Southold Historical: Living History Day — Third NY Regiment Reenactors, 1775

Southold Historical Museum to Host Living History Day!

Sunday, September 15, 2024 from 10am-4pm

Maple Lane Complex, 55200 Main Rd., Southold, NY 11971

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Step back in history to the year 1775 and spend the day at Southold Historical Museum’s Maple Lane Complex on Sunday, September 15. Reenactors from the Third New York Regiment will set up tents and bring items that soldiers would need to live as they travelled to join up with General Washington and his troops. The event will immerse visitors in a well-researched experience of what it was like to spend the day in a military encampment.

The Third New York Regiment reenactors will portray a unit encamped in what is now Suffolk County during the War of Independence in 1775. Visitors will experience 18^th-century camp life, including demonstrations of firearms, military drills, and other daily tasks. The reenactment will be open to visitors from 10am to 4pm.

The event will also feature a variety of demonstrations including blacksmithing, spinning, carpentry, and basket weaving. Members of Eastern L.I. Old Time Jam will also be playing an assortment of instruments outdoors, and the Maple Lane Complex will be open for tours throughout the day. Living History Day will also be the final day for two seasonal exhibits: Quilts of Bygone Eras in the Elfers Collections Center, and Southold Theatre: Vaudeville to Jesus Christ Superstar.

Families are invited to come and experience the reenactment of historical events and programs. Please keep in mind that the musket drills can be loud.

Southold Historical Museum is committed to sharing and encouraging the exploration of local history.

This event is supported by a Market New York grant from Empire State Development and I LOVE NY/New York State’s Division of Tourism, awarded through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

For more information on this event or any other Museum programs,

please call 631.765.5500 or visit www.southoldhistorical.org.

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