Egg Hunt 2022
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYThe Miller Place - Mount Sinai Historical Society is excited to host a spring egg hunt event this year! About this event Our event is broken up into two time slots: 1pm - 2pm is for the little kiddos AGES 0-4 years old . This includes egg hunt, games, and crafts. * Eggs for this group [...]
A Christmas Visit with Mailman Mark
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYPRINTABLE COPY HERE
Spooky Tour 2021!
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYA not-too-scary walking tour of the haunted history of Miller Place. About this event Walk the Miller Place Historic District with a guide from the MPMS Historical Society who will regale you with all the spooky stories surrounding this pre revolutionary war town. Bring a lantern or flashlight and wear comfortable shoes! Group size limited [...]
Country Fair 2021
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYExperience life in early America at the 300-year old William Miller house. Open hearth cooking, basket weaving, wampum bead making, Genealogy tent, Revolutionary War encampment, historic farm tools, Victorian games, music, activities and more! Fun for the whole family! $5 minimum donation required for admittance. Fees may be avoided by purchasing tickets at the gate. Admission [...]
EGG HUNT!
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYMailman Mark
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYChildren are invited to bring their pre-written letter to Santa to the historic old post office on the homestead of the 1720 William Miller House, 75 North Country Road in Miller Place anytime between 12:30-3:30. Mailman Mark will bundle the letters for the North Pole. Santa will write to each child. A vintage fire truck [...]
SPOOKY LANTERN WALK
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYMasks and tickets required. Visit EVENTBRITE for details.
Native Long Island Plants and their uses in the 18th Century
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYPOSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19. Check back for updates in the future. Guest Speaker: Colette Gilbert, Educator & Writer of historic topics Colonists learned how to use native Long Island plants from the Native people and by trial and error. Also some of the plants they brought with them and are now considered invasive species [...]
Sunday Afternoon Tea and Talk
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYPOSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19. Check back for updates in the future. Guest Speaker: Diane Fish, Historic Cook Historic Tea Taste 18th C & 19th C Cakes, cookies, tea sandwiches & teas that were popular during this time. Includes a talk on the Etiquette of the Tea. RESERVATION REQUIRED Kindly bring a teacup, not a mug. [...]
Born in Brookhaven
Rose Caracappa Center on Rte25A in Mount Sinai 739 NY-25A, Mount Sinai, NY, United StatesPOSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19. Check back for updates in the future. Barbara Russell, Town of Brookhaven Historian Come learn about persons born in the Town of Brookhaven who have made significant contributions, either nationally or internationally; sometimes both. FREE and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
A Christmas Visit with Postman Pete
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYChildren are invited to bring their prewritten letter for Santa to the old Miller Place Post Office, 75 North Country Road, Miller Place. Postman Pete will bundle the letters for the North Pole! Visit the historic c. 1720 William Miller House for refreshments and caroling led by local high school students. Each child will receive [...]
What are your Spiritual Gifts?
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYCould you be psychic? Do you look for signs from the universe that you are connected to something greater? Join psychic mediums Cindy Coppolla-Lois and Janice Fuchs inside the 300-year-old William Miller House for a workshop focusing on meditation and guidance into exploring the ways you can connect with spirit. Bring a notebook & pen. [...]
Why did they do it?
Rose Caracappa Center on Rte25A in Mount Sinai 739 NY-25A, Mount Sinai, NY, United StatesThe true story, from primary source documentation, of how and why ordinary people from Setauket did extraordinary things to help win our ndependence. Why did our local civilians decide to endanger their lives for a cause? What personal events and tragedies occurred which led to this decision? These and other questions will be answered by [...]
Spooky Lantern Walk
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYOctober 18th, 19th, 25th, & 26th. Tours begin at 5pm, 6pm & 7pm. Explore the haunted history and spooky stories of the over 300-year-old Miller Place Historic District in this (not-too-scary) evening walking tour. $15 Ticket must be purchased to register for the event. Tickets available through mpmshistoricalsociety.eventbrite.com
Spooky Lantern Walk
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYOctober 18th, 19th, 25th, & 26th. Tours begin at 5pm, 6pm & 7pm. Explore the haunted history and spooky stories of the over 300-year-old Miller Place Historic District in this (not-too-scary) evening walking tour. $15 Ticket must be purchased to register for the event. Tickets available through mpmshistoricalsociety.eventbrite.com
Country Fair 2019
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYExperience life in early America at the 300-year old William Miller house. Open hearth cooking, basket weaving, wampum bead making, Revolutionary War encampment, historic farm tools, Victorian games, face painting, and more! Fun for the whole family! $5 minimum donation required for admittance. Saturday 9/28 & Sunday 9/29 10am-4pm Admission includes a tour of the [...]
