Annual Appeal
Please accept our warmest wishes for a healthy and happy holiday season. For over 123 years, it has been the Huntington Historical Society’s distinct honor to serve as stewards of Huntington’s rich heritage. Our dedicated team of volunteers, trustees and staff work collaboratively year-round to address preservation challenges at the historic properties and collections entrusted to our care.
Here are just a few highlights of the preservation and community education projects your support made possible this year:
Youth Engagement: Welcomed and engaged with over 1,200 elementary school children and 300 middle-school children through our educational field trips.
Public Art: Created a 250th themed the Liberty Trail featuring local artists as part of the Long Island Public Art Festival in Heckscher Park.
Community Education: Hosted monthly Lunch and Learns, evening lectures, art workshops, and historic tours, including the Walking Tour, Old Burying Ground Tour, and Tide Mill Tour.
Historical Collaborations: Partnered with the Heckscher Museum, Huntington’s African American Museum, Walt Whitman Birthplace, and the Huntington Militia bring new and exciting programs, talks and events.
New Exhibition: Debuted our new 250th exhibit, Revolutionary Incidents in Huntington: Occupation and Resistance, featuring several local artists on display in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building.
Community Festivals: Hosted two community festivals—Sheep to Shawl in the spring and Huntington Independence Day in the summer which brought local families together to celebrate the 250th anniversary on our beautiful Kissam property.
Documentary Film: Produced What Liberty Means, a documentary exploring the idea of liberty and featuring many local Huntingtonians which was screened at our local public libraries.
