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09.17.2022 Around the Island

Volunteers needed at the Shelter Island History Center for weeding and caring for the grounds

The Shelter Island Historical Society is seeking volunteers to weed the grounds of The History Center to control invasive weeds and help the native vegetation thrive. Volunteers are needed...

09.25.2021 Around the Island

New online History Center exhibit captures Island traditions: Hunting, clamming, fishing through the years

This summer, The Shelter Island Historical Society received The Robert D.L. Gardiner Foundation’s Young Scholar Award, available to Long Island historical societies, enabling them to select a student intern...

08.07.2021 Around the Island

Garden Club service at Union Chapel: Fr. Peter DeSanctis to preach

Union Chapel in the Grove will host Garden Club Memorial Sunday on Aug. 8 at 10:30 a.m. This is the 85th annual Garden Club service, a tradition that began...

05.27.2021 Around the Island

Secret Garden to welcome visitors and Scavenger Hunt on tap

Memorial Day Weekends traditionally include many kinds of observances, some fun, some formal, but as this season opens on a quieter note than in the past, spend a peaceful...

12.05.2020 Around the Island

Lessons from sheltering in place: Discussion on cooking in time of COVID

The Shelter Island Historical Society will present “Connecting from a Quarantine Kitchen: My Shelter Island Pandemic Story,” a Zoom discussion with authors Jacquelyn A. Ottman and Karen Kiaer moderated...

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Volunteers needed at the Shelter Island History Center for weeding and caring for the grounds

New online History Center exhibit captures Island traditions: Hunting, clamming, fishing through the years

Garden Club service at Union Chapel: Fr. Peter DeSanctis to preach

Secret Garden to welcome visitors and Scavenger Hunt on tap

Lessons from sheltering in place: Discussion on cooking in time of COVID