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     The Living History Project was conceived as a way to document the Shelter Island of today and bring it forward into the future. The Project’s focus is to document lives on Shelter Island over time. It began with interviews of Shelter Island High School students reflecting about growing up here and questioned them about their hopes for their futures, the challenges they expect to face, and the challenges/advantages they had living in such a unique community. 
     The first interviews were recorded in 2017, with the goal of following these students over the years and interviewing them again at important stages of their lives, such as college graduation, marriage, and the birth of a child. Initially organized and staffed by Julia Labrozzi, at the time a High School senior, the Project has grown to include Islanders of all ages and from all walks of life. The Project seeks to record the rich fabric of Island life, past and present, so that we have a record of today to share with generations in the future.
     The Living History Project Committee, a sub-committee of the Education Committee, guides the Project. The Education Committee's mission is to provide historical resources and educate Shelter Islanders and the public at large about the history and culture of Shelter Island.
 The Project welcomes volunteers who wish to help us with our work. If you are interested, please contact the Shelter Island Historical Society at (631) 749-0025 or email livinghistory@shelterislandhistorical.org. We are grateful for the financial support of AFTEE (All for the East End), the Shelter Island Education Foundation, and Suffolk County.
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  • Home
  • Havens Store
  • Education/Programs
    • Time Travelers Youth Program: 2021 Guest Artist Series
    • The Shelter Island History Project
    • Race, Ethnicity & Class on SI, 1652-2013
    • Voices from the Vault
    • Then & Now
  • Living History Project
  • The History Center
    • Construction
    • Exhibit: Witness the Manhansett
    • Exhibit: Helena Hernmarck
    • Exhibit: Alan Shields
    • Online Exhibit: Walter Cole Brigham
  • The Archives
    • 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
  • Events
    • Connecting from a Quarantine Kitchen
    • 2021 Events >
      • May 29: The Secret Garden Tour
      • May 29: Book Signing "Forever Is Not For Everyone"
      • May 29-Sept 4: Havens Farmers Market
      • July 24: Book Signing "Long Island Migrant Labor Camps"
      • July 24 & 25: A Hill of Beans, Musical
      • July 27-Aug 19 Time Travelers Youth Program: Guest Artist Series
  • Contact