Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council

05/07/2020

Scottish witchcraft book goes online

Witch book

The pages of a 350-year-old book used to record the names of those accused of witchcraft in Scotland are published online.

04/30/2020

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04/29/2020

This is also known as an apotropaic marking

Anti- witchcraft burn marks on the 17th century hearth. The marks were made with a hot metal poker as a talisman to prevent the witch from entering the house through the chimney.

04/24/2020

Epidemics of the past

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04/17/2020

Preservation Long Island

Preservation Long Island

The Vanderbilt Museum is offering a beautiful virtual tour of the grounds and house. This is a great way to explore the expansive property with a birds-eye view and to take a private tour of the residence. Enjoy!

04/14/2020

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

#2. Old Cutchogue School

04/10/2020

2020 Season delayed

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04/02/2020

New Suffolk Waterfront

So our osprey pair have only been back for a few days & they already have a favorite place to hunt for & eat fish - Latham’s huge crane! Photography by Karin Stiles
#newsuffolk #osprey #lovebirds # snowbirds #backintown

03/28/2020

Our Lady of Ostrabrama R C Church

Our Lady of Ostrabrama R C Church

Thanks to Mariella Ostroski from the Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library for helping to create a virtual Stations of the Cross for us. We used photos taken for a 100th history project to bring you our beloved stations so lovingly purchased by "a small group of immigrants who came to the Cutchogue area from Poland in the early 1900's".

03/22/2020

Something fun

Tomorrow we will launch a new series, “Guess that Artifact.” On Mondays, we will post a clue with a close up image of an artifact from our collection. On Tuesdays, we will reveal the answer along with a little more information about the object and its significance to Jamestown’s history. Will you be playing along?

03/17/2020

Henry Whitfield State Museum

Henry Whitfield State Museum

For students and travel enthusiasts stranded at home.

http://mcn.edu/a-guide-to-virtual-museum-resources/

03/15/2020

Plimoth Plantation

Friends,

We open today, Saturday March 14th, for the Museum’s 73rd season. In this 400th year of commemoration and remembrance, we are eager to welcome visitors to experience history in a new light.

Over the past two weeks, our talented staff have been busy preparing for your visits this year. They have been honing their 17th-century dialects; poring over primary sources; learning about the landscape of historic Patuxet and beyond; examining Indigenous and English worldviews on spirituality, land use, and diplomacy; digging into archaeological findings, and so much more!

Our Museum's beautiful campus and living history exhibits — most of which are in a natural, fresh air setting — offer room for comfortable "social distancing" while finding some respite from the news of the day. The decision to visit is, of course, a very personal choice that individuals and families have to make for themselves.

In light of the current situation with COVID-19, we’ve augmented our daily cleaning procedures with the use of stronger disinfectant products on high-touch surfaces, and more frequent cleaning; we have made hand sanitizer readily available; and have educated our staff on best practices recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). You can read more here: plimoth.org/ensuring-healthy-museum-visit

We continue to monitor updates and recommendations daily from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the CDC, and the World Health Organization. In the event of any changes to our hours or days of operations, we will post here and on www.plimoth.org where you will find the most updated information on our status.

Please consider supporting our friends and neighbors who own small businesses in the Town of Plymouth and surrounding areas during your visit. Many are practicing additional health and safety measures as well, and balancing these uncertain times with staying vital. See Plymouth Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce, and Plymouth 400 are useful resources!

#InThisTogether

03/13/2020

Colonial Williamsburg

Interesting

Brushing your teeth with Dragons Blood?! 🐉Watch Revolutionary in Residence Zack Pinsent learn how an 18th-century person would freshen up for the Garden Party to find out what we mean. 😉

Watch the full video of Pinsent Tailoring's exclusive Garden Party shopping spree at the historic trade shops here: bit.ly/38GDDqR

Then get your tickets to join Mr. Pinsent and Mr. Jefferson the May 1 Garden Party!

03/13/2020

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

100 Year of Our Lady of Ostrabrama

100 years of stories, community and faith. Our Local History Center is aiding in the preservation of the Church's history through film and photography. Parish members wishing to share their stories should contact Marie Weiss & Sue Stype.
Email: [email protected] or leave a message at the rectory phone (631) 734-6336.

