Visit the Long Island Historical Society museum at the Community Center at Mariner’s Wharf.

Admission is free.

Summer hours:

Thursday & Sunday 1:30 pm to 4 pm

The museum is also open year-round by appointment.
Please contact us to arrange a visit.

77 Wharf Street (@ the Community Center)

Researching family history? Contact us to arrange a visit.

A young man and a woman standing outdoors in a garden, with a house and trees in the background. The man is wearing suspenders and a bow tie, and the woman is dressed in a long skirt and blouse, wearing a wide-brimmed hat.

David Darling and Rachel A. Wallace (Mrs. Joseph H. Wallace), Edith Littlejohn’s maternal grandmother, c. 1913. From the Edith & David Darling Album. Gift of Laurie Wildes. 1999.44.7.B

Nettie and Warren Doughty (left) and David and Clyde Darling (holding a kitten) at the 4th of July clambake, July 4, 1923. From the Edith & David Darling Album. Gift of Laurie Wildes. 1999.44.29.B

Nettie and Warren Doughty (left) and David and Clyde Darling (holding a kitten) at the 4th of July clambake, July 4, 1923. From the Edith & David Darling Album. Gift of Laurie Wildes. 1999.44.29.B

Dory on South Beach, ca. 1909: Jeanne Marchand, unknown woman, Beatrice Marchand, Paul Marchand Sr., Donat Marchand, and unknown man. Gift of Linda Marchand. 1998.86.6

Dory on South Beach, ca. 1909: Jeanne Marchand, unknown woman, Beatrice Marchand, Paul Marchand Sr., Donat Marchand, and unknown man. Gift of Linda Marchand. 1998.86.6

Aerial view of the Naval Fuel Annex during World War II, with Navy piers “F,” “G,” and “H” left to right. Gift of Joel Eastman (from Sullivan Photo Service). 1999.85.37

Aerial view of the Naval Fuel Annex during World War II, with Navy piers “F,” “G,” and “H” left to right. Gift of Joel Eastman (from Sullivan Photo Service). 1999.85.37

Allan “Skee” Dennison shrimping aboard Steven Johnson’s vessel the Joanne, captained by Michael Hanson, 1980s. Gift of Elizabeth Campbell. 1998.46.2

Allan “Skee” Dennison shrimping aboard Steven Johnson’s vessel the Joanne, captained by Michael Hanson, 1980s. Gift of Elizabeth Campbell. 1998.46.2

Joe Rich, Ira Rich, Frank or Ed Woodbury, and Levi Alexander with fish nets on the wharf off a large barn at Harbor de Grace, 1892. Zoeth Henry Rich owned the large barns and ran a barter-system provision store in the Rich family home across the stre

Joe Rich, Ira Rich, Frank or Ed Woodbury, and Levi Alexander with fish nets on the wharf off a large barn at Harbor de Grace, 1892. Zoeth Henry Rich owned the large barns and ran a barter-system provision store in the Rich family home across the street starting as early as 1882. Gift of George and Mary Ross. 1999.47.1

Edith Darling, Ethel Wallace, and Ethel Christiansen in Knights of the Maccabees baseball uniforms. From the Edith & David Darling Album. Gift of Laurie Wildes. 1999.44.25.A

Edith Darling, Ethel Wallace, and Ethel Christiansen in Knights of the Maccabees baseball uniforms. From the Edith & David Darling Album. Gift of Laurie Wildes. 1999.44.25.A