Huntington Historical Society
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Huntington Historical Society
Locations:
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743
Dr. Daniel Kissam House, 434 Park Avenue (corner of Woodhull Rd), Huntington, NY 11743
David Conklin Farmhouse, 2 High St. (corner of New York Ave), Huntington, NY 11743
631-427-7045 x401 or [email protected].
Hours and Days of Operation:
Current exhibit at Soldiers and Sailors:
"The Times They Were a-Changing: The 1960's Huntington's Response." Step back a decade or four and experience the unique spectrum that was the 1960’s. The times they were a-changing and everything from fashion to music to art and entertainment was evolving. The fight for women’s rights and civil rights, suburbanization, urban renewal, counter culture, the war in Vietnam, the moon landing, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Kennedy family were just some of the iconic happenings of the 1960's. They shaped the lives of the young people who lived in Huntington.
Current exhibit at Kissam:
"Putting on the Ritz - 1930's Glamor." The 1930s was an era of extravagance and glamor. Society was emerging from the Great Depression. One of the most important influences contributing to the elegant fashions of the 1930s was the American Cinema. Hollywood movie stars such as Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Vivian Leigh and Marlene Dietrich, all of them sultry and sexy, set the stage for escape from a world of loss of jobs, loss of income, loss of the American Dream and the entrance into a world of glamor and sophistication.
Huntington Historical Society
Locations:
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, 228 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743
Dr. Daniel Kissam House, 434 Park Avenue (corner of Woodhull Rd), Huntington, NY 11743
David Conklin Farmhouse, 2 High St. (corner of New York Ave), Huntington, NY 11743
631-427-7045 x401 or [email protected].
Hours and Days of Operation:
- Kissam: open by appointment. Contact 631-427-7045 x 403 for details.
- Conklin: Open Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 1 pm to 4 pm
- Soldiers and Sailors - Open Tuesday through Friday, 1 pm to 4 pm.
- Call 631-427-7045 x 403 to arrange a private tour at any of the museums.
Current exhibit at Soldiers and Sailors:
"The Times They Were a-Changing: The 1960's Huntington's Response." Step back a decade or four and experience the unique spectrum that was the 1960’s. The times they were a-changing and everything from fashion to music to art and entertainment was evolving. The fight for women’s rights and civil rights, suburbanization, urban renewal, counter culture, the war in Vietnam, the moon landing, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Kennedy family were just some of the iconic happenings of the 1960's. They shaped the lives of the young people who lived in Huntington.
Current exhibit at Kissam:
"Putting on the Ritz - 1930's Glamor." The 1930s was an era of extravagance and glamor. Society was emerging from the Great Depression. One of the most important influences contributing to the elegant fashions of the 1930s was the American Cinema. Hollywood movie stars such as Bette Davis, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Vivian Leigh and Marlene Dietrich, all of them sultry and sexy, set the stage for escape from a world of loss of jobs, loss of income, loss of the American Dream and the entrance into a world of glamor and sophistication.
