The Smithtown Historical Society is teaming up with local Zumba-certified instructor (and our former intern!) Jacqueline Michels for a summer series of classes! Enjoy the rhythmic music while having a fun and dynamic workout. No experience necessary, registration is required.

Help us welcome local wildlife rescue group Volunteers for Wildlife, as they present Living with Wildlife on LI an educational & family friendly program. We will get a chance to meet some of the reptiles, mammals & birds that call LI home, learn about their unique adaptations & explore their role in our local ecosystem. Get the inside scoop on why these animals came to their Wildlife Hospital and learn how you can help others like them on Long Island! Starting…

Our Fall Lecture Series kicks off with a lecture on the Culper Spy Ring with Mr. Beverly C. Tyler. Relive the story of Long Island's Setauket-based Culper Spy Ring through the photographs, maps, and documents included in the Three Village Historical Society's SPIES! Exhibit. (September 18th) Our second lecture will be on Iceland, with former SHS Intern Gabrielle Houston. She'll take us over the ocean to the remote but beautiful country of Iceland; Ms Houston spent time there in the…

Join us as we create a Triple Play of Pumpkin Crafts for seasonal decorating! One of our Veteran Educators will lead you through each step necessary to create 3 pumpkins, each unique from the other, each using a different media for crafting. Limited capacity so call to reserve your space early! Price includes supplies! Registration is required, adults only please. $25/Members | $30/Non-Members 631-265-6768 to Register

Join us in our annual Community Wreath Contest! Open to all, entries must be received by November 26th at 5PM in the Roseneath Cottage; entry fee is the donation of your wreath. Be creative! Please also be mindful that this is a family event; all entries will be reviewed and displayed at the discretion of the Smithtown Historical Society. Cash prizes will be awarded for Best in Show & Honorable Mentions at our Heritage Country Christmas on December 1st, 2018.…

Join us at the Brush Barn and treat your staff and yourself to a Traditional Country Lunch served with tossed salad, wine, dessert and coffee. Shop homemade goodies and unique gifts at our Holiday Boutique. Purchase raffle tickets for festive prizes and the holiday wreaths of our Community Wreath Contest! Reservations required for seating $20 per person 11:45AM & 1:15PM Seating Pay in advance to receive a complimentary prize raffle ticket! Catered by Elegant Eating

Please join us for our Annual Meeting! We will begin with a pot luck dinner at 6:30 in the Frank Brush Barn. At 7:30 we will have a short meeting, bringing our members up to date on all the new projects that have begun, review the past year, and ask for your input on future plans for the Society.

Come eat or compete! $25 gets you entry into our Chili Contest, $1/bowl gets you a tasters spot, helping us decide who will be the 2019 Chili Champion. Great for the whole family, chili entries must register in advance. Call the office at 631-265-6768 for more info and to sign up.

Join us for an evening of outdoor goat yoga. Our yoga instructor, Kelly Mitchell from The Buddha Barn, will lead us through a 45 minute practice of yoga with friendly, interactive goats. Goats generously provided by Steppin' Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. Tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased through www.eventbrite.com There are 2 sessions each night - 5 pm and 6:15 pm All levels of yoga are welcome. Please bring a mat & towel, a bottle of…

      Join us for a fun evening of learning and tasting as we welcome local  family man, pressure cooker enthusiast and expert Aidan Bouchelle. He will familiarize you with the Instant Pot and its functions, and create a 3 course tasting menu to show off the Instant Pots many abilities! Space is limited, so register early! 631-265-6768  

Join us for an evening of outdoor goat yoga. Our yoga instructor, Kelly Mitchell from The Buddha Barn, will lead us through a 45 minute practice of yoga with friendly, interactive goats. Goats generously provided by Steppin' Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. Tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased through www.eventbrite.com There are 2 sessions each night - 5 pm and 6:15 pm All levels of yoga are welcome. Please bring a mat & towel, a bottle of…

Join us for an evening of outdoor goat yoga. Our yoga instructor, Kelly Mitchell from The Buddha Barn, will lead us through a 45 minute practice of yoga with friendly, interactive goats. Goats generously provided by Steppin' Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. Tickets are $25 per person and must be purchased through www.eventbrite.com There are 2 sessions each night - 5 pm and 6:15 pm All levels of yoga are welcome. Please bring a mat & towel, a bottle of…

The Smithtown Historical Society Junior Educator Program provides a unique opportunity for local students to develop a wide range of skills while having fun and learning about and sharing in the history of Smithtown and the community at large. Overall, Junior Educators are asked to help with a variety of events and activities throughout the year such as our Heritage Country Christmas, Super Saturdays in December, and break programs in February and April, along with spring events, Summer Camp and…

Wear your swimsuit and bring your sunscreen, we’re having a water party! Join us on the Brush Barn lawn as we splish splash our way through a summer afternoon. Sprinklers, water balloons, games and more will all be waiting for you! Pack a picnic lunch, but we will have popcorn and cotton candy for sale! Rain Date is July 27th. $15/Family up to 5 $1 each additional child.

