We're opening for the summer on June 14, 2022! Our summer hours will be Tuesdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Visit the Archives & Museum at the Sullivan- Sorrento Historical Society this summer and learn about local history. The Society maintains a collection of historical records, photographs, and...

Archives Intern, Summer 2022 The Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Society is seeking an undergraduate or graduate level intern for Summer 2022 to assist with digitization of the historical society’s archives. Position Description & Responsibilities The intern will digitize a variety of archival records, photographs, and objects. The...

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED -- We are beginning a large effort to renovate the historical society museum. Our first step is to organize and catalog artifacts that have been collected by the Society to preserve town history. We have quarry tools, store ledgers, business signs, glassware and china, household goods, school artifacts, historical...

We are pleased to announce that the archives and museum will be re-opening in July for Tuesday afternoons (1-3 p.m.), and we will be hosting the following programs this summer. Thank you to all who joined us on Zoom these past months. We hosted four History Hour programs with over 140 attendees. You can view the recordings for the first...

Sunrise on New Year’s Day from Pigeon Hill in Steuben. Did you know there was a silver mine on Pigeon Hill in the 1800s? Happy new year! At the Society, we are very excited to be planning some new programs in the coming months. These will be held virtually for the time being and in-person as soon as we are able to do so safely. As we...

September 2020--Raina Sciocchetti began working with the Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Society Aug. 31 as the society's Island Institute fellow. Raina is a recent graduate of Unity College, where she majored in environmental writing and media studies with an emphasis in sustainability societies. She hails from a small coastal community...

August 2020--Due to the COVID-19 situation, not much at S-SHS can be considered normal. All of our Bi-Centennial programs, except the Historic House Project, have been cancelled or re-scheduled to 2021. The Archive/museum will not have regular hours, but individual visits may be scheduled by calling us at 422-0995 or e-mail at...