TAKE A TRIP BACK IN TIME … on Sundays, at least
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ooking for something to do on a Sunday afternoon? Why not make a trip to the museum? The Freeport Historical Museum, that is. Run by the Freeport Historical Society, the 350 S. Main St., attraction has resumed Sunday afternoon walk-in hours in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, welcoming visitors between 2 and 5 p.m. through the end of October. The structure itself is a historic house once occupied by a bayman, one of the hardy crew that helped Freeport become an East Coast fishing and boating destination. From a full 19th-century kitchen, to historic clothing across two centuries, to the earliest electric appliances, to memorabilia from Freeport race champ and historian Marty Himes, the museum has enough to keep visitors — young and old — enthralled and coming back for more. LIVING IN FREEPORT - 2022-2023
In the backyard stands the original 9/11 monument produced spontaneously by the Freeport community at Ray Street and South Bayview Avenue, before it was replaced by the Firefighter Richard T. Muldowney Jr. Memorial Lighthouse. The society hosts periodic open houses, artifact sales, and community events. The museum helps the society promote and encourage historical research, according to its website. It also provides opportunities for members to gather and disseminate information concerning the early history of Freeport, and to create and preserve exhibits like books, photographs, manuscripts, papers and relics. Reine Bethany/Herald
Above Photo: The flagpole of the Freeport Historical Museum at 350 S. Main St., got a makeover courtesy of Freeport Signs & Rigging proprietor Hale Storm. It was all just in time for the museum’s return to walk-in Sunday afternoon visits from the surrounding community.
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