Category: News
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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 it, and planting seeds over the fish. We were also taught that this was a big part of why those first settlers were able to make it through their early winters. It’s likely when the…
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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. Salem, Massachusetts, is the area we all know of that had its trouble with witches, but how many of us know that witches were of great concern here on the Eastern End of Long Island…
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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 had gone to great lengths to document important points of local history on the landing page timeline but neglected to include the Corchaug Indians and the point of first contact with the early settlers and…
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James F. Grathwohl Memorial Concert
The Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums will be holding a concert on Thursday, July 28, 2022, in memory of James F. Grathwohl. The concert begins at 7:00 and features the Long Island Sound Symphony and will be held in the style of the Douglas Moore concerts of the past. Please feel free to come…
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Celebrate the Fourth of July by touring a local house that has direct, documented ties to our Nation’s founding!
On July 4th, Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums is celebrating our Nation’s birth on the Village Green in Cutchogue with tours of our historic buildings featuring costumed docents. What better way to celebrate than with a tour of the Old House, which has a direct documented link to an event related to the conflict…
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Tours of our Historic Buildings have begun!
First, thanks to everyone who attended our event that kicked off our season: Family History Day on June 4. We appreciate your attendance and support and hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did. If you missed the event or want to reminisce, we have posted many, many pictures on our Facebook page, so…
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New Website and Blog Launched
Welcome to our newly designed website and blog. Although our new website has a new look and many updated features, the most important is our ability to customize the content. Although history is technically static, we are always finding out new things about the past through archeology, scientific testing, and the discovery of new objects…
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Our board meetings are now open to the public! Please join us, we look forward to your participation. Check the Suffolk Times in the beginning of each month for place, time and day.
