TVHSApr 9, 20213 minCelebrating Emma S. Clark Memorial Library From the TVHS Archives: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library Celebrates Serving the Community for over 125 years By Karen Martin for The...
TVHSMar 26, 20216 minEgbert Bull Smith and East Setauket Shipbuilding1949 aerial photo - East Setauket looking southeast. Setauket School on the hill is center. Setauket Methodist Church at crossroad.
TVHSJan 31, 20212 minThe Blizzard of 1934From the TVHS archives The blizzard of 1934 was reported, at the time, to be Long Island’s worst snow storm since the famous blizzard of...
-Oct 31, 20203 minWitchcraft in Setauket. The Trial of Ralph and Mary HallThe place was Setauket and the year was 1664, 28 years before the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692. https://www.history.com/topics/col...
-Oct 13, 20208 minEdward Larocque TinkerA lawyer, banker, photographer, adventurer, and author, Edward Larocque Tinker was born 12 Sept. 1881 in New York City. Probably best...
-Sep 8, 20203 minLABOR DAY“The first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American...
-Aug 19, 20203 minVotes for WomenOn August 18, 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women’s suffrage. suffrage [...
-Jul 22, 20202 minBaseball in the Three Villages: The Suffolk Giants and Suffolk Giants JuniorsWhether it was a town, community or high school team, baseball has always been a popular sport in the Three Village area.
TVHSJul 16, 20203 minThe Suffolk Giants of Setauket: From segregation to integrationAlmost a decade after Jackie Robinson broke the color line in National League and Larry Doby and Satchel Paige did so in the American, the S
TVHSJul 13, 20201 minOur deepest sympathy to the Barnes family on the passing of Hap Barnes.Our deepest sympathy to the Barnes family on the passing of Hap Barnes.
TVHSJul 8, 20203 minChicken Hill: Journey to the PastBy Tara Ebrahimian Published in The Historian, Winter 2019 From the TVHS Archives “Chicken Hill: A Community Lost to Time” is perhaps a...
TVHSJun 5, 20203 minThe Slave Ship WandererJoseph Rowland’s home and shipyard is in East Setauket at the intersection of Shore Road and Bayview Avenue. Rowland built the 106 foot scho
TVHSMay 20, 20202 minFrom the TVHS ArchivesA Tribute to Our Veterans (from the collections of the Three Village Historical Society) Originally written for the 2008 Historian “The...
TVHSMay 13, 20204 minFrom the TVHS ArchivesThe Civil War began on April 12, 1861 and tore at the very fabric of American life.
TVHSMay 6, 20203 minFrom the TVHS ArchivesRhodes Trip: 50 Years of Strathmore at Stony Brook By Karen Martin From the January 2014 Historian Newsletter Levitt Plans 1,300 Homes...
TVHSApr 29, 20203 min"Rhode" Trips - From the TVHS ArchivesWritten for the July 2008 Historian Newsletter Tales from the Society’s Rhodes Committee by Susan B. Jayne The game of baseball has been...
TVHSApr 2, 20203 minUnited States Federal Census - April 1, 2020, Census DayBy Karen Martin, TVHS Archivist The U.S. Constitution mandates that the country count its population once every 10 years. The 2020 Census...