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Baking Springerle Cookies November 15, 2026 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Swezey-Avey House Join Historic Cook Diane Schwindt and learn all about making Springerle cookies. You’ll learn the history of how these beautiful traditional cookies got started and the techniques for making them. Click here for registration information 
November 2026 General Meeting Thursday, November 19, 2026 7:30 pm @ Swezey-Avey House No Speaker. Yaphank Historical Society Board Elections Refreshments will follow the elections. 
2026 Holiday House Tours December 12 and 13 – 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Begin your visit at the Swezey-Avey House, 19 Mill Road, Yaphank, where you will register, receive your tour ticket and map. There you will enjoy live holiday music by Don and Susan Cerce along with refreshments to get you in the holiday spirit. Tour our historic Colonial and Victorian houses: The Isabella and Robert Hawkins House The Homan-Gerard House The Booth House The Swezey-Avey House--Exhibits will be open The Hawkins/Pol House Each historic house will be open and decorated for the holidays, with friendly greeters and knowledgeable docents ready to share the stories behind these historic landmarks. Donation: $20 for adults • Free for children 12 and under We hope you will join us! Tickets will be on sale online or onsite at the Swezey-Avey House | 
It is the Society’s mission to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Yaphank and its surrounding area. GET INVOLVED Become A Member. Join today and help support our mission. Make a Donation. Help us continue bringing events, exhibits, and educational programs to the community. Volunteer. The Society needs people to help with our many projects, events and activities. No matter what your interest or skill, we have a role for you. If you would like to become a docent training is available. The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Special Thanks for the many generous grants. View the most recent award for the restoration of the Hawkins Family Cemetery. 
Thanks to The Suffolk County Department of Parks, Division of Historic Services, which manages over 200 historic structures containing an array of buildings, gardens and sites of cultural and historical significance. 
| The Swezey Family 
Visit the Swezey family exhibit in the Swezey-Avey House. The Swezey family arrived in Southold in the mid-1600s and in Yaphank in the 1700s. Come learn about the family’s lives into the 20th century. To visit, call (631) 775-0735 to make an appointment or email us at info@yaphankhistorical.org to make an appointment. The Weeks Family Legacy 
Our Library Collection, searchable by author, title, subject, and date, and our Archives with online Finding Aid, make excellent research tools. 
Coalition To Save The Yaphank Lakes We are committed to clean and protect our lakes, eradicate the invasive aquatic plants, restore their natural beauty, and preserve and protect the entire Carmans River environment. Visit https://savetheyaphanklakes.org for more. 
Our Shop features Yaphank and area history books; new, vintage & “almost-new” treasures. |