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Yaphank 300th Anniversary

Celebration Event


Sunday, June 7, 2026

Noon – 4:00 pm


Tour the Oldest House in Yaphank – The Robinson House – No reservations required

The home features an original fireplace and bread oven, wide plank flooring,

and many other colonial features.


Park and start the tour at the

Swezey-Avey House

19 Mill Road, Yaphank, NY

Or park on Walter Street, near the Firehouse


Refreshments at the Swezey-Avey House

after the tour


Call (631) 775-0735 with questions


June 2026 General Meeting


Thursday, June 18, 2026

7:30 pm @ Swezey-Avey House


Topic: A History of Middle Island and Surrounding Communities

Guest Speaker: Paul Infranco, Historian

Paul Infranco will discuss the history of

Middle Island and surrounding communities


Refreshments will follow the meeting




Please click here for our 250th Anniversary celebration events.


It is the Society’s mission to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Yaphank and its surrounding area. 


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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.


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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


Yaphank’s most important family, the Weeks, settled in Millville (now Yaphank) in 1828. Portraitist William Sydney Mount was commissioned to paint James Huggins Weeks and his wife Susan Maria, in 1838. See this permanent exhibit at the Swezey-Avey House.


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.