Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums

Patriotic Music Concert on the Village Green
2026-07-23 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Village Green, Cutchogue, NY, Cases Lane and Main Road, Cutchogue, 11935, United States
The Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums invite you to come celebrate the Nation’s 205th Birthday with a FREE Patriotic Music Concert on the Village Green! Come early and bring a picnic & a chair, relax & enjoy. Featuring the Sound Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Christian Olson, performing all of your patriotic favorites. July 23, Thursday, 7pm Rain Date July 24 Village Green, Cutchogue Behind the Old House. . Get your Suffolk County 250th passbook stamped by The Cutchogue New Suffolk Historical Society & Museums on site

Annual Pot Luck Members’ Dinner
2026-08-15 17:00 - 18:30 | Village Green, Cutchogue, NY, Cases Lane and Main Road, Cutchogue, 11935, United States
Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museum’s Annual Pot Luck Members’ Dinner
This event is open to everyone, members and non-members Bring a dish and join us on August 15 at 5:00pm, Rain Date August 16. Bring your favorite dish to share. This is an opportunity to meet the board and provide input on what you would like to see done on the council and the direction you would like to see it take. You can also get your questions answered on the August 25 vote for our taxpayer-based funding initiative. On the grounds of the Village Green in Cutchogue.

ASK MRS LINCOLN
2026-08-22 14:00 - 15:30 | Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library, 27550 Main Road, Cutchogue, NY, 11935, United States
LIVE THEATER PERFORMANCE-ASK MRS LINCOLN, as portrayed by actor and educator Heléna Eilenberg. The year is 1875. Come and speak with Mary Todd Lincoln just after her release from a mental institution. You will meet the most maligned First Lady in a revealing new light. She is portrayed based on her own letters, the writings of those who knew her, and the recently discovered records of her insanity trial. Learn about her marriage to Abraham Lincoln, their lives before and in Washington during the Civil War. Learn about their children, how she was perceived by others, and what contributed to the image that has lasted of Mary Todd Lincoln to this day. Brought to you as a collaborative effort between the Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library and Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums. Saturday, August 22 at 2:00 pm. Preregistration through the library required. Online or call (631) 734-6360.

Cutchogue Old Burying Ground Tour
2026-10-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Old Burial Ground Cutchogue, Main Road and Harbor Lane, Cutchogue, NY, 11935, United States
Sunday, October 4, 2026, (rain date Oct. 18th) as a cooperative effort, the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council and the North Fork Community Theatre will host their fourth annual tour of the Old Cutchogue Burying Ground.

The tour begins at a booth on the North West corner of the Old Burial Ground at 32770 Main Road (corner of Main Road and Harbor Lane), Actors in period costumes recount the life stories of historic figures who are buried in the graveyard.

Six “widow guides” dressed in Victorian mourning costumes will guide you through the burial ground, where the costumed actors will recount the lives of notable figures in Cutchogue’s history while standing atop their graves. The notables include a veteran of the French-Indian War, an exiled tory, a beloved school teacher, former slaves and many more who were responsible for forming Cutchogue as we know it today. This year, in honor of America’s 250th, we will be featuring veteran’s of the Revolutionary War buried at the site. The tour will include a brief history of the burial site and Mary Kalich, a member of the board of directors of the theatre will give a brief history of the theater and tell how it was once a church.

Tours will start at 2pm and end at 4pm. Tour groups of a maximum of 20 people will be scheduled in 10-minute intervals.Tickets are $25.00/pp and are available at https://nfct.com or at 631-298-NFCT (6328) All proceeds equally benefit the two organizations that are hosting the tour. Parking is at the Fire Dept. Annex. (Old Cosner Funeral Home) (Please note this is NOT the Mattituck Graveyard Tour, although done in a similar fashion, it is at the Cutchogue Burying Ground and will be about the people buried at that site.) Get your Suffolk County 250th passbook stamped by The Cutchogue New Suffolk Historical Society & Museums on site

Rock & Roll Car show
2026-10-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Village Green, Cutchogue, NY, Cases Lane and Main Road, Cutchogue, 11935, United States
The Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums, in collaboration with North Fork Vintage Cars, is hosting the Rock and Roll Car Show on Oct. 10 (Rain Date Oct. 11) from 10 am-3 pm on the Village Green in Cutchogue. There is a $5.00 suggested donation for spectators and a $20.00 fee at the gate for car participants. (Gate for cars opens at 9 am.) Select vehicles will be given trophies. Any year collectibles are welcome. Free tours of the historic buildings, Food, Raffles, and music by DJ Gerry. Proceeds go to benefit our Youth Scholar program for paid internships at the Council for Mattituck-Cutchogue HighSchool Students. For more information, call Mark at 631-379-7494 or Charlie at 631-655-5082.This event is in memory of Charlie Cali, who was the president of the LI Moose Car Club. He helped the Council run the Car Show for the last four years. He will be missed.

Ghost Hunting on the Village Green
2026-10-24 18:00 - 22:00 | Village Green, Cutchogue, NY, Cases Lane and Main Road, Cutchogue, 11935, United States
Become a part of a paranormal investigation, just like the ones you see on television and YouTube! On October 24, the L.I. Paranormal Investigators are coming to the Village Green in Cutchogue for an exclusive tour of the historic buildings of the Cutchogue New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums, including the Wickham house, which often makes the top ten list of most haunted buildings on Long Island. After the team has had a chance to coallate, examine and interpret the findings, a follow-up of what was found will be presented in the spring. Follow-up from last year’s event shows evidence of haunting in the buildings you will be visiting. You will learn about the history of each building and witness a live paranormal investigation and learn about the scientific methods that are used. There are two sessions, with one starting at 6 pm and the second at 8 pm. Report to the Schoolhouse and dress warmly. Tickets are $60.00 and will be available for sale in September.

Jefferson & Madison’s Tour of Long Island~ 1791
2026-11-01 14:00 - 15:30 | Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library, 27550 Main Road, Cutchogue, NY, 11935, United States
Join Professor Kneski for an engaging exploration of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison’s 1791 journeyacross Long Island. While officially presented as a scientific expedition, some contemporaries viewed it as a politically significant tour. Discover how Jefferson and Madison traveled through the East End, including the North Fork, met with local residents, and observed the region’s landscape, agriculture, and communities. Explore what this remarkable excursion reveals about the early American republic and Long Island’s place in its history. Brought to you as a collaborative effort between the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council & Museums and the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free Library. Get your Suffolk County 250th Passport Book stamped at this event! Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2:00 pm. Community Room. Preregistration through the library required. Online or call (631) 734-6360
