Preservation Long Island

05/21/2026

📢 Step back in time this Saturday at Preservation Long Island’s Custom House in Sag Harbor for a special Long Island 250th event celebrating the American Revolution and the 250th anniversary of the United States!

This event is FREE and open to the public — no advance registration required.

✂️ Get your own silhouette portrait, crafted by hand using only scissors.
🔥Watch colonial historic hearth cooking demonstrations by a local food historian
🪵 View traditional woodworking demonstrations led by regional artisans
🎶 Enjoy live 18th-century music performances throughout the day

We have partnered with the Sag Harbor Historical Museum to host these activities at the 18th-century Custom House, which will be open for self-guided tours.

Bring your Suffolk County 250th Passport Book to receive a commemorative Custom House stamp—one of the featured Long Island historic sites in the Passport Book.

📅 Saturday, May 23, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Custom House, Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY
🔗 visit Preservation Long Island's website for event details

While you’re in the village, be sure to visit the Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum across the street to experience an 18th-century Continental Army encampment and reenactments of the 1777 Meigs Raid (also known as the Battle of Sag Harbor), when Long Island patriots fought back British troops.

05/07/2026

📢Limited number of tickets still available! Join us on Tuesday, May 12 at our Cold Spring Harbor Gallery for our 2026 Historic Preservation Workshop.

We are delighted to host a panel of experts in historic preservation, real estate, and interior design to share how sensitive design and renovation can make older homes comfortable and functional for modern life—while preserving the character that makes them unique.

Whether you are a real estate professional, decorator, homeowner, prospective home buyer or local historical society member, this workshop with connect you with the tools and resources needed to successfully rehabilitate historic properties.🏠️🏘️

📅 Tuesday, May 12, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
📍 Preservation Long Island Headquarters Gallery 161 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor
🎟️ General Admission: $20 suggested donation
🍽️ Optional Box Lunch: $12
🔗 Follow the link in our bio to register. Advance registration required.

04/30/2026

📢Join us in our Cold Spring Harbor Gallery for our 2026 Preservation Workshop. Geared toward realtors, homeowners, and prospective buyers interested in historic properties, this year's program is focused on how historic houses can be successfully marketed, sold, renovated, and stewarded on Long Island.🏠️

📅 Tuesday, May 12, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
📍 Preservation Long Island Headquarters Gallery 161 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor
🎟️ General Admission: $20 suggested donation
🍽️ Optional Box Lunch: $12
🔗 Register online at preservationlongisland.org

04/30/2026

📣 We're Hiring! 📣 Preservation Long Island is seeking enthusiastic Gallery Guides to join our team for the upcoming exhibition season starting in July with our new exhibition, "Wood and Water: Furniture on Long Island, 1660–1860." Guides will play a crucial role in enhancing the exhibition by engaging directly with visitors to highlight key artifacts, artworks, historical context, and provide general information about Preservation Long Island and its programs.

If you enjoy museums, the decorative arts, and history, apply now or share with someone who should! Visit our website Careers page for application instuctions and apply today.

04/12/2026

📣 We're Hiring! 📣

Preservation Long Island is on the lookout for a Director of Education and Public Programs - a.k.a. the person who gets to bring Long Island's history and heritage to life in creative, engaging, and meaningful ways.

📍Based in Cold Spring Harbor, NY but also Hybrid
📚Big ideas encouraged
🎉Creativity required

Apply now or share with someone who should. Link in Bio ⬆

02/20/2026

🚨 Join us next month for a lecture and book signing with decorative arts expert Genevieve Wheeler Brown, author of Beyond Blue and White. The program will explore the remarkable discovery of rare 17th- and 18th-century Delftware and the overlooked women who shaped its history 💙🤍💙🤍

📅 Saturday, March 7 | ⏰ 3:00–4:30 pm
📍 Preservation Long Island Exhibition Gallery, Cold Spring Harbor

Lecture, book signing, and light refreshments included. Discounted books are available with advanced registration. Follow the link to register: https://buff.ly/xUKz8TT

02/19/2026

📢 Special LI 250th Anniversary Tour - NEW DATE: March 14, 2026

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States with a guided tour of historic Joseph Lloyd Manor on Lloyd Neck. Explore how the American Revolution shaped life on Long Island, from the British occupation to the struggle for liberty experienced by Jupiter Hammon and other enslaved Americans.

This special tour also highlights the site’s surprising connections to revolutionary-era figures including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr.

📅 Saturday, March 14, 2026
⏰ 11:00am-12:15pm and 2:00-3:15pm
📍 Joseph Lloyd Manor, Lloyd Neck, NY
🎟️ Register online at preservationlongisland.org

02/13/2026

📚 Women's History Month Lecture 📚

Join Preservation Long Island for a lecture and book signing with author Genevieve Wheeler Brown. Drawing on her acclaimed book Beyond Blue and White, Wheeler Brown will discuss the discovery of rare of 17th- and 18th-century Delftware inside a historic Manhattan townhouse and explore the lives of the overlooked women who shaped Delftware’s history.

📅 Saturday, March 7th
⏰ 3:00pm-4:30pm
📍 Preservation Long Island Exhibition Gallery, Cold Spring Harbor

The program will include a lecture, book signing, and light refreshments. Follow this link to register: https://buff.ly/FMqX1a2

02/04/2026

🇺🇸 Special 250th Anniversary Tour

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States with a guided tour of historic Joseph Lloyd Manor on Lloyd Neck. Explore how the American Revolution shaped life on Long Island, from the British occupation to the struggle for liberty experienced by Jupiter Hammon and other enslaved Americans.

This special tour also highlights the site’s surprising connections to revolutionary-era figures including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr.

📅 Saturday, February 21st
⏰ 11:00am-12:15pm and 2:00-3:15pm
📍 Joseph Lloyd Manor, Lloyd Neck, NY
🔗 Follow this link to register: https://buff.ly/vahEPEF

01/23/2026

✨Join Preservation Long Island at The Winter Show!

On Monday, January 26 at 3 PM, we’re hosting a panel discussion at the Park Avenue Armory exploring a group of early American thinkers who shaped the nation across science, philosophy, politics, and faith. From Abraham Lincoln to lesser-known figures like Lemuel Haynes and Ephraim Niles Byram, discover how creativity and innovation shaped America’s past.

Moderator:
*Susan Fales-Hill, Screenwriter and Television Producer

Panelists:
*James Basker, President, Gilder Lehrman Institute and Professor, Barnard College, Columbia University.
*Lauren Brincat, Chief Curator and Director of Collections, Preservation Long Island
*Harold Holzer, Scholar and Director, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, Hunter College

🎟️ Registration is free with your ticket to The Winter Show.

Registration for this discussion has reached capacity. If you are interested in joining the waiting list, please email [email protected].