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Village House—built in 1798 and substantially enlarged in the 1850s—today is open to the public arranged and decorated with period furnishings to reflect its heyday as a boarding house, circa 1880. The 2nd floor features six new exhibitions in spaces that used to be guest lodgings:
CURLICUE WICKER will feature important pieces from leading American wicker furniture makers. (pictured above)
LOST OYSTERPONDS is focused on photographs of East Marion and Orient buildings that have been torn down, moved, or destroyed by fire or storms.
CHILDREN’S VEHICLES explores vintage vehicles designed for children, including an early tricycle, a painted sled, a goat cart, and an Irish Mail.
RECENT ACQUISITIONS includes early 19th-century issues of the Long-Island Star newspaper; our first 21st-century Oysterponds quilt; a bust of Abraham Lincoln by Robert Berks, and more.
ABRAHAM G. D. TUTHILL features two newly-acquired, handsome portraits painted by Abraham G.D. Tuthill, the only 18th-century artist born in Oysterponds, alongside two of his portraits already in the OHS collection.
ROBERT BERKS: THE MARY McLEOD BETHUNE MEMORIAL explores Orient denizen and nationally-known sculptor Berks’ memorial to Bethune, the world-renowned educator, civil rights leader, women’s rights activist and presidential advisor.
Admission for OHS members is free and $10 for non-member adults.
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