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STEP ONE: PRESERVATION (STEP TWO: RESTORATION)
We have been so lucky to be a part of NYU's Regional Media Legacies Project (RML), made possible with support from the Robert David
Lion Gardiner Foundation. RML fellows Robert Anen and Claire Fox have been working on a collection of 16-mm and 8-mm films dating from 1925 to 1964 from the Shelter Island Historical Society's archive. Their work has helped preserve the films, and protect them from mold damage and other forms of film decomposition. This work has allowed us, for the first time, to see what is on the film! Some of the subjects include, the aftermath of the 1938 hurricane, Beach Club footage at the Prospect Hotel from the 1930s, home movies of Shelter Island families, the 1964 groundbreaking of the Shelter Island Library, and more. We are so grateful for their contribution to the preservation of our Island's history.
Robert Anen considered the work on this film collection a great privilege because his family has deep ties to Shelter Island. His grandparents, Louis and Pat Abruzzino, spent many years living on West Neck Road during the summer through the 1950-1970s. Anen is also related to the Gulluscio family through his grandfather’s sister, JoAnn, who is married to Robbie Gulluscio.
Now is where you come in!​
If you recognize any of the folks in the slideshow, please email Archivist Rachel Lucas at archivist@shelterislandhistorical.org. Thank you!

The Shelter Island History Center's main floor and lower level are ADA accessible.
​Only Service Animals are welcome at The Shelter Island History Center. 
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  • Home
  • Virtual Content
    • See Their Names Exhibit
    • Society Timeline 1922-2022
    • This Land is YOUR Land
    • The DNA of Shelter Island
    • Voices from the Vault
    • Then & Now
    • Witness the Manhansett
    • Walter Cole Brigham
    • Alan Shields
    • Helena Hernmarck
    • British Woolworks
    • "Connecting from a Quarantine Kitchen"
  • Havens Store
  • Education
    • The Shelter Island History Project
    • Race, Ethnicity & Class on SI, 1652-2013
  • Living History Project
  • The History Center
    • Construction
  • The Collections
    • Digital Collections >
      • New York Heritage Digital Collections
    • Donate to the Collections
    • Finding Aids
    • Film Collection
    • House/Building Registry Project
  • The Havens House
    • Renovation
    • Havens DIMONscape
    • History of Shelter Island
  • The Society
    • Leadership
    • Partners
  • Support
    • Donate Now
    • Elizabeth Pedersen Educational Fund
    • Volunteer
    • Shop AmazonSmile
  • Calendar
    • 2022 Events & Programs >
      • May 21: Exhibit Capt. Ed Clark Decoys
      • May 28-Sept 3 : Havens Farmers' Market
      • June 5-Sept 7: Once on This Island
      • July 3: Union Chapel Historic Sunday
      • July 22-25: Community Musical
      • July 25-Aug 5: Brooklyn Acting Lab
      • July 30: 1960's Dance Party
      • Oct. 9: Haunted Long Island Mysteries
  • Contact
  • Directors' Log In