Purchase tickets and pick up instructions at the Swezey-Avey House for tours of: The Robert and Isabella Hawkins House The Booth House Museum The Homan-Gerard House
Holiday Music by Don and Susan Cerce Holiday Refreshments Exhibit Rooms open at the Swezey-Avey House Bank of the River Gift Shop open
at the Hawkins House
November General Meeting
Board of Directors Election
Guest Speaker:
John Turner— Author,
Environmentalist
“Cranberry Industry on
Long Island”
Thursday, November 17, 2022
7:30pm @ Swezey House.
Refreshments will follow
the meeting.
October General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Diane Schwindt—Historic Cook
Ketcham Inn
“Stirring Up History – The Timeline of Food”
Thursday, October 20, 2022
7:30pm @ Swezey House.
Refreshments will follow
the meeting.
Hawkins Burial Ground
Restoration Celebration
Guest Speakers: Burying Ground Preservation Group "Restoration Techniques at Yaphank Site" Sunday, October 23, 2022 1:00 - 4:00 pm @ Swezey-Avey House. Refreshments will follow the program.
Save the Dates
Don & Susan
@
The Gazebo
Swezey Park
3rd Wednesdays, May—Sept
From 5:00—8:00pm.
Bring a Lawn Chair
Historic House Tours
July & August,
Sunday Afternoons
1:00-4:00pm
Robert & Isabella Hawkins House
Homan-Gerard House
Booth House Museum
Swezey-Avey House
Docents will be on hand for tours
and to answer questions.
September General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Amy Kasuga Folk— Author
“Rumrunning in Suffolk County: Tales From Long Island”
Thursday, September 15, 2022
7:30pm @ Swezey House.
Refreshments will follow the meeting.
Fall Community Yard Sale
Saturday, September 17, 2022
9:00am—4:00pm
(Rain date: Sunday, September 18)
Donation: $10 per vendor.
Set up on the Hawkins House lawns.
No reservations required.
Call 631-924-4803 with questions.
August General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Barbara Russell—
Brookhaven Town Historian
“Born in Brookhaven”
Thursday, August 18, 2022
7:30pm @ Swezey House.
Refreshments will follow
the meeting.
July General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Don Fisher— President,
Railroad Museum of Long Island
“History of the LIRR—Focus on
the Mainline”
Thursday, July 21, 2022
7:30pm @ Swezey House.
Refreshments will follow the meeting.
June General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Max Roland— Entertainer
& Reen-actor
“Historic Music and Stories”
Thursday, June 16, 2022
7:30pm @ Swezey House.
Refreshments will follow the meeting.
May General Meeting
Guest Speaker: Bill Blyer
- Author, Historian
”George Washington’s
Long Island Spy Ring”
Thursday, May 19, 2022,
7:30pm @ Swezey-Avey House
Spring Community Yard Sale
Saturday, May 21, 2022
9:00am—4:00pm
(Rain date: Sunday, May 22)
Donation: $10 per vendor.
Set up on the Hawkins House lawns.
No reservations necessary.
Call 631-924-4803 with questions.
April General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Richard Welch - Author, Historian
”Long Island’s Gold Coast Elite and
The Great War”
Thursday, April 21, 2022 ,
7:30pm @ Swezey-Avey House
Refreshments will follow
the meeting.
March General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Paul Kaplan - Author, Historian
“Lillian Wald—America’s Great Social
And Healthcare Reformer”
Thursday, March 17, 2022 ,
7:30pm @ Swezey-Avey House
Refreshments will follow
the meeting.
November General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Helen Kalbach, Society Curator
“Robert Hawkins, Houses and Family”
Thursday, November 18, 2021
7:30pm @ Swezey-Avey House
October General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
MaryLaura Lamont, U.S Park Ranger (Ret.)William Floyd Estate
“Richard Floyd, and the Whalers”
Thursday, October 21, 2021
7:30pm @ Swezey-Avey House
September General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Anthony Butera
”Long Island Redware Pottery"
Thursday, September 16, 2021
7:30pm @ Swezey-Avey House
August General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Max Rowland
”Civil War Music & Stories"
Thursday, August 19, 2021
7:30pm @ Swezey-Avey House
July General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Paul Kaplan, Author
”New York in the Progressive Era: Social
Reform and Cultural Upheaval 1890-1920"
Thursday, July 15, 2021
7:30pm @ Swezey-Avey House
April General Meeting
Guest Speaker:
Bill Bleyer
”Long Island Whaling"
Thursday, April 14, 2021
7:30pm @ Swezey-Avey House
Spring Community
Yard Sale
Saturday, May 16th, 9:00am—4:00pm (Rain date: Sunday, May 17th)
Donation: $10 per vendor.
Set up on the Hawkins House lawns.
No reservations necessary.
Call 631-924-4803 with questions.
Yaphank Historic District
Christmas Tour
Sunday, December 15, 2019
1:00pm-5:00pm
Donation: $10 adults: free for 12 yrs. or younger Houses on the Tour