Upcoming Events
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Huntington Old Burying Ground Cemetery Tour
Saturday, October 5th
4 PM Tour Begins at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building 228 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743 Rain Date: Sunday, October 6th Join us for a tour of the historic Huntington Old Burying Ground, the oldest public burying ground in Huntington, which was established soon after the town's 1653 founding. You will see stunning folk art and beautiful epitaphs while listening to stories of Huntington’s residents and rich history. |
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Watercolor Workshop Series
5 Part Workshop
Wednesday October 16th, October 30th, November 6th, November 13th, and November 20th 6:00 - 8:30 PM Conklin Barn 2 High Street, Huntington, NY 11743Tuesday, September 24th Local artist Oksana Danziger with over 30 years experience will be teaching a five session Watercolor workshop. The workshop is inspired by nature focusing on fall: autumnal themes leaves and pumpkins. |
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Symbols of Inequality
with Carol A Gordon Thursday, October 17th 12:00 - 2:00 PM Red restaurant $45 for Members; $55 for Non-Members Carol A Gordon is the Founder, President & Curator of Unspoken History Treasures, a private collection of over 35 years of African American artifacts. She will present a program using some of her artifacts to demonstrate the power of symbols in history.
Her collection is inspired by her late uncle, Thomas Bramble. She teaches, gives tours, and community presentations, sharing these artifacts and their rich history. Price includes gourmet two-course meal and dessert. Cash bar available. |
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Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve Tour
Friday, October 18th, 2024
Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve 11:45 AM Thanks to a partnership with the Van Wyck-Lefferts Tide Mill Sanctuary Inc., the Huntington Historical Society is able to offer tours of this historic treasure. The tour begins with a short boat ride from Gold Star Battalion Beach into gorgeous Puppy Cove, past waterfront mansions with sightings of egrets, ospreys, and visiting waterfowl. Your guide will explain the workings of the mill with some related social history, and each tour participant will receive a comprehensive, illustrated booklet. |
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Apple Festival
Sunday, October 20th
12 PM - 4 PM Kissam Property 434 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743 Free Admission! Our most popular family event, the 2024 Apple Festival features a variety of fall festivities including traditional games, seasonal crafts, live music, and historical demonstrations by costumed interpreters! |
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Beaded earring workshopThursday, October 24th
6:00 - 8:00 PM Conklin Barn 2 High Street, Huntington, NY 11743Tuesday, September 24th $50 for Members; $55 for Non-members Led by artist and educator Denise "Weetahmoe" Silva-Dennis indigenous inspired earrings using ancient beading techniques passed down by her mother Princess Silva-Arrow of the Shinnecock Nation. Learn traditional methods dating back to the 15th century. Explore diverse materials like glass, seeds, and bone to reflect culture, history and connection to the natural world. |
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Huntington Village Historic Walking Tour & Pub Crawl
Wednesday, October 23rd
6 PM - 9 PM Tour Begins at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building 228 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743 Led by Town of Huntington Historian, Robert C. Hughes, these walking tours will guide you through the notable buildings and events in the history of Huntington Village. Along the way participants will stop at local establishments, (with a great history or in a historic building) to enjoy some refreshments before continuing the tour. |
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Huntington Old Burying Ground Cemetery Tour
Saturday, October 26th
3 PM Tour Begins at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building 228 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743 Rain Date: Sunday, October 27th Join us for a tour of the historic Huntington Old Burying Ground, the oldest public burying ground in Huntington, which was established soon after the town's 1653 founding. You will see stunning folk art and beautiful epitaphs while listening to stories of Huntington’s residents and rich history. |
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Huntington Old Burying Ground Cemetery Tour
Saturday, November 2nd
3 PM Tour Begins at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building 228 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743 Rain Date: Sunday, November 3rd Join us for a tour of the historic Huntington Old Burying Ground, the oldest public burying ground in Huntington, which was established soon after the town's 1653 founding. You will see stunning folk art and beautiful epitaphs while listening to stories of Huntington’s residents and rich history. |
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long island history program- registration will open soonThursday, November 7th
6:30 pm Conklin Barn 2 High Street, Huntington, NY 11743 At a time when educators may face restrictions on what they can teach, a contest sponsored by the non-profit organization National History Day offers students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to explore significant topics of history. CBS Sunday Morning and The PBS Newshour recently filmed and interviewed these young people using writing, performance art and documentary filmmaking to tell stories of the past that resonate today, proving that history never gets old. The Huntington Historical Society is proud to host a showcase of our Long Island History Day projects representing schools from the Town of Huntington: Huntington High School, Stimson Middle School and Half Hollow Hills East High School. Susan Glaser, LIHD Coordinator Emerita and Joseph Leavy, Chairperson of Humanities for Huntington Schools, will present a variety of award winning entries. We know you would find it interesting, exciting, unique and be very impressed by the work of our students. |
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Pendant Workshop
Tuesday, November 12th
6 PM - 8:30 PM Conklin Barn 2 High Street, Huntington NY 11743 Jump into Fall with this DIY necklace workshop! Choose from a variety of shaped pendants to customize in your own texture and add a name, initial or some words of affirmation! Students will get to choose from a variety of natural gemstones beads to add to their finished necklace! Each student will leave with a finished 18" long necklace! All materials are included. The chance to create a gift for someone special or for yourself! |