Come on down to the Brush Barn, and see what your neighbors have to offer! We have opened up the sale to community members, those interested in renting a table for the day should call the office. The Historical Society will also have a table or 2 of treasures for you to check out - a little something for everyone! Proceeds will help fund our Educational and Farm Programs.

Join us for an evening of outdoor goat yoga, 2 sessions available. Our yoga instructor, Kelly Mitchell from The Buddha Barn, will lead us through a 45 minute practice of yoga with friendly, interactive goats. Goats generously provided by Steppin' Out Ponies and Petting Zoo Tickets are $25 per person and all levels of yoga are welcome. Please bring a mat & towel, a bottle of water, and an open mind! Registration is required. 18 and over only please. All…

Join us for an evening of outdoor goat yoga, 2 sessions available. Our yoga instructor, Kelly Mitchell from The Buddha Barn, will lead us through a 45 minute practice of yoga with friendly, interactive goats. Goats generously provided by Steppin' Out Ponies and Petting Zoo Tickets are $25 per person and all levels of yoga are welcome. Please bring a mat & towel, a bottle of water, and an open mind! Registration is required. 18 and over only please. All…

Our annual Fall Series of lectures will be presented on Monday nights starting September 16th and ending on September 30th. All lectures start at 7 pm in the Brush Barn and are open to all for Free. Light refreshments will be available. No reservations required, call with questions 631-265-6768   9/16/19 - Long Island State Hospitals with Historian Joseph M. Galante 9/23/19 - Ireland’s Great Hunger: 1845 to 1850 with Tom O’Reilly PhD 9/30/19 - Murder on Long Island! with…

Join us for an evening of outdoor goat yoga, 2 sessions available. Our yoga instructor, Kelly Mitchell from The Buddha Barn, will lead us through a 45 minute practice of yoga with friendly, interactive goats. Goats generously provided by Steppin' Out Ponies and Petting Zoo Tickets are $25 per person and all levels of yoga are welcome. Please bring a mat & towel, a bottle of water, and an open mind! Registration is required. 18 and over only please. All…

Rescheduled from September 30th - Join us as we welcome Amy Folk Southold Town Historian. Murder on Long Island! Amy Folk is currently the Collections Manager of the Oysterponds Historical Society (Orient Point) and Curator/Collections Manager for the Southold Historical Society as well as the Town Historian of Southold. She will discuss the 1854 Wickham Murders: James Wickham and his wife Frances were brutally murdered in the small hamlet of Cutchogue on the North Fork of Long Island. Join us…

Chicken Keeping 101 & 202! Back by popular demand, & added on to! Join us for a family friendly, informational program of Chicken Keeping. In 101, our Farm Manager will take you through all the who, what, whys and hows of        becoming a chicken keeper! Do you have the right space, the time, the commitment and money? After a small lunch break we will dive in a little deeper with 202, on how to best take of your girls, and…

Get ready for the holiday season with our decorative sign class!  Local family business Mastropolo Arts will lead us through a fun night of sign making on this reversible 20 inch wood board. You will take home a Thanksgiving Turkey and a Winter Snowman all in 1. Registration is required! Space is limited! Call today and reserve your spot. Flyer    

Volunteer opportunity for local 13-17 year olds. The Junior Educator program will train your young adult to be a valuable asset to our children's programs, and to assist us in various event work, all eligible for community service hours. Call the office for more details and to get the application. 631-265-6768

Come in out of the cold, and join us for a fun evening in the Brush Barn. We will create 3 different soup mixes in mason jars, home made butter, and old fashioned  Johnny Cakes!  Great for a gift or perfect for a cozy winter evening at home. Registration IS required. $20/members, $25/non-members Call 631-265-6768 to register.

Meet us in the Brush Barn at 6:30 to enjoy a community potluck, followed at 7:30 by our annual business meeting. We will discuss all the accomplishments of the past year, and share plans for the upcoming year. Great opportunity to introduce a friend or family member to our community!

