By Tara Ebrahimian Published in The Historian, Winter 2019 From the TVHS Archives “Chicken Hill: A Community Lost to Time” is perhaps a s...

By Tara Mae Hercules Mulligan, immigrant and Revolutionary War hero, embodies the evolution and development of the ambitious, yet often e...

The traditional celebrations of July 4th will look different this year as the nation reflects on its history and we deal with the pandemi...

By Tara Mae Pride began as a protest. The Stonewall Uprising in New York City was a rebellion against ongoing mistreatment, discriminatio...

By Tara Mae Writer Langston Hughes, a son of the United States, inherited the broken promise of opportunity for “life, liberty, and the p...

The first Mother’s Day celebration took place in 1908 and it would only seem natural that a day should then be created to celebrate fathe...

Juneteenth, first established by the Black community of Texas in 1866, is now getting in New York State the recognition it has long deser...

By Tara Mae Well known for her acerbic writing, literary prowess, and co-founding of the Algonquin Circle, Dorothy Parker was also a stau...

The Heart of the Tree by Henry Cuyler Bunner - 1855-1896 What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants a friend of sun and sky; He plan...

By Tara Mae Maritcha Remond Lyons was an African American civil rights activist, educator, and suffragist who spent her life fighting for...

Whether you spell it doughnut or donut or prefer glazed to creme filled I think we can all agree they are delicious. Not that we need a s...

Joseph Rowland’s home and shipyard is in East Setauket at the intersection of Shore Road and Bayview Avenue. Rowland built the 106 foot scho

There is a journalistic tenet “The role of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Muckraker and a mother of i

Members of the Three Village Historical Society Beverly and Barbara Tyler and Art Billadello held a brief memorial service in Setauket

By Tara Mae Born in Manhattan on October 11, 1884, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt maintained strong ties to New York all of her life. Her l...

The origin of Memorial Day, a day to commemorate the lives of American military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice, dates to the e...

A Tribute to Our Veterans (from the collections of the Three Village Historical Society) Originally written for the 2008 Historian “The p...

By Tara Mae Even in a crowded room, you can still feel like the loneliest person in the world. At once the life of the party and an outsi...

From time to time we share some tidbits from the local newspapers. A great source for newspapers published throughout New York State, ava...

The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 and tore at the very fabric of American life.