We are currently closed to the public until further notice while we make our museum building accessible to all.
Our doors are open
Wednesday - Sunday
1 pm - 4:30 pm
Free Admission
Our Collection
The Museum houses a large and growing collection, continually enhanced by donations from local residents and organizations. Over 12,000 artifacts, textiles, ephemera, and photographs related to our area have been preserved.
Patrons can visit the computer kiosk in the reference library to search our collection by keyword. Look up your Village of Northport house history, find historic photos, or do research using primary source documents free of charge.
Click here to browse our photos and order a copy.
Research Appointment
Click here to request an in-person appointment with the curatorial and collections department.
Note: Our digital data base is available on our research computer in the Main Gallery's Carnegie Corner during museum hours. No appointment is needed for self-service research.
The Carnegie Corner
Visit our reference library shelves filled with over 1,000 books that hearkens back to the time when our building served as the Northport Public Library.
Historic Impact Awards
Inaugural Recipient - The Nolan Family - May 31, 2025
Northport Icon Awards
Northport Historical Society continues to honor the people and businesses that helped shape the Village of Northport. Below are the recipients and the date they received their Icon award. Check back to see our next recipient! Click the tab on the navigation bar "Northport Icons" to learn the history of all of our icons.
Tim Hess/Tim's Shipwreck Diner - August 13, 2022
The Weber Family/Seymour's Boatyard - August 18, 2022
The Great Cow Harbor 10K Race - September 17, 2022
The Northport Yacht Club - October 27, 2022
Vince Terranova/Jones Drug Store - November 20, 2022
The John W. Engeman Theater - March 23, 2023
Joanne Moran, Co-Founder of Great Cow Harbor Day - September 24, 2023
The Thompson Building - November 27, 2023
Artie Glad/Pumpernickels Restaurant - April 27, 2024
Elsa Posey School of Dance - July 25, 2024
Gunther's Tap Room - March 28, 2025
"Still in Love" - August 12, 2025
Century Awards
In 2023 the Northport Historical Society established The Society’s Century Club, an honor reserved for Northport businesses that have been part of the community for 100 years or more. At the 2023 Annual Benefit, the Society honored our first inductees:
Jones Drug Store (est. 1902) - June 6, 2023
Seymour's Boatyard (est. 1923) - June 6, 2023
S. Scherer & Sons, Inc. (est. 1907) - June 6, 2023
The Northport-East Northport School District (est. 1922) and the William J. Brosnan Building (1924) - June 20, 2024
The Northport Shipwreck Diner (est. 1924) - August 15, 2024
The Asharoken Garden Club (est. 1924) - September 18,2024
Richters Orchard (est. 1900) - October 26, 2025
