Oysterponds Historical Society

16th Annual Heritage Day
2025-07-06 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Old Point Schoolhouse, 1555 Village Lane, Orient, NY, 11957, United States
July 6th. The 16th annual Heritage Day program will start with a parade** down Orient’s Village Lane led by the Grand Marshal; followed by a welcome and invocation at the Old Point Schoolhouse; the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance; “God Bless America” sung by Franklin Mastrangelo; the reading of the Declaration of Independence by Oysterponds stalwarts; after which hot dogs, sweets, and lots of fun kids’ games.
** We invite kids to patriotically decorate their bikes and join the parade; they should assemble at 11:30am on Oysterponds Lane and await instructions. Prizes will be awarded!

Free Talk: "Ancient Artifacts of Long Island's North Fork"
2025-06-07 11:00 - 12:30
June 7th. Dr. Lucinda Hemmick and Ephraim Horowitz of the Southold Indian Museum will present a lecture on the ancient landscape of Orient and the Native People who once lived there. Explore 12,000 years of history, Algonquian culture and the landscape that changed from the Ice Age to the present day.
The technology of ancient hunting weapons, artifacts, maps, slides, LiDAR images, paintings and other images illustrate the talk. A question and answer period will follow.

Free Talk: "Roy Latham’s Unpublished Journals (1902-1978)"
2025-05-24 11:00 - 12:30
May 24th. John Holzapfel spearheaded the enormous task of organizing and transcribing the papers and journals of legendary naturalist and Orient native son Roy Latham, which were donated to OHS in 2023 by his daughter, Diana. John will be joined by Eric Lamont of the Long Island Botanical Society for a fascinating examination of the voluminous material, which is comprised of thousands of pages of Roy’s writings, including his journal, correspondence, field notes, and more.
