Fashion Accessories from Huntington's Past

Throughout the month of October the Huntington Historical Society has a wonderful display of women and men's fashion accessories from the 19th and early 20th centuries on the main floor of the library. It consists of various handcrafted artifacts such as shoes, hairpins, gloves, jewelry, parasols, purses and more from their unique collection.

GENEALOGY WORKSHOP OF THE HUNTINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

At 7:00 pm, September 23, 2009 at the Conklin Barn at 2 High Street in Huntington, NY, the Huntington Historical Society presents an excellent genealogy workshop. The speaker is Maira Liriano, Manager of the Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy at the Stephen A. Schwarzmean Bldg of the New York Public Library.

The New York Public Library, one of the world's largest and most accessible genealogical collections just got even bigger. Last summer the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's extraordinary collection of genealogical and biographical materials focused on "families, persons and citizens associated and identified with the State of New York" was donated to the New York Public Library. Joining the Library's already rich and heavily used genealogical and manuscript collections the merged materials of the NYPL and the G & B will create an unparalleled, publicly accessible resource. This lecture will provide an overview of the G & B collection and highlight other exciting developments at the New York Public Library.

Baseball and Other Sports in the Town of Huntington Display

The Huntington Historical Society joins the library and the Long Island Reads program to exhibit sports that were played by local families of the early 20th century. The Huntington Historical Society has a wonderful collection of artifacts that represent the rich heritage of the Town.

The display consists of sports memorabilia that has been donated by town residents over the years. Among the items are antique baseball equipment, golf clubs and ice skates that illustrate various sports that were played throughout the community.


The Huntington Historical Society's mission is to preserve the heritage of the town. and they accomplish this through public education programs, the maintenance of two house-museums, collections of costumes and artifacts, genealogy meetings, the research center of and the preservation of five historic buildings.


Stop by the reading room on the first floor of the library to view this timely display.