03/13/2020

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

The Library will be closed Friday, March 13 - Monday, 16 in accordance with the local school districts. Programs will be cancelled through March 31. Please contact [email protected] for any information, reference help, assistance with downloading books, etc.

03/12/2020

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

Cutchogue New Suffolk Free Library

100 years of stories, community and faith. Our Local History Center is aiding in the preservation of the Church's history through film and photography. Parish members wishing to share their stories should contact Marie Weiss and Sue Stype.
Email: [email protected] or leave a message at the rectory phone (631) 734-6336

Filmed by Emma Leaden, Library Staff.

03/12/2020

Henry Whitfield State Museum

Movies are rarely accurate.

https://encurious.com/post/126332300103/this-is-what-english-actually-sounded-like-500

03/06/2020

360 view of hall

03/06/2020

Historic New England

#OnThisDay in 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred in front of the Old State House on State Street. The confrontation took place when British troops shot into a mob of angry Bostonians, which broke out due to underlying tensions about the recently imposed Townshend Acts (which placed tariffs on commonly used items) and colonial resentment of British military presence in Boston.

The first person to die in the massacre was a Black man (also of Natick or possibly Wampanoag descent) named Crispus Attucks. This teapot from our collection belonged to him and became a symbol of martyrdom in the name of freedom. Later, in the 1850s, it was displayed to rally support for the Abolition Movement.

And what's that silver fish, you ask? It is actually a needlework kit that belonged to Abigail Quincy, patriot Josiah Quincy's wife. It is paired here with the teapot because both were featured objects in our past exhibition "Cherished Possessions." The Quincy family was also important to the American Revolution.

02/21/2020

What is it? Hint 17th century kitchen.

02/17/2020

This kitchen looks familiar!

02/09/2020

What do you think this is? Hint it was an essential tool for Barnabus Horton’s occupation.

02/09/2020

At the library now!!!

02/08/2020

Preservation Long Island

Preservation Long Island

Check out some video of today's Revealing Communities Symposium: The Archaeology of Free African Americans in the Nineteenth Century, hosted at the Bard Graduate Center. Lots of insight into Long Island, NYC, and beyond! (Skip ahead to 14:00)

01/31/2020

Preservation Long Island

Preservation Long Island

A wonderful story of one man's passion to restore the beauty and utility of old windows. In the words of Franklin Vagnone "...we re-evaluate and re-purpose what came before, attaining a new understanding of how we want to live in the present...".

01/31/2020

Southold Indian Museum

Southold Indian Museum

Check out this upcoming event on Haudenosaunee Women!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rethinking-the-landscape-haudenosaunee-women-workshop-tickets-90952725049?mc_cid=ab02d9eaae&mc_eid=555b83115d&fbclid=IwAR1rpq7gdvCbltqswhnNvWHGjaRuvKhaHzj5eYTYwOgAu-D0Fy7U3hmS-og

01/29/2020

Dee

Dee

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tree-dating-log-cabins

01/25/2020

#caturday a black snd white cat basking on the sunny front steps

01/22/2020

Messy Nessy Chic

Messy Nessy Chic

Look a little closer, and you'll see what's really going on in its delicate twists...

01/19/2020

On the left is a 17th century lantern which is the inspiration for the dark skies compliant lighting on the grounds surrounding the Old House, soon to be joined with a lighted , handicap accessible lighted interpretive sign .

01/18/2020

Sharyn McCrumb

Sharyn McCrumb

I am either very well-read or alarmingly old, because I was quite familiar with half of these slang terms from the colonial era. In fact I have probably used a couple of them on occasion. Obscure words? Not so much.

01/13/2020

Our Staff & Board appreciate everyone's friendly comments. Thank you.

01/11/2020

Consultant Robert Trent delivers antique tavern table and chair that will serve the master of the house as his desk

01/10/2020

Before a storm #nofo #cutchogue #nassaupoint

01/08/2020

360 view of the Hall aka kitchen or keeping room