Shelter Island Historical Society

06/30/2021

SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING IN JULY!

Guided Tours of The Shelter Island History Center are offered Thursday through Saturday. Reservations required: https://shelterislandhistorical.networkforgood.com/events/30528-july-2021-guided-tours

Havens House Art Exhibit & Sale up through Saturday, July 10, 2021. Open Wednesday through Friday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. https://www.shelterislandhistorical.org/artshowsale.html

Exhibit up through July 31, 2021--"Witness The Manhansett: 11,000 years of Indigenous Shelter Island" open Wednesday through Friday 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. https://www.shelterislandhistorical.org/witnessthemanhansett.html

Sat., July 3, 2021: Book Signing of "Connecting from a Quarantine Kitchen" with Author Jacquelyn A. Ottman and Contributor Karen Kiaer. https://www.shelterislandhistorical.org/quarantinekitchen.html

Sat., July 10, 2021: The Shelter Island Garden Tour supporting the Historical Society and The Garden Club of Shelter Island. Tickets on sale now! https://www.shelterislandhistorical.org/theislandgardentour.html

Sat., July 24, 2021: Book Signing of "Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood" with Author Mark A. Torres. https://www.shelterislandhistorical.org/booksigntorres.html

Sat., July 23-Sun., July 25, 2021: A Hill of Beans Musical--Tickets on Sale here: https://www.shelterislandhistorical.org/ahillofbeansmusical.html

Time Travelers Youth Program, Guest Artist Series: Spaces still available in Week 4! Register here: https://shelterislandhistorical.networkforgood.com/events/28024-time-travelers-guest-artist-series

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06/28/2021

FROM THE MUSEUM COLLECTION: This wooden mug which reads "Prospect 1904" was perhaps a memento from a summer's stay at the Prospect House, which was - along with the Manhanset House - one of the two major hotels on Shelter Island and the social center of the Heights in those days. Visitors would come out from the city and beyond to spend their days boating in the harbor, playing croquet on the lawn, and golfing on the green. At night, people would waltz to live music and dine in the cool evening air - maybe this mug accompanied one of those meals!

This mug was donated to the Historical Society in 1986 by Alma Ryder.

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FROM THE MUSEUM COLLECTION: This wooden mug which reads "Prospect 1904" was perhaps a memento from a summer's stay at the Prospect House, which was - along with the Manhanset House - one of the two major hotels on Shelter Island and the social center of the Heights in those days. Visitors would come out from the city and beyond to spend their days boating in the harbor, playing croquet on the lawn, and golfing on the green. At night, people would waltz to live music and dine in the cool evening air - maybe this mug accompanied one of those meals!

This mug was donated to the Historical Society in 1986 by Alma Ryder.

#fromthecollection #museumcollection #shelterislandhistory #historyofshelterisland #prospecthouse #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

06/25/2021

Join us tomorrow at the Havens Farmers' Market 9:00 am to 12:30 pm!

Looking for a fun activity for your toddler with a focus on sensory play? Sunshine on a Cloudy Day Boxed (www.sunshineonacloudydayboxed.com or @sunshine_on_a_cloudy_day_boxed) provides curated children’s sensory boxes with a wide variety of themes. Custom themed boxes and play dough also available.
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Live Music this Saturday by Island Folk.

#havensfarmersmarket #farmersmarket #shoplocal #eatlocal #SupportSmallBusiness #supportlocalfarms #supportlocalfarmers #sensoryplay #kidsactivities #sunshineonacloudyday #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

Join us tomorrow at the Havens Farmers' Market 9:00 am to 12:30 pm!

Looking for a fun activity for your toddler with a focus on sensory play? Sunshine on a Cloudy Day Boxed (www.sunshineonacloudydayboxed.com or @sunshine_on_a_cloudy_day_boxed) provides curated children’s sensory boxes with a wide variety of themes. Custom themed boxes and play dough also available.
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Live Music this Saturday by Island Folk.

#havensfarmersmarket #farmersmarket #shoplocal #eatlocal #SupportSmallBusiness #supportlocalfarms #supportlocalfarmers #sensoryplay #kidsactivities #sunshineonacloudyday #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

06/24/2021

NEW ITEMS FROM KAREN SPRINGER--NOW AVAILABLE IN HAVENS STORE!
Island artist K.springercrafts designed these beautiful, wooden Shelter Island map and lobster ornaments. They are painted with several layers of acrylic paint over real sand, giving the pieces a glossy, authentic beachy feel.

Also available are Sterling Silver Shelter Island Map 1 inch by 1 inch pendant charms with a heart cut-out, (necklace not included). The perfect gift for those who love Shelter Island.

Limited stock, order today at www.shelterislandhistorical.org/havensstore!

