Quogue From On High

Aerial photographs of Quogue taken in June 2013.
Walking Tour of Historic Jessup Avenue

For all you promenaders …
Virtual Tour of Quogue’s 1822 Schoolhouse

For a virtual tour of the 1822 Schoolhouse with Miss Lizabeth Griffin(g), a 19th century Quogue schoolteacher In the virtual tour of the 1822 Schoolhouse, QHS Board Trustee, Alison Strong […]
History of the Quogue Wildlife Refuge

Established in 1934, the Refuge has a fascinating history of ice harvesting and a nationwide waterfowl conservation movement. Learn all about the Refuge’s wild past in this virtual Zoom presentation […]
1822 Schoolhouse: History

In 1790, the country’s first census recorded 12 heads of households in Quogue and a population of almost 100. The earliest record of schooling in Quogue is from an 1795-96 […]
Quogue’s Early 20th Century Postcards

The golden age of postcards in America spanned 1905 to 1915, coinciding with Quogue’s peak years as a bustling summer resort.
1822 Schoolhouse: 2019-2021 Restoration

Quogue’s 1822 one-room Schoolhouse, said to be the oldest surviving schoolhouse building on the East End of Long Island
A Moment in Time: Photographs of Quogue Village Streets, 1942

Along with founding families and historic houses, the streets of Quogue hold a special place in the character of the Village, laid out as they are in a shape reminiscent of a seashell.
Quogue through the Lens of George Bradford Brainerd, ca. 1875

As an accomplished amateur photographer, he almost always traveled with cameras, ones he had crafted himself.