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*Special Hours*

The Oyster Bay Historical Society will not have public hours on Wednesday, 23 May, in order to accommodate a field trip to New York Harbor's Tall Ships Parade

Oyster Bay Historical Society

Earle-Wightman House and Angela Koenig Center
20 Summit Street, PO Box 297
Oyster Bay NY 11771
516-922-5032

Frank Leone, President
Philip Blocklyn, Executive Director

Open to the Public
Tuesday - Friday 10 a.m - 2 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Closed Monday

or by appointment


The Earle-Wightman House

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The Earle-Wightman House
at 20 Summit Street is owned by the Town of Oyster Bay and operated by the Oyster Bay Historical Society as its administrative headquarters, education center, and museum. The Society, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1960 with the singular purpose of preserving the history of the Oyster Bay community.

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The Angela Koenig Center
Visit our exhibition space

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Now on view...




photograph by Elizabeth Roosevelt


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Postcards from Oyster Bay

Dinner Served: Long Island Craft Guild potters present functional work

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Marcey Sherman, Iced Tea Set, white stoneware

The Koenig Center
20 Summit Street, Oyster Bay
21 April through 24 June, 2012

Free and open to the public

All work is for sale
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Upcoming Events & Exhibitions

Tall Ships in New York Harbor

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WEDNESDAY MAY 23
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, a parade of ships will be sailing into New York Harbor. Download the registration form for complete details...

tall_ships.pdf
File Size: 196 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 10, 2 pm, The Koenig Center

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Members are invited to attend the election of Society officers and trustees, followed by a ceremony honoring the members of the North Country Garden Club.

Afterwards, the Society will formally accept the Garden Club's gift of the miniature North Room at Sagamore Hill.

Refreshments provided. New members are encouraged to join in advance or at the door


When We Were Little: Children's Rhymes of Oyster Bay     (NEW)
This collection of children's poems by Mary Fanny Youngs, first published in 1919 and last reprinted in 1985, features an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt and drawings by Warrick Robinson. Now available in a new edition, thanks to the generous underwriting of Elizabeth Roosevelt.
$
15.00    
 


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