Nearly 400 fourth-grade students stepped out of the classroom and into history this spring as part of the Three Village Historical Society & Museum's annual Founders Day program, a longstanding partnership with the Three Village Central School District that has connected generations of young people with the story of their community. Students gathered at Setauket Elementary. Photo by Rob Pellegrino Held on April 21 and 22, this year's program welcomed 386 students and 37 teach

Back-to-School Season… even in the late 19th century! This week’s archival find is The Franklin Fifth Reader by George Stillman Hillard, c. 1878, a textbook used in public and private American classrooms to teach reading, rhetoric, and public speaking. Inside this fifth-grade reader, we discovered a handwritten poem by a young student. An inscription on the front reads: “Yeate Terry, Patchogue, LI.” Tucked into the book was a loose sheet of paper, a poem likely written by the

In 2025, the Spirits Graveyard Tour, our theme was In Service: Stories & Sacrifice, honoring those who served their community and their country in times of conflict. This Veteran's Day, we are sharing those stories with you, paired with archives & collections. Jedidiah Williamson (1757 - 1837) Revolutionary War At just 18 years old, Jedediah Williamson of Setauket signed the Articles of Association in 1775, pledging his loyalty to the Patriot cause and defying British rule on