Projects
The Sayville Historical Society regularly participates in preservation projects. Learn about them below.
preserving history through digitization
Members of the board of the Sayville Historical Society, Roy Fedelem, Peg Piffard and Elaine Whitehouse, recently traveled to the Palmer School of Long Island University to collect items that had been digitized there in 2022.
The digitization is a project funded by a generous five-year grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, with an emphasis on collections within Suffolk County.
Read the full details in The Suffolk County News here.
Archiving our Collection
We have a part-time archivist who is working to secure and document our historical collection. A permanent display of an original 1858 map of Suffolk County will be in the Exhibit Building soon.
Restoration of the Edwards Family Graveyard
In winter 2023-2024 we’re initiating a maintenance project to restore the Edwards Family Graveyard in South Sayville.
Opening 2nd floor of farmhouse building
We’re preparing to open the 2nd floor of the Farmhouse Building, adjacent to the Exhibit Building. We aim to open it in 2024 to coincide with the Sayville Historical Society’s 80th anniversary.