Shelter Island Historical Society
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      • May 21: Exhibit Capt. Ed Clark Decoys
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12. Home of the Shelter Island Historical Society
Members of the Havens family lived in this house until 1913. For a few years, it passed through a succession of owners, and in 1925 was sold to a local couple,  Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Sherman,  and they used it as  a boarding house as well as their family home. In 1966, Mrs. Alice Sherman, by then widowed, agreed to sell the house to the Shelter Island Historical Society for a very reasonable price in order to preserve its history. The sale agreement included life tenancy for Mrs. Sherman, and when she died in 1971, the Historical Society took it over, making critical repairs in order to keep the house from deteriorating. In 2019, the Shelter Island History Center project was completed to shore up the aging Havens House Museum and protect the thousands of irreplaceable documents and artifacts we have collected over the years. The History Center houses the Historical Society’s collections and has spaces for exhibits, offices, meetings, and educational programs. 

(End of tour. Return downstairs.)
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Be sure to visit the Havens Store, which features items created by 
local Shelter Island artisans. You may also visit our store online. 

Anyone interested in learning about a specific topic can make an appointment with our Archivist through our website.

The Historical Society is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization. Donations can be made online at shelterislandhistorical.org or by mailing a check to PO Box 847, Shelter Island, NY 11964.

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  • Home
  • Virtual Content
    • Digital Tapestry
    • 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
    • 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 9: Book Signing "The Butterfly Promise"
      • July 16: Book Signing "Track 61"
      • July 23: Book Signing "Captain Henry Green: A Whaler"
      • July 22-24: Community Musical
      • July 24: "Textiles in the Garden" Tour
      • July 25-Aug 5: Brooklyn Acting Lab
      • July 30: Book Signing "Forager's Cocktails"
      • July 30: 1960's Dance Party
      • Oct. 9: Haunted Long Island Mysteries
  • Contact
  • Directors' Log In