$10,000+ Challenge Match Grant!
The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation has generously offered us an offer we can’t refuse! If we raise $10,000, or more, by December 31, 2024, the Foundation will match it! […]
Quogue
Historical Society
Founded in 1947, the QUOGUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Quogue in order to foster among its residents and the broader community a deeper understanding and appreciation of the rich cultural and architectural heritage of the Village.
Events
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Pond House Museum
Pond House Museum 114 Jessup Avenue, Quogue, NY, United StatesOpen by appointment. Exhibitions on two levels highlighting Quogue’s 350-plus year history. NEW! Quogue Flourishes as a Summer Resort, 1880-1910 Featuring “Snapshots” from the QHS Collection Reading Room with books […]
1822 One-Room Schoolhouse
Quogue Library 90 Quogue St, Quogue, NY, United States*Closes for the season on Saturday, November 30
Open during Quogue Library Hours - 90 Quogue Street
On View: An 1868 School Day with Schoolmistress Miss Lizabeth Griffing.
For a step back in time, sit at reproduction 19th century
desks, read McGuffey’s Primers, and write on slates.
New: Look Up! Down! Around!
Architectural Highlights of Quogue’s Most Important Historic Building
For lovers of architecture and historic preservation, the 1822 Schoolhouse is not |
only a rare example of its type and form, but it also survives remarkably intact,
including 19th century graffiti carved on the beaded wall boards.
Featured
Save the Date for the Holiday House Tour on December 14
Saturday, December 14, 2024
House Tour, 2 to 6pm
Cocktail Party, 6pm
Tickets will be on sale online through December 13. On the day of the event, purchase tickets at the Society's Pond House (114 Jessup Avenue, Quogue) from 11 am-2 pm. Questions: call 631-996-2404 or email info@quoguehistory.org.
Founded in 1947, the QUOGUE HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of Quogue in order to foster among its residents and the broader community a deeper understanding and appreciation of the rich cultural and architectural heritage of the Village.
Exhibitions
- Online Exhibitions
The golden age of postcards in America spanned 1905 to 1915, coinciding with Quogue’s peak years as a bustling summer resort.
- Online Exhibitions
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.
- Online Exhibitions
As an accomplished amateur photographer, he almost always traveled with cameras, ones he had crafted himself.