Our 4th annual Chili Contest is here! Come eat OR compete and see if you can knock off our reigning 2x champion! The contest kicks off at 6 pm on Friday, February 28th at the Brush Barn. No fee to enter, tasting is $1/bowl. Call us to enter at 631-265-6768. Chili Bowl Flyer

Join us Mondays throughout March as we welcome 3 fantastic lecturers who will be sharing some very interesting topics with us. March 2nd & 9th - Jeffrey Lawrence, a descendant of the Bull Rider, will be speaking about an anonymous 1844 diary he found 39 years ago and has recently transcribed.  It’s a diary of a four-month business trip taken by a young Smith from Smithtown from New York to Washington, DC, through portions of the Southeast, then on to…

Celebrate Irish heritage at our annual Irish Night! Corned beef and cabbage from Faraday's of Smithtown; dancing by the Mulvihill-Lynch Studio of Irish Dance; live traditional Irish music by John Corr; as well as a limerick contest, and merriment for all ages. Members $25, Non-members $30. Call 631-265-6768 for more information or to reserve a ticket, this event fills to capacity every year, so call early to reserve your spot! EDIT: This event has been postponed due to the ongoing…

Our series continues on March 23rd with Edward Sierra presenting on Enrico Fermi Enrico Fermi, born in September 1901, was an Italian and naturalized-American physicist. He was a husband, father, and one of the world’s most brilliant and productive scientists. In 1938 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons. In January, 1939,…

Not your grandmother's BINGO! Come for the fun, leave with a bag or 2 of groceries! Entry includes 2 sets of game cards. Additional cards $1/each. Snacks, refreshments, and daubers provided Members $10 | Non Members $15 Kids 12 and Under $5 Call 631-265-6768 for more information! EDIT: This event has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus situation.

Our spring lecture series concludes with a presentation by H. Robyn Stanton Social Relations of the Kings Park Psychiatric Center, 1914-1965 Robyn explores the evolution of the inter connectivity between the former state hospital at Kings Park and the surrounding community of Kings Park, N. Y. as it extended to the patient population during the first half of the 20th century. Specifically, how the hospital's administrative and spatial arrangement enabled members of the lay public to form both direct and…

Join us for an evening of outdoor goat yoga. Our yoga instructor, Kelly Mitchell from The Buddha Barn, will lead us through a 45 minute practice of yoga with friendly, interactive goats. Goats generously provided by Steppin' Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. Tickets are $25 per person and all levels of yoga are welcome. Please bring a mat & towel, a bottle of water, and an open mind! We will not have mats available for those who do not bring their own. We are…

|Recurring Event (See all) Send your children to visit us this summer and get immersed in history at the houses and barns of the Smithtown Historical Society. For kids 6 – 12 years old. They will get to explore our lush 20+ acre grounds, interact with our farm animals, and have the opportunity to bring historic traditions to life through games, crafts, and unique hands-on educational experiences with our Education staff and volunteers. Each week features a new theme for fun…

 5:30 PM & 6:45 pm |Recurring Event (See all) Join us for an evening of outdoor goat yoga. Our yoga instructor, Kelly Mitchell from The Buddha Barn, will lead us through a 45 minute practice of yoga with friendly, interactive goats. Goats generously provided by Steppin’ Out Ponies and Petting Zoo. Tickets are $25 per person and all levels of yoga are welcome. Please bring a mat & towel, a bottle of water, and an open mind! We will not have mats available for those…

March 7th - A Photographic Journey Through Kings Park Psychiatric Center, with John Lazzaro Award winning photographer and author John Lazzaro takes us on a photographic journey through local landmark, the Kings Park Psychiatric Center. Combining rare, archival images as well as his own photography, Lazzaro will discuss his work and the approach to his creative process behind his 2019 book, The Walls Still Talk. March 21st - The Rich History of Long Island, with Noel Gish Noted teacher, lecturer…

Come see an amazing train show at our Brush Barn! Operating Layouts on Display: Long Island HOTrack - HO Scale; Frank Kayz Trainz - Surprise; Trainville Hobby Depot - N Scale. Admission $5. This show benefits the Smithtown Historical Society for the restoration of farm buildings and caring for the animals. For information call show coordinator Vinnie at (631) 524-0529.

Our annual luncheon, with seatings at 11:45am and 1:15pm. $25/person, registrations are suggested. Join us at the Brush Barn as we share a tasty meal provided by Elegant Eating and enjoy the company of other members and community supporters to kick start the holiday season. Festive holidy wreath contest available, and the wreaths are raffled off at the event!

Our annual luncheon, with seatings at 11:45am and 1:15pm. $25/person, registrations are suggested. Join us at the Brush Barn as we share a tasty meal provided by Elegant Eating and enjoy the company of other members and community supporters to kick start the holiday season. Festive holidy wreath contest available, and the wreaths are raffled off at the event!