Georgette Case

Riverhead Town Historian Georgette Case and Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski placed brass grave markers at the graves of Riverhead Town supervisors in Riverhead Cemetery Sept. 4.

On "donation day" Saturday morning, residents brought the town historian a varied collection of "stuff" saved from the trash bin— everything from dozens of hand-written letters dating back to the 1850s, written to one of Riverhead's most prominent citizens, to pictures and memorabilia from Riverhead High School in the 1940s and a photo of West Main Street after the 1938 hurricane struck.

In 1775, one year before the American colonies declared their independence from Britain, the residents of the East End towns put their lives in jeopardy by signing the Association documents, Town Historian Georgette Case told the audience today at an Independence Day celebration hosted by the Greater Jamesport Civic Association.

The town historian welcomes anything pertaining to Riverhead families and businesses, from inscribed shaving mugs and receipts, to old photographs and graduation tassels.

Smith’s family was invited to the town board meeting on Tuesday for a presentation of a grave marker by town historian Georgette Case.

The graves of four patriots of the American Revolution lie beneath weather-worn marble slabs in the old burial grounds tucked away in a Main...

Riverhead officials plan to pull out of a deal to sell a historic East Main Street building to a local resident who was awarded the contract after an RFP. They say they couldn't negotiate the terms of an agreement. She says they didn't really try.