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03.05.2024 Around the Island
Shelter Island History in the making: Director Nanette Lawrenson on the future of the Historical Society
March is Women’s History Month, and who better to represent the Island than Nanette Lawrenson? There’s something about Shelter Island. Eastern Long Island is full of beautiful, stunning places...
03.12.2023 Education
Young Island students making — and changing — history: Manor history project for 5th graders
In very recent history, Shelter Island’s Sylvester Manor is probably best known for its bucolic, 4-acre working farm. Connecting the Island back to its agricultural roots, it’s visually anchored...