Shelter Island Historical Society
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      • June 10: Shelter Island House Tour
      • July 20-23: "The Lords of Menantic" Musical
      • July 24-Aug 4: Brooklyn Acting Lab
      • July 29: 1970's Dance Party
      • Aug 8-22 Adult Ceramic Program
      • August Children's Ceramic Program
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Construction of the shelter island history center

     The Shelter Island History Center project stemmed from a desire to shore up the aging Havens House Museum and protect the thousands of irreplaceable documents and artifacts we have collected over the years. The new History Center houses the Historical Society’s collections and created new spaces for exhibits, offices, meetings and educational programs. 
     The new facility, which complements our Havens House Museum, consists of two levels, one below grade. The new space in its entirety is approximately 2,800-square feet. The main level, which is flooded with natural light, includes a meeting room, office space for our Architect, and a 425-square foot climate-controlled archival vault where the Society’s collection is permanently stored. This allows the Society to properly house, preserve, and expand the existing collection of 100,000 documents.
     The lower level consists of a production room, an exhibition gallery, collections storage, and a mechanical room to supply utilities for the new building and the Havens House Museum. The two floors are connected by dual staircases and a lift to provide access for people with limited mobility.

The Shelter Island History Center on Shelter Island, NY
Read an April 13, 2020
article in The Southampton Press
Architect Bill Pedersen
Photo credit: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Read a December 16, 2019 article in The Times, London about architect Bill Pedersen.
Architect Bill Pedersen in The Shelter Island History Center
Photo by Tara Striano for The New York Times
Read a July 30, 2019 article in The New York Times about ​Elizabeth & Bill Pedersen
​and The Shelter Island ​History Center
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  • Home
  • Virtual Content
    • A Day in the Life
    • Digital Tapestry
    • "The Prospect of Summer" Companion Exhibit
    • 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
    • 2022 Exhibit: Once on this Island
    • 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
  • Calendar
    • 2023 Events & Programs >
      • May 27-Sept 2 : Havens Market
      • June 10: Shelter Island House Tour
      • July 20-23: "The Lords of Menantic" Musical
      • July 24-Aug 4: Brooklyn Acting Lab
      • July 29: 1970's Dance Party
      • Aug 8-22 Adult Ceramic Program
      • August Children's Ceramic Program
  • Contact
  • Directors' Log In