to fertilize […]
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Were There Witches on the East End?
At this time of year, our thoughts seem to turn towards the macabre, and witchcraft may be on our minds. […]
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Remembering the Corchaugs on Indigenous People’s day
We noticed an egregious error when we were updating our website in the spring. The original creator of our website […]
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