Welcome to the Stone Harbor Museum

Established in 1999

Step back in time at the Stone Harbor Museum. Since 1999, our museum has preserved Stone Harbor’s rich history through curated displays and archival treasures. Knowledgeable volunteer docents welcome you and guide you through the exhibits.

Highlights include our award-winning “Stone Harbor Stories”—oral histories from the 1930s—and extensive collections of vintage photographs and memorabilia. Don’t miss our special exhibit celebrating Taylor Swift, who spent summers in Stone Harbor. Explore our Timeline exhibit tracing the town’s development from when a $100 bond included a free lot, and discover the history of our two railroads and mile-long boardwalk. We also feature the island’s largest collection of vintage beach tags, available for purchase.

Whether you’re a resident, summer visitor, or first-time guest, the Stone Harbor Museum offers a memorable journey through our coastal heritage.

Our Museum

We invite you to experience the unique cultural heritage of Stone Harbor. Enjoy 50,000 artifacts, displays, videos & more.

OUR EVENTS

Our Memories

Our museum is a visit to the past. Our collection of archival material & displays bring the past into the present.

OUR STORIES

Get Involved

Join our team and become a trained volunteer to help welcome and guide visitors through our wonderful museum.

VOLUNTEER

Donations

Donations provide wonderful benefits and supports our goal to preserve and conserve our local history.

DONATE

Latest News

Welcome Back to the Beach!

We are looking forward to a “Revolutionary” Summer celebrating the 250th Birthday of the United States of America and another wonderful season of “the Seashore at its Best”!

The winter was a bit rough for us as we had to deal with some minor mold issues which uncovered other concerns that needed to be addressed. Thankfully, kind response to the Capital Campaign Letter that we sent in January enabled us to resolve the problems and make the space where we store our archives more safe and efficient.

The Stone Harbor Museum is our own 501(c)(3) non-profit that is trying to completely own our precious space at the corner of 2nd Avenue and 94 Street. Currently, we have $220,000 left on the mortgage. While the Borough of Stone Harbor does appreciate us, they are no longer able to provide us with funding that has been at least 15% of our revenue for the past seven years. We are grateful for them for those seven years of support. We appreciate the help that the Stone Harbor Chamber of Commerce gives us publicizing our events and all the merchants who help us by sponsoring the Children’s Scavenger Hunt and our big event that The Reeds at Shelter Haven generously hosts for us in August.

But the big, consistent piece of our revenue pie since we were incorporated in 1999 has been our members/sponsors. Please consider becoming or renewing your membership to provide you and our visitors with interesting programs and to keep us as the place “where memories come to stay. And we look forward to having some “members only” events to let you know how much we appreciate you!