As I reflect on these past 10 months as MHS President, it is with a grateful and appreciative heart, to recognize who we are, what …
Montauk Historical Society Annual Report to the Board—2022
Lost Montauk
By Henry Osmers Similar to just about any other community on Long Island, Montauk has a number of old and historic buildings. For example, the …
Original Movie Theatre
Bet you didn’t know that this building was originally designed to house a movie theatre! The Montauk Theatre was built here in 1926 by the …
The F/V Pelican
On September 1, 1951 tragedy struck about a mile off the coast of Montauk Point. That Labor Day Weekend Saturday dawned sunny and clear, but …
Famous Airship Passed the Montauk Point Lighthouse on Historic Flight
by Ariana Garcia-Cassani On July 6, 1919, British dirigible HMS R34 passed the Montauk Point Lighthouse on the first east-west air-crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. …