#havensstore #shoplocal #shoponline #supportsmallbusiness #shelterislandhistorycenter
#shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

NEW ITEMS FROM KAREN SPRINGER--NOW AVAILABLE IN HAVENS STORE!
Island artist K.springercrafts designed these beautiful, wooden Shelter Island map and lobster ornaments. They are painted with several layers of acrylic paint over real sand, giving the pieces a glossy, authentic beachy feel.

Also available are Sterling Silver Shelter Island Map 1 inch by 1 inch pendant charms with a heart cut-out, (necklace not included). The perfect gift for those who love Shelter Island.

Limited stock, order today at www.shelterislandhistorical.org/havensstore!

#havensstore #shoplocal #shoponline #supportsmallbusiness #shelterislandhistorycenter
#shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

06/23/2021

We love collaborating with Sylvester Manor Educational Farm to share our Island's rich and important history!

#shelterislandhistory #historyofshelterisland #shelterislandarchives #fromthevault #fromthearchives #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

Following the death of her husband, Gen. Sylvester Dering in 1820, Esther Sarah Havens Dering took over the management of the farm and property at Sylvester Manor. Her daybook accounts from 1825 -1828 of daily life at the Manor include payments in kind to workers providing services for the estate. These payments were primarily to Free People of Color who lived on Shelter Island and who had previously been enslaved. The daybook, which is housed at the Shelter Island Historical Society, gives us a glimpse of how the farm and Manor House were run and who were working on the property at that time.

Among those listed in the daybook are several women who provided Esther Sarah with service and whom she paid with a variety of goods including foodstuffs and fire wood. The Dering family was cash poor following several years of financial hardship after the Revolutionary War, however Esther Sarah’s accounts show that she managed to keep the estate solvent. Among the listings are payments of cheese to Diana Williams, a formerly enslaved woman who became a property owner on Shelter Island. Dinah Rock Road is named after a rock that she was known to sit on while fishing. Julia Havens, who had inherited land from her stepfather near the Manor, was a constant presence at the Manor and Esther Sarah lists payments to her for doing the washing. Another formerly enslaved woman referred to as “Old Violet” also regularly received payments of molasses, wheat and souchong tea.

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06/23/2021

Have a few hours to spare on Saturdays throughout the summer? We could use your help at Havens Farmers' Market!

The Market runs every Saturday (beginning May 29) through September 4 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. We are looking for: Greeters, Tour Guides, Parking Directors, Photographer, and more!

Please call the office at 631-749-0025 or email [Email hidden] if you are interested. Thank you!

06/21/2021

Happy Summer! Get outside and enjoy yourself like the ladies pictured below!

Left to right, caption on back of photo: Elinor Nostrand, deBevoise, Ruthman girls, and Elizabeth Nostrand on the beach in front of Nostrand Cottage circa 1904.

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Happy Summer! Get outside and enjoy yourself like the ladies pictured below!

Left to right, caption on back of photo: Elinor Nostrand, deBevoise, Ruthman girls, and Elizabeth Nostrand on the beach in front of Nostrand Cottage circa 1904.

#fromthearchives #fromthevault #shelterislandarchives #shelterislandhistory #historyofshelterisland #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland #outside #beach #summer #summertime #beachfun

06/20/2021

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
The Friday evening ferry arriving to the Island was nicknamed the "Daddy Ferry" because the working men from Manhattan or Brooklyn would travel to the Island to spend the weekend on Shelter Island with their family.
This circa 1912 photo is from the Society's Archives.
#happyfathersday #fathersday #daddyferry #shelterislandhistory #historyofshelterisland #FromTheArchives #FromTheVault #ferryride #ferrylife #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
The Friday evening ferry arriving to the Island was nicknamed the "Daddy Ferry" because the working men from Manhattan or Brooklyn would travel to the Island to spend the weekend on Shelter Island with their family.
This circa 1912 photo is from the Society's Archives.
#happyfathersday #fathersday #daddyferry #shelterislandhistory #historyofshelterisland #FromTheArchives #FromTheVault #ferryride #ferrylife #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

06/18/2021

Join us at the Havens Farmers' Market tomorrow and stop by Goodale Farms, Inc. tent. The Goodale family has been farming on the East End since the mid-1800s and still uses traditional practices. They raise adorable goats for milk! The farm offers a range of dairy, meat, produce, and berries.
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Penny and John Kerr will be playing music!
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The Market is open tomorrow 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
#havensfarmersmarket #farmersmarket #eatlocal #shoplocal #supportlocalfarms #supportlocalfarmers #supportlocalbusiness #livemusic #goats #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

Join us at the Havens Farmers' Market tomorrow and stop by Goodale Farms, Inc. tent. The Goodale family has been farming on the East End since the mid-1800s and still uses traditional practices. They raise adorable goats for milk! The farm offers a range of dairy, meat, produce, and berries.
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Penny and John Kerr will be playing music!
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The Market is open tomorrow 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.
#havensfarmersmarket #farmersmarket #eatlocal #shoplocal #supportlocalfarms #supportlocalfarmers #supportlocalbusiness #livemusic #goats #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

