Learn the importance and fragility of a wetlands ecosystem, marvel at the sweeping panorama of a salt marsh moraine, and simply enjoy the untouched beauty of Long Island’s North Shore this summer aboard the“Discovery” Wetlands Cruise, 90-minute sightseeing tours that run from now through October 30. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization has been offering Wetlands Cruises since [...]

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) continues its informative Navigate Your Healthcare series this spring with a fascinating look into stem cell research, including the biology of stem cells and therapeutic and reproductive cloning. “Stem Cell Research – What’s it all About?” will be held on Thursday, March 21, with board certified professors Dr. Ute [...]

The following events are held at the WMHO Educational and Cultural Center, 97P Main Street, located in the rear of the Stony Brook Village Center, unless otherwise noted. Hot Cocoa and Marshmallows Children’s Authors Series: Wednesdays, January 16 to March 13, 10:30 am For 3 to 5 year olds, meet children’s authors and enjoy weekly [...]

This free exhibit will feature nationally acclaimed Long Island painter Joseph Reboli, who is famous for his renderings of everyday scenes and subjects. Although he produced a series of cityscapes in the 1980s and explored Italian landscapes in the 1990s, he always returned to his primary subjects: the sites and structures of eastern Long Island [...]

Evolving from the highly successful “Medicine: Past, Present and Future” program at the historic Thompson House, the Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) continues their unprecedented series of forums with renowned scientists and medical professionals who will guide visitors through an extraordinary journey in the field of medicine. The distinguished list of speakers is as impressive [...]

The 18th annual Walk for Beauty will be held on Sunday, October 2, at Stony Brook Village Center to raise funds for breast cancer research and patient support at Stony Brook University Cancer Center. This year’s walk will honor Brian O’Hea, Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery in the Department of Surgery and Chief of Surgical Oncology, [...]

This fall, the Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) continues its informative and timely series, Navigating Your Healthcare, with the best and brightest in the medical field offering insight and answers to your questions in a range of topics from DNA to robotic surgery. The first in this series of three will be “From Bloodletting to [...]

The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s free Sunday concerts will continue its season of live music from July 10 through August 28. Shows feature a variety of musical groups and dancers. In addition, the nine “Long Island’s Got Talent” semifinalists will also perform at each concert and audience members will be asked to vote for their [...]

How can you take charge of your healthcare? What is MRSA? These are just some of the topics that you can expect to get answers for in the first session of Navigate Your Healthcare on Thursday, March 31, at 6:00 pm at Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Educational and Cultural Center in Stony Brook Village. The [...]

High school juniors and seniors can experience science in the heart of an 88-acre wetland preserve. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization and Stony Brook University once again present Summer of Science, which is held at the Dr. Erwin J. Ernst Marine Conservation Center, West Meadow Creek, in Stony Brook. The course runs from July 12 through August 18, [...]