The Museum is open Wednesday - Sunday, 1pm - 4:30pm

The Museum will close at 3:00 on April 18th, and will be closed in observance of Easter Sunday on April 20th.

 

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

When you purchase tickets to our events, you help support the care and maintenance of our collection and of our three historic buildings. Thank you for contributing to the success of our mission.

 


 

To purchase sponsorships, journal ads, or tickets to our 2025 Annual Benefit honoring the Nolan Family, please click on the 2025 Annual Benefit Tab on the header at the top of the page.

 


 

April Walking Tour

Learn The History Behind Northport's Business District.

Join local historian Dan Sheehan as he weaves the tale of Northport's Historic Business District during this lively walking tour of Main Street. Travel back in time as you hear the stories of the people and landmarks that helped shape Northport, including Jack Kerouac, the Northport Oyster BaronsRum Runners and the Trolley.

All Ages Welcome

Tour leaves from the Museum steps at 1:30pm

If the tour cannot be held due to severe weather or other circumstances, participants will be notified the morning of the tour. In the case of a postponement, tickets will be honored on the rescheduled date or at the next month’s tour.

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The Invisible Spy: Churchill's Rockefeller Center Spy Ring

Award-winning author Thomas Maier is best known for his riveting biographies, including two books that were made into highly acclaimed TV series, Masters of Sex and Mafia Spies. He is also a local Long Island author. Maier’s new book, The Invisible Spy, tells the story of America’s first secret agent of World War II, the little-known Ernest Cuneo. Working alongside British spies like Ian Fleming, Cuneo was part of Churchill’s spy ring that operated out of Rockefeller Center. Join us for a fascinating talk about the origins of U.S. intelligence, the fight against Nazis, and so much more. Followed by a book sale and signing. Books available from The Next Chapter.

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Join us at the Museum immediately following Pridefest's Pride Flag Raising at Village Hall for a reception to kick off Pride Month and unveil our new exhibit, In Fashion. Refreshments will be served.

This exhibit delves into the powerful stories behind the clothing we wear, uncovering the material culture of different communities. Through these stories, the exhibit encourages a deeper understanding of how individual, spiritual, and cultural influences shape identities. In Fashion will be on display at the museum through June.

Please RSVP if you are planning to attend, but walk-ins are welcome. 

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June Book Club: The Masterpiece

Join us at our June book club to discuss Fiona Davis’s 2018 novel, The Masterpiece. In this brilliant piece of historical fiction, two women grapple with their place in the world, set against the backdrop of Grand Central Terminal. In 1928, Clara Darden is a teacher at the glamourous Grand Central School of Art, working to make her mark as a female artist. Decades later, in the 1970s, Virginia Clay works at the information booth at Grand Central, which has fallen into decline and is at risk of being demolished. When Virginia comes across the abandoned art school, her life is changed as she is drawn into the mysteries of Grand Central’s past and the fight for its future.

 

Book will soon be available at the Northport-East Northport Public Library. Registrants will be notified when the book is available.

Free Event | All Ages Welcome

Refreshments will be served.

 

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On exhibit now:

The History of our Main Street

Exhibit sponsored by: Skipper's

and the following: 

57-61 Main Street LLC

The Alcyone Masonic Lodge

The Hart Family

Hengstenberg's Florist

Hydrangea Home

Jackie Shawn Salon

Jones Drug Store

La Porta

Northport Shipwreck Diner

Northport Sweet Shop

Sterling Bay Realty

Tully Law Group 

and made possible in part by a grant from the Suffolk County Department of Parks and Recreation



 

 

 

 

 

Each month in the museum gallery, we offer toys, crafts, and activities, for kids of all ages, featuring a new Northport Notable. 

Kid's can play with old fashioned toys, play dress-up with authentic period clothing, read, and play with old technology like rotary telephones, scales, and a typewriter.

If you can't make it to the museum, click on the image above to visit our Kid's Cove Page and print out the coloring pages/activities to do at home.

Visit and check back here each month to discover more local history!







The Photo Collection

Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan