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The Prince Building, our Headquarters &
Archive
Welcome to our website! Anyone interested in the rich history of
Southold is welcome here!
Our Mission
The Southold Historical Society was founded in 1960 to "promote
interest in and education about the history of Southold and to bring together
those persons who desire to discover, acquire, preserve, maintain, and exhibit
historic sites, buildings, and relics."
To do this, the Society maintains a Headquarters and Archive, as well as a
number of historically significant buildings which exhibit some of the Society's
vast collections.
Organizational History
In 1940 Southold celebrated its 300th Anniversary. During the decade
that followed an urge to create an organization to preserve and record that
history began to take hold. By the mid 1950's the Historical Committee of
the Southold-Peconic Civic Association was beginning the work that the Society would
eventually take over.
In February of 1960 the Association met and voted to make the Historical
Committee a separate entity. The Southold Historical Society was presented with its
provisional charter in April of 1960 and Mrs. Ann Hallock Currie-Bell
(1897-1964) was elected as the first President. The Society received its
permanent charter from the University of the State of New York in 1965.
Contact Information
The Society is easy to reach either by phone, fax, or email. Our
Headquarters and Office is located on the north side of Main Street directly
across from Rothman's Department Store in Southold. The office is open
M-F, 9am-4pm, or by appointment. The Archives are open by
appointment only.
- Telephone
- 631-765-5500,
631-765-5551
- FAX
- 631-765-8510
- Physical Address
- 54325 Main Road, Southold, NY 11971
- Postal Address
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P.O. Box 1, Southold,
NY 11971
- Electronic Mail
- General Information:
sohissoc@optonline.net
Webmaster:
shsdirec@optonline.net
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