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Historic Site Connected to the Culper Spy Ring Added to Emma Clark Library’s Museum Pass Collection

Setauket, NY – January 20, 2022 –

Emma Clark Library has recently added Raynham Hall Museum, located in Oyster Bay, to its very popular Museum Pass Collection. This museum complements the collection well and would be of particular interest to Three Village residents for its connection to the Culper Spy Ring, the group of George Washington’s spies during the American Revolution, which has strong roots in Setauket.

Raynham Hall Museum is the home of Robert Townsend (alias Samuel Culper, Jr.), one of the Culper Spy Ring agents. This engaging museum of history and espionage is open for docent-guided tours on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. It is open for self-guided tours, featuring an exciting, augmented reality experience on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays starting every hour from 1pm to 4pm.

Patrons who borrow a Museum Pass may receive free admission for two adults and two children (up to 17 years) for either a guided tour or self-guided tour in the education center. It also includes a 10% discount at the museum shop. This pass is a “Print on Demand”, which means there is no need to pick up or return a physical pass to the Library. Users may print the pass from any computer, even from home. To reserve a pass, Library cardholders may visit emmaclark.org/museum-passes.

The Museum Pass program at Emma Clark Library now features 34 museums, gardens, historic sites, and cultural institutions on Long Island and in New York City. The program encourages learning through experience and makes museum visits affordable for all. In 2021, there were 961 free museum visits for library patrons.

Those who borrow passes through Emma Clark’s Museum Pass program are encouraged to share their adventures on social media with the hashtag #EmmaTakesMePlaces. Emma Clark Library may be found on Facebook @emmaclarklibrary, Instagram @emmaclarklibrary, or Twitter @ESCML.

The mission of Raynham Hall Museum is to enable visitors of the nearly 300-year-old Townsend family home in Oyster Bay to experience what it meant to be prominent merchants and heroic patriots, and to become engaged in the worlds of espionage, domestic life and the decorative arts. For more information on the Raynham Hall Museum, visit raynhamhallmuseum.org.

The Emma S. Clark Memorial Library, located at 120 Main Street in Setauket and on the web at www.emmaclark.org, provides public library service to all residents of the Three Village Central School District.

“The Heart of the Three Village Community”

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Historic Site Connected to Culper Spies – Visit for Free!

We recently added Raynham Hall Museum, located in Oyster Bay, to our very popular Museum Pass Collection. This museum complements the collection well and would be of particular interest to Three Village residents for its connection to the Culper Spy Ring, the group of George Washington’s spies during the American Revolution, which has strong roots in Setauket.

Questions? Email askus@emmaclark.org

Celebrate the “Setauket Spies” – 9/6

The Three Village-wide Annual Culper Spy Day will be Saturday, September 6 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – the result of a wonderful collaboration of entities who came together to create an event that highlights the amazing history behind George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring.

The Three Village area is full of hidden intrigue and stories of how America’s first spy ring came together secretly to provide General George Washington the information he needed to turn the tide of the American Revolution.

Start at the location of your choice and go at your own pace. All are welcome to stop by. The event is rain or shine. Specifically at the Library we’ll have:

• Display of Revolutionary War paraphernalia in the lobby. Learn about the Library’s Culper Spy Ring website (spyring.emmaclark.org).

• Information Tent adjacent to the front entrance, including library materials related to the Culper Spy Ring.

• Tunes of the Revolution live music on the lawn, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Linda Russell & Margery Cohen will present ballads, broadsides, marches, and dance tunes of the 18th Century accompanied by hammered and mountain dulcimers, guitar, penny whistle, and limberjack. Seating will be available.

• Children’s Games & A “Spy-Themed” Craft on the lawn, 12 noon – 4:00 p.m.

• The History of Emma S. Clark Memorial Library Walking Tour, 2:30 – 3:00 p.m. OR 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Explore the fascinating backstory of Suffolk County’s oldest continuously operating library and the gem of our community. You’ll learn about Emma S. Clark herself, milestones from the building’s 130-year history, as well as some interesting and amusing findings from librarian Jeff Walden. Tours start at the Information Tent outside the Library’s main entrance.

• Level Up Kitchen Library Café located inside the Library– Take a break for lunch or a snack. Open from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and offers sandwiches, wraps, salad, desserts, coffee and tea (hot or iced), cold drinks, and more. There’s ice cream too! Click here for more info on hours and the menu.

Culper Spy Day events are free and open to the public; no tickets required. If you’d like to view a schedule of all the events in the area, click here for the Three Village Historical Society’s information page.

Consult our interactive map at spyring.emmaclark.org to visit the places where history happened, or check out our list of recommended materials and websites to discover the facts behind this important story that took place right here during the Revolutionary War.