MPMSHS Garden Tour
MPMS Historical Society, with the Mt. Sinai Garden club, and Mt. Sinai Civic Association present the 2019 Art & Garden tour! Tickets are available on online --> CLICK HERE or at the following locations: William Miller House 75 north country rd, Miller Place, NY Saturdays from 12-2 (please call to arrange pickup) Historical society: 631.476.5742 [...]
Lost British Forts of Long Island Lecture & General Meeting
Rose Caracappa Center on Rte25A in Mount Sinai 739 NY-25A, Mount Sinai, NY, United StatesWhen the Revolutionary War broke out and New York City had fallen in 1776, the forces of the king of Great Britain developed a network of forts along the length of Long Island to defend the New York area and create a front to Patriot forces across the Sound to Connecticut. About the speaker: David [...]
Miller Place Stop & Shop Give-back Bag
Stop & Shop 385 Route 25A, Miller Place, NY, United StatesHelp support the mission and programs of the Miller Place/Mount Sinai Historical Society! We will receive a $1 donation every time a $2.50 Community Bag is sold during the month of May at the Shop & Shop store located at: 385 Route 25A, Miller Place NY.
MPMS HISTORICAL SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES
Postman Pete
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYBelieve it or not, the holiday season is creeping up on us. The Society will once again be hosting its annual Postman Pete event on Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 12:30 to 3:30. Children are invited to bring their pre-written letters for Santa to the old Miller Place Post Office at 75 North Country Road, [...]
The Life and Work of Marie Curie
Rose Caracappa Center on Rte25A in Mount Sinai 739 NY-25A, Mount Sinai, NY, United StatesMonday, November 5, 2018 at 7:00 pm at the Rose Caracappa Center on Rte 25A in Mount Sinai Free and Open to All Light refreshments will be served Marie Curie was a wife, mother and an extraordinary scientist; the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person and only woman to win [...]
Spooky Lantern Tour
Come Join Us for a Spooky Lantern Tour October 19, 20, 26, 27, 2018: Times listed below Come join us for a tour of the historic Miller Place district led by a guide telling tales of old – some true, some legend – and yes some are spooky! We have a limited number of spots [...]
Spooky Lantern Tour
Come Join Us for a Spooky Lantern Tour October 19, 20, 26, 27, 2018: Times listed below Come join us for a tour of the historic Miller Place district led by a guide telling tales of old – some true, some legend – and yes some are spooky! We have a limited number of spots [...]
Spooky Lantern Tour
Come Join Us for a Spooky Lantern Tour October 19, 20, 26, 27, 2018: Times listed below Come join us for a tour of the historic Miller Place district led by a guide telling tales of old – some true, some legend – and yes some are spooky! We have a limited number of spots [...]
Spooky Lantern Tour
Come Join Us for a Spooky Lantern Tour October 19, 20, 26, 27, 2018: Times listed below Come join us for a tour of the historic Miller Place district led by a guide telling tales of old – some true, some legend – and yes some are spooky! We have a limited number of spots [...]
SOLD OUT – Guided Historic District Walk
Join us and our friends from the Comsewogue Library from 10 AM until around 3 PM on Thursday, October 18, 2018 for a walking tour of three historic buildings in Miller Place: the 1720 William Miller House, the 1834 Miller Place Academy, and the 1809 Daniel Hawkins House. We will conclude with a lunch at [...]
Movie Night – Young Frankenstein
Hawkins House 111 North Country Rd, Miller Place, NY, United StatesWe're happy to announce our next Film Night at the Gallery event. Our first movie night (The Wizard of Oz) was a resounding success. Please help us to make this one even better! On Saturday, October 13, 2018, Michael Ray Galleries will be showing Young Frankenstein at the historic Daniel Hawkins House at 111 N [...]
Country Fair – Saturday and Sunday, September 29 and 30, 10 AM – 4PM
William Miller House 75 North Country Road, Miller Place, NYJoin us at our annual Country Fair on Saturday and Sunday, September 29th and 30th, from 10 AM to 4 PM each day. This event will feature colonial era activities, including the following: Basket Weaving Open Hearth Cooking Wampum Bead Making Blacksmithing Pottery Making Colonial and Victorian Games Textile Talk Apothecary Farm Tools Schoolhouse Sketch [...]