*Please note that all events and programs are subject to changes and cancellation at any time. Additionally, some events, particularly 3rd party vendor events, do incur an additional fee.*
Fall Lecture Series
October 4, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
October 4th – The History of Jazz Performance Workshop, with Transitions Saxophone Quartet
A musical performance demonstrating the evolution of jazz through the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Transitions will present great classic jazz music and the artists that helped develop, define, and validate the genre as an important American art form.
October 11th – A Second Helping, Whining and Dining on Long Island, with Tom Schaudel
Tom Schaudel has been referred to as Long Island’s son. A prolific chef with over two dozen restaurants and culinary businesses credited to a half-century career as a chef/owner. In addition, Schaudel has authored two books, is a talented musician, and the host of the weekly food, wine, and lifestyle radio show Playing with Fire/Whining and Dining on the Gold Coast on104.7FM WHLI. Copies of Chef Schaudel’s books are available at iuniverse.com/bookstore, Barnes & Noble, or Amazon.
Coffee and dessert by Osteria Umbra will be served
October 18th – “Death By Fire and Ice: The Steamboat Lexington Calamity,” with Brian O’Connor
Author Brian O’Connor presents his new book, which tells the story of the steamboat Lexington that caught fire and sank on Long Island Sound in January 1840, with approximately 147 people on board. The tragedy remains the worst maritime disaster in the history of the Sound. Detailing the rise of steam navigation in the US and the public outcry that followed the Lexington disaster, the book examines the debate in Congress during the 19th century over its power to regulate steamboat safety and the balance it struck between the need to insulate the nation’s shipping industry from liability for lost cargo while also protecting passengers. Copies of “Death By Fire and Ice” are available for preorder on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers.
All are welcome to attend a lecture, but we do require reservations, made at https://shsfalllecture22.eventbrite.com
Frank Brush Barn
211 E Main St, Smithtown
Join us for our annual Heritage Country Fair!
A longtime favorite family event, the Fair offers our community a chance to gather, safely, outdoors in limited groups. From activities like the Island Long Riders Cowboy Mounted Shooting displays, petting zoo and ponyrides, an exciting vendor market, to guided tours of our 20 acre campus, the Heritage Fair is a day full of fun for the whole family.
Guests will be asked to wear a mask, and masks will be handed out at the gate as well. In keeping with state and local guidelines, we are limiting entry to 50 people per 2 hours; after 2 hours, you will be asked to leave the property to safely accommodate the next group. You will not be allowed in at the next entry time if you miss yours!
Parking is across the street at 222 E Main St, Smithtown, NY 11787; crossing guards will be available to safely walk guests across the street. Enter at 211 E Main St.
Tickets are $5 each, and available on Eventbrite.com
This is a RAIN OR SHINE event.
Join Hostess Ms. Penelope Proper, Teatrix of Long Island and the Smithtown Historical Society for a royal tea experience like no other. Set at the beautiful historic Brush Barn, catered by Elegant Eating and the Mad Harlot Tea Society, this elegant Spring Tea Party is fit for the royal lady within us all. With a custom menu just for the Historical Society, games, raffles, and picture opportunities on the historic grounds.
Hats, gloves, and costumes are all encouraged, though not required; prizes will be awarded for Fanciest Hat and most Historic Costume!
$50 per person
Registration Required
631-265-6768
Frank Brush Barn
211 Middle Country Rd
Smithtown, NY 11787
Share a Sunday with us enjoying good food and great company! All foods to be served have been generously donated by local community restaurants and business owners; all proceeds go to the Smithtown Historical Society!
$15/Adults | $5/Children
Frank Brush Barn
211 E Main St
Smithtown, NY 11787
631-265-6768
The first Book Club meeting of the new year focuses on “The Address,” by Fiona Davis.
“Fiona Davis returns with a compelling novel about the thin lines between love and loss, success and ruin, passion and madness, all hidden behind the walls of the Dakota, New York City’s most famous residence. A century apart, Sarah Smythe and Bailey Camden are both tempted by and struggle against the golden excess of their respective ages — for Sarah, the opulence of a world ruled by the Astors and Vanderbilts; for Bailey, the nightlife’s free-flowing drinks and cocaine — and take refuge in the Upper West Side’s gilded fortress.”
Join us at the Historical Society for an informational evening of Chicken Keeping 101! Utilizing the knowledge and experience of our Farm Managers, we 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? Sign up and find out the answer to these questions and more, just in time to prepare for the “spring chickens.”
Call the office to register, or with any questions!
$5/per person
Registration suggested
November’s selection is Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson.
“During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out. Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie’s world upside down. At her feverish mother’s insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers that the sickness is everywhere, and Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city turned frantic with disease.”
Meetings are held in the Roseneath Cottage; copies of the book will be available at the Smithtown Main Branch Library.
Get a head start on some Thanksgiving treats! Join Board Members Maureen Smilow as she takes you through creating a delicious, scratch-made sweet potato casserole for cooking later, and crafting a jar of yummy, homemade cranberry sauce just in time for the holiday.
Limited capacity so call to reserve your space early! Price includes all supplies. Registration is required, adults only please!
$25 Members | $30 Non-members
631-265-6768 to register.
Please join us for our 15th Annual Heritage Ball, where we honor local organizations who are as dedicated to preserving our community’s history as we are. This year’s honorees for the Partnership in History Award are the Fire Departments of the Town of Smithtown’s seven towns, hamlets, and villages — Smithtown, Commack, Hauppauge, Nesconset, St James, Nissequogue, and Kings Park.
Seats are available for $125 per person, $1,375 for a table of 12, or $1,500 for a table of 14.
October’s book will be “America’s First Daughter” by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie.
“In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph — a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.”
Copies will be available at the Smithtown Library; the club will meet at the Roseneath Cottage (239 Middle Country Rd, Smithtown) on Thursday, October 25th at 7PM.