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The Collection
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The Museum’s artifacts reflect more
than two centuries of North Fork life and culture and its buildings
represent significant examples of local architecture. The diverse
collection includes 18th- and 19th-century furniture, notable maritime
paintings, decorative arts, and local tools. The Museum’s substantial
collection of historic documents and photographs is open
to researchers by appointment. |
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“A Stitch In Time:
What We Wore, 1776-1976”
Exhibition Open
Thurs., Sat. & Sun
June 26-Sept 26 2-5 pm
From women’s work to major industry, form
practical work clothes to the latest fashion
whimsies, clothes have been the product of both
outside demands and personal expression. Come have
an intimate look at how and why what we wore changed
from the Revolution to the Bicentennial featuring
clothing, artwork, documents and artifacts from the
OHS collection. This exhibition is FREE to the
public and made possible by grants from the New York
Council on the Humanities and the Suffolk County
Office of Cultural Affairs. |
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Village House Undressed
July 4 – September 26
Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, 2 pm – 5 pm
Village House was always a locus of activity in the community from its
early use as a tavern, store and school within Augustus Griffin’s home
to its transformation into a fashionable boarding house by the Vail
family by the late nineteenth century. This witness to so much of
Oysterponds history is currently undergoing scholarly study, much-needed
repairs and restoration. Unfurnished for the first time in decades, the
building tells stories of its past from the ceiling beams and door
hinges to the floorboards and the shards of china found beneath them.
This “undressed” exhibition lays bare the building’s past and plans for
the future.
This exhibition is FREE to the public and made possible by grants
from the New York Council on the Humanities and the Suffolk County
Office of Cultural Affairs.
Village House, Village Lane, Orient |
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| Donations: |
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OHS welcomes and encourages the
donation of appropriate materials related to Orient and East Marion. If you are
interested in donating an item, please contact the office at (631)
323-2480. |
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