06/17/2021

NEW PUZZLE IN HAVENS STORE!
Havens Farmers' Market 2019, original painting by Kelly Carmody.
#havensstore #shoplocal #fathersday #SupportSmallBusiness #puzzle #havensfarmersmarket #farmersmarket #localartist #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

NEW PUZZLE IN HAVENS STORE!
Havens Farmers' Market 2019, original painting by Kelly Carmody.
#havensstore #shoplocal #fathersday #SupportSmallBusiness #puzzle #havensfarmersmarket #farmersmarket #localartist #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

06/15/2021

THIS JUST IN! Author Jacquelyn A. Ottman will be at the Havens Store Tent at Havens Farmers' Market on Saturday, July 3 discussing and signing her book "Connecting from a Quarantine Kitchen."
Visit www.shelterislandhistorical.org/havensstore today to purchase your book in advance!
#shoplocal #shoponline #SupportSmallBusiness #quarantine #quarantinelife #quarantinekitchen #COVID19 #shelterislandhistory #historyofshelterisland #cooking #cookinginspiration #booksigning #localauthor #shelterislandhistorycenter #havensfarmersmarket #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

THIS JUST IN! Author Jacquelyn A. Ottman will be at the Havens Store Tent at Havens Farmers' Market on Saturday, July 3 discussing and signing her book "Connecting from a Quarantine Kitchen."
Visit www.shelterislandhistorical.org/havensstore today to purchase your book in advance!
#shoplocal #shoponline #SupportSmallBusiness #quarantine #quarantinelife #quarantinekitchen #COVID19 #shelterislandhistory #historyofshelterisland #cooking #cookinginspiration #booksigning #localauthor #shelterislandhistorycenter #havensfarmersmarket #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

06/14/2021

FROM THE MUSEUM COLLECTION: This leather bag was used at the Shelter Island House on Stearns Point Road sometime in the early 20th century. The bag is reinforced with metal rivets and can be locked closed, so presumably it was used to transport something of value, like mail sent to hotel guests or cash spent at Louis' Arbor - the popular restaurant run by the hotel's owner, Alois J. (Louis) Behringer (the namesake for Louis' Beach).

The Shelter Island House was originally called Meinhardt's Hotel when it was founded in 1896. Louis and his family took over the ownership of the hotel in 1905 and three generations of Behringers continued to own and operate the hotel until its sale in 1972 to David and Christine McCabe.

This bag was donated to the Historical Society in 1980 by the Behringer family.

#mailbag #youvegotmail #museumcollection #fromthecollection #shelterislandarchives #shelterislandhistory #historyofshelterisland #louisbeach #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

FROM THE MUSEUM COLLECTION: This leather bag was used at the Shelter Island House on Stearns Point Road sometime in the early 20th century. The bag is reinforced with metal rivets and can be locked closed, so presumably it was used to transport something of value, like mail sent to hotel guests or cash spent at Louis' Arbor - the popular restaurant run by the hotel's owner, Alois J. (Louis) Behringer (the namesake for Louis' Beach).

The Shelter Island House was originally called Meinhardt's Hotel when it was founded in 1896. Louis and his family took over the ownership of the hotel in 1905 and three generations of Behringers continued to own and operate the hotel until its sale in 1972 to David and Christine McCabe.

This bag was donated to the Historical Society in 1980 by the Behringer family.

#mailbag #youvegotmail #museumcollection #fromthecollection #shelterislandarchives #shelterislandhistory #historyofshelterisland #louisbeach #shelterislandhistorycenter #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #visitshelterisland

06/11/2021

Start the day off right at the Havens Farmers' Market tomorrow with a great cup of coffee from STARS CAFE. The family operation is a staple of the Shelter Island community that serves great beverages, baked goods, breakfast burritos, and more.

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The Garden Club of Shelter Island is holding a "Plant Adoption" event at the Market tomorrow. Browse their selection of plants, garden books, and containers!

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There will also be live music by Tom & Lisa!

All this and more tomorrow from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm!
#farmersmarket #havensfarmersmarket #shoplocal #SupportSmallBusiness #supportlocalfarms #supportlocalfarmers #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #shelterislandhistorycenter #visitshelterisland #livemusic

Start the day off right at the Havens Farmers' Market tomorrow with a great cup of coffee from STARS CAFE. The family operation is a staple of the Shelter Island community that serves great beverages, baked goods, breakfast burritos, and more.

~*~*~*~*~*~

The Garden Club of Shelter Island is holding a "Plant Adoption" event at the Market tomorrow. Browse their selection of plants, garden books, and containers!

~*~*~*~*~*~

There will also be live music by Tom & Lisa!

All this and more tomorrow from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm!
#farmersmarket #havensfarmersmarket #shoplocal #SupportSmallBusiness #supportlocalfarms #supportlocalfarmers #shelterislandhistoricalsociety #shelterislandhistorycenter #visitshelterisland #livemusic