Port Jefferson Historical Society.

Dates:
Active 1819
Active 1876
Active 1855
Active 1903
Active 1826
Active 1968
Active 1914
Active 1956
Active 1845
Active 1972
Active 1846
Active 1984
Active 1797
Active 1989
Active 1807
Active 1969
Active 1863
Active 1986
Active 1878
Active 1923
Active 1825
Active 1978
Active 1752
Active 1947
Active 1846
Active 1948
Active 1860
Active 1960
Active 1684
Active 1951
Active 1862
Active 1915
Active 1865
Active 1989
Active 1873
Active 1959
Active 1822
Active 1934

History notes:

John Richard Mather and his son John were shipbuilders in Port Jefferson. John R. Mather's house on Prospect Street in Port Jefferson (ca. 1840) is now operated as the Mather House Museum by the Port Jefferson Historical Society.

From the description of Family papers, M, 1845-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155564259

The Dedio House was relocated and restored by the Port Jefferson Historical Society, 1974-1976, and now stands next to the much larger Mather House, which dates from the same period (ca. 1840).

From the description of Family papers, D-G, 1752-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155564220

The Wilson Sail Loft in Port Jefferson, founded by Reuben H. Wilson and later run by Robert N. Wilson, produced the sails used by the yacht America when she won the America's Cup in 1851.

From the description of Family papers, V-W, 1846-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155564435

The home of shipbuilder John T. Mather, built ca. 1840, is now operated as the Mather House Museum by the Port Jefferson Historical Society.

From the description of Photograph collection, ca. 1860-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155564955

Port Jefferson was know as Drowned (or Drown) Meadow until 1836.

From the description of Local history--miscellaneous collection, 1684-1951. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155564485

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Subjects:

  • Theater
  • Antiques
  • Ships
  • Buildings
  • Business enterprises
  • Churches
  • Civic improvement
  • Societies and clubs
  • Cycling
  • Docks
  • Dwellings
  • Families
  • Farms
  • Ferries
  • Finance, Personal
  • Finance, Public
  • Fire fighters
  • Fishing boats
  • Furnaces
  • Names, Geographical
  • Harbors
  • High school students
  • Historical museums
  • Historic buildings
  • Horse-drawn vehicles
  • Hospitals
  • Housing development
  • Lace industry
  • Land titles
  • Lumber trade
  • Nuclear energy
  • Nuclear power plants
  • Presidents
  • Real property
  • Railroad stations
  • Real estate development
  • Revivals
  • Sailing ships
  • Schools
  • Shipbuilding
  • Shipping
  • Shipwrecks
  • Shipyards
  • Storms
  • Stove industry and trade
  • Tools
  • Toys
  • Veterans
  • Whaling
  • Whaling ships
  • Witchcraft
  • Yachts and yachting

Occupations:

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Places:

  • New York (State)--Brookhaven (as recorded)
  • Caribbean Sea (as recorded)
  • Stony Brook (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Port Jefferson (as recorded)
  • Spain (as recorded)
  • Germany (as recorded)
  • Egypt (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Port Jefferson (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Riverhead (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Mt Sinai (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Africa (as recorded)
  • Port Jefferson Harbor (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Belle Terre (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Brookfield (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Brookhaven (N.Y. : Town) (as recorded)
  • Port Jefferson (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Mt. Sinai (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Shoreham (as recorded)
  • Wading River (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Long Island (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Long Island (as recorded)
  • Bridgeport (Conn.) (as recorded)
  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Suffolk County (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--Suffolk County (as recorded)

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