| A Whole New Experience! The Oyster Bay Historical Society invites you to experience an innovative educational program at our landmark Earle-Wightman House Museum, located at 20 Summit Street in the hamlet of Oyster Bay. |
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| Students taking the tour are transported back in time to a circa 1740 one-room settler's dwelling, shown below, where they learn, through period activities, how a family might have lived. Then, stepping through a time portal, the students are thrust ninety years into the future, into the 1830 parlor of the Reverend Marmaduke Earle and his family. | |
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Catering to a child's natural curiosity and utilizing the benefits of tactile learning experiences, the Exhibit Room houses a Discovery Center, featuring items from the Revolutionary War era. Here the students dress up in a soldier's uniform, as shown above, play period games, and handle reproduction articles. A cased exhibit holds actual artifacts of the Revolutionary War, including a rare Loyalist uniform coat, worn by a resident of Oyster Bay during the war. |
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Tours of the Earle-Wightman House last approximately one and a half hours. Outdoor lunches may be eaten near our formal 18th century garden, weather permitting. Indoor lunches can also be arranged. Follow-up activities are provided to reinforce the lessons learned in the course of the tour.
Here are some comments from teachers who have recently visited us:
Admission is $3.00 for children and $5 for adults. Please call 922-5032 for further details, or to make reservations and receive your teacher's guide.
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