News

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-2020-new-york-state-historic-preservation-awards

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that eleven projects preserving state history, ranging from an eighteenth-century Dutch barn rehabilitation to an artist installation memorializing black lives at John Brown Farm State Historic Site, have received 2020 State Historic Preservation Awards. Created in 1980, the State Historic Preservation Awards are awarded by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation each year to honor excellence in the protection and revitalization of historic and cultural resources. The Governor also signed legislation in 2013 to bolster state use of rehabilitation tax credits, which have spurred billions of dollars in completed investments of historic commercial properties and tens of millions in owner-occupied historic homes. 

“The 2020 New York State Historic Preservation Awards help bolster efforts to keep New York’s storied history protected and accessible to all,” Governor Cuomo said. “These historic projects demonstrate the diversity of lived New York experiences since our state’s founding. New York is thankful to the dedicated stewards of each site, who provide invaluable support by devoting countless hours to the protection of historic sites for all to learn from and enjoy.”

State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid said, “The diversity of the projects being recognized demonstrates that preservation begins with passionate local individuals expanding their advocacy into productive partnerships. We are proud to be one of those partners and congratulate all of the individuals and groups for their extraordinary efforts to preserve these historic places.”   

Mary E. Bell House, Center Moriches, Long Island

Excellence in Organizational Achievement  

The restoration and historic registers listing of the Mary E. Bell House preserves a history of black landownership on Long Island during the nineteenth century and documents the central role of women within the Moriches African American community. Constructed in 1872, the home was occupied by the Smith and Bell families for more than 100 years. Owner Mary Bell rose to prominence in the community for her association with the Moriches AME Zion Church. By 2011, the house had fallen into disrepair. The town of Brookhaven acquired the property and a formal agreement with the Ketcham Inn Foundation was entered to restore the building, which now operates as historic site.

January 2021, a Corner cupboard, of Conklin-Havens ownership, was transferred from Long Island Museum of American Art, History, & Carriages to Ketcham Inn Foundation, Inc. As seen on p. 128, item 146 of Long Island is My Nation, by Dean F. Failey (Corner Cupboard, 1725-1750, East Moriches, Pine)

Our garden restoration program is ongoing and orchestrated by Dr. Jane Corrarino. She will be doing an overview plan of vegetable and flower gardens appropriate to the 18th century for the Ketcham Inn site. Seed sowing and plant propagation has begun.

Jane has worked tirelessly with other Master Gardeners to restore the three gardens on the Ketcham Inn site – a historically accurate 18^th century colonial kitchen garden, a 19^th century boxwood garden, and a large community garden, which donates all produce to local food pantries.  The Ketcham Inn has now been designated as an ‘approved site’ for Master Gardeners to complete their volunteer hours in order to maintain certification.

If you are interested in participating in this outside, open-air event, and would enjoy cultivating and planting perennial historic gardens. Contact Dr. Corrarino at janecorrarino@yahoo.com

Loading…

Taking too long?

Reload document

| Open in new tab

Volunteers are always welcome to join us with planting, maintaining and harvesting. Call (631) 878-1855 or email janecorrarino@yahoo.com

On a cold January night, Diane Schwindt hosted five hunters with a hearty meal and a great discussion of their day’s venture. In the Ketcham Inn kitchen of 1693, the men exhibited the culled ducks which were shortly thereafter prepared for freezing for future meals.

Dendrochronologists Edward Cook and Paul Krusic visit Ketcham Inn, May 10th

Edward Cook, Ewing Lamont Resarch Professor, Director of Tree-Ring Lab, Lamont-Doherty Observatory along with Paul Kruic, PhD Department of Geology in Cambridge.

Members of the Ketcham Inn Foundation, Ed Romaine and Dan Panico all showing support to our Moriches Bay Area Author/Historian Mary E. Field, Vice President, founding member, Ketcham Inn Foundation, for 30 years.

The Board of Directors of the Ketcham Inn Foundation is very pleased to know that Mary E. Field, Author/Historian/Genealogist is being recognized for her outstanding community service based in our local Town, Long Island, and New York history. 
Mary E. Field is so deserving to be celebrated, by the Town of Brookhaven, as a TOWN TREASURE.

Thank you Mary E. Field.

Our Great Hearth c.1693 has been restored with funds by sponsors and donors enabling the development of our hearth cooking program by a grant from Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.

Please find attached Edible Long Island Online Magazine article written by Kerriann Flanagan Brosky.

Kerriann joined us January 14th here at the Ketcham Inn for an in depth discussion of her 5 books, including Ghosts of Long Island I and II $30 taken upon entry.

The Robert David Lion Gardner Foundation, Inc. has continued their support for the Ketcham Inn Foundation’s restoration of the historic Terry Ketcham Inn by awarding a grant to develop educational Historic Cooking Programs, completing the restoration cycle by bringing life back to the hearth.

The goal of each workshop is not only to teach the history of the food, but to empower a sense of responsibility, to preserve and honor the historic foods and cooking techniques that have been forgotten. These programs will make an effort to connect students to history and allow these historic cooking techniques and recipes to be part of the future.

Historic cooking programs held at the Ketcham Inn and program dates will be posted on our website calendar, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media.

 Diane Schwindt, Historic Cooking Program demonstration in the c. 1790 winter kitchen