The Shelter Island History Center - NY

The mission of the Shelter Island Historical Society is to research, preserve and share our heritage and island history through education, exhibition, scholarship and community events. We interpret Shelter Island's past and on-going life through historical material from the first inhabitants, settlers, and town fathers, to those who have made it a caring and unique community through the years. We strive to preserve the Island's heritage for future generations. (Shelter Island Historical Society: Constitution and By-Laws, Article III, Mission. Adopted by the Shelter Island Historical Society Board of Trustees in August 2012.)