Suffolk County Historical Society

A new Riverhead exhibit features women artists exploring freedom, democracy and empowerment through painting, mosaics and sculpture.

Historian Natalie A. Naylor presents a talk on the experiences and roles of Long Island women during the American Revolution.

Papers from the personal collection of the late Riverhead Town Justice of the Peace and former Town Supervisor William Leonard were given to the Town of Riverhead by the Suffolk County Historical Society during a ceremony at the court Friday morning.

Wallace Broege of Baiting Hollow was at the helm of the Riverhead-based Suffolk County Historical Society for 32 years. He was the organization's first full-time executive director and “left an indelible mark on the museum.”

The Brookhaven NAACP will host a panel discussion of environmental issues, both past and present, as civil rights issues at the Suffolk...

To the Editor: This “temporary” suspension is meaningless. (“Local history museums suspend executive directors,” Feb. 18.) It is...

The Suffolk County Historical Society and Southampton History Museum are suspending their executive directors and pledging to increase the diversity of their leadership after apologizing to members of the Black community for featuring Ku Klux Klan-related content on their websites during Black History Month.

An ad for a "monster gathering" of the KKK in Riverhead in August 1926 depicted robed KKK members in the bed of a pickup truck flying large American flags. The image was used by the Suffolk County Historical Society in its "Photo of the Week" email Sunday and posted on its website, drawing fire from the NAACP.

Admission will be free for children and $5 for adults during Kids Week at The Suffolk County Historical Society 10 a.m to 4:30 p.m from Wednesday, Feb. 19 to Saturday, Feb. 22.

The 923-square-foot addition designed by Stromski Architecture includes an elevator, two handicap-accessible restrooms and a small paved lot with parking spaces dedicated to vehicles bearing handicap-parking permits.