🎉Opening day at Sherwood-Jayne Farm is this Saturday, May 31! Learn about the Jayne family's experiences as Loyalists during the American Revolution, discover Howard Sherwood's role in the historic preservation movement, and explore the property's many agricultural outbuildings. The house will be open for tours 11am-3pm on Saturdays through early October. 🎟️ Visit https://buff.ly/V0TqAcS to plan your visit today! #HistoricHouse #LongIslandHistory (fb)

As we gear up for a busy summer, please join us in welcoming a talented cohort of emerging scholars and professionals who will be joining the Preservation Long Island team! First up is Steven Baltsas, our Decorative Arts Trust Peggy N. Gerry Curatorial Fellow. Steven will be with PLI for two years working on a special project aimed at reexamining early Long Island furniture from new perspectives. We are so thrilled to welcome Steven to Long Island and are grateful to The Decorative Arts Trust for supporting this fellowship! 🪑🪚 Steven Baltsas received his BA in Art History and English from SUNY New Paltz and his MA (as of last week!) from the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture. A historian of furniture and architecture, his work examines the conditions of their patronage in Atlantic port cities. He has published and lectured on the nineteenth-century Hudson and Mississippi River Valleys, especially their domestic interiors. Steven is eager to share Long Island’s rich furniture history with audiences in his native New York State and beyond. (fb)