RPHS Educational Programs

Educational Programs

Placement of Historic homes signs on several Rocky Point eighteenth and nineteenth century houses.
Caretakers of Noah Hallock 1721 Cemetery. Restoration and replacement of damaged and missing headstones, plantings and cleaning.
Replica of World War II Honor Roll sign at the Joseph A. Edgar School in September 2004
Partners with Rocky Point School District in maintaining the Marconi “1902 radio building”. Restoration, painting and dedication of sign in 2006 and 2007.
Display of artifacts and archival photographs at local schools
3 different exhibits at High School in 2004, 2005, 2006.
1 in Frank Carasiti Elementary School
1 in Middle School
1 in Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate
Shared history with Rocky Point Elementary School teacher, D. Falcone, who is putting together a curriculum of Rocky Point’s history for the various grades.
History of Joseph A. Edgar School in 2005. Printed booklet of biographies of interviews by students.
May 2007 program with Frank J. Carasiti Elementary School classes K-Grade 2 at the Marconi building
2007 New York State Archives Student Research program with 4th grade students at the Joseph A. Edgar Intermediate School
Historical programs offered during Rocky Point Historical Society meetings
Archival photo display in two local banks, The Bank of Smithtown & North Fork Bank.
Early photographs of Rocky Point in local restaurant,”Tommy’s Place.
They have contributed enlarged copies of photos for our archives.

Publication of coloring book “Historic Rocky Point” with sketches by Rocky Point Jr. and Senior High School students in 2000
Publication of the Noah Hallock Cemetery book in 1998
Publication of Slavery in Rocky Point, L.I., N.Y. in 2007
Host Display tables at annual Brookhaven Town Longwood Fair, Suffolk County Archives Day and various public fairs.

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