Long Island History Hunt

Join the Long Island History Hunt and Earn a Chance to Win Prizes!

Long Island museums and historical societies from Brooklyn to Montauk are teaming up to offer the Long Island History Hunt, a FREE epic adventure at a dozen sites where spies, patriots and presidents helped shape local history. From the secrets of the Culper Spy Ring to the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, the past comes alive at every stop.

From July 1st through September 30th, visit https://app.otocast.com/guide/LIHistoryHunt to register, and then visit a designated museum, landmark, monument, historic home, park or colonial tavern. At each location, visitors are invited to take a selfie challenge and upload their photo.

Visitors who complete a challenge at any site are automatically eligible to win a prize. Those who complete a challenge at all 12 sites will earn the title of Revolutionary Trailblazer and be entered into the grand prize drawing that includes $500, an 18th century-style luncheon at the Ketcham Inn tavern in Center Moriches, NY, family museum memberships and a basket of curated surprises.

Participants are also welcome to visit nearby designated New York State Parks to take a break, have a picnic, or just enjoy nature.

Participating sites are Raynham Hall Museum in Oyster Bay, the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum, the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center in Oyster Bay, Montauk Historical Society, Ketcham Inn in Center Moriches, East Hampton Historical Society, Oysterponds Historical Society in Orient, Three Village Historical Society in Setauket, Shelter Island History Museum, Smithtown Historical Society, Meadow Croft Estate in Sayville and Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

The Long Island History Hunt is sponsored by the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation and brought to you in partnership with New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.