Connections: Portraits exploring relationships between Port residents and unique art from our collections.
This photographic exhibition looks at personal connections to original works of art. Each historical painting, etching, photograph, map and graphic has played a role in the lives of the men, women and children who are portrayed here. Look at your
Cross Currents: Life on the Water in Port Washington, NY
This short documentary film was produced by the Local History Center to give an overview of the rich history of nautical life in Port Washington. From clamming to yacht clubs, let this video introduce you to the ways in which
Main Street Collection
View of upper Main Street looking east. Remains of trolley tracks, which stopped running in 1920, can be seen.
The Ernie Simon Collection
Ernest P. Simon was a former senior editor of the Port Washington News for over 30 years until his death in 1976. Often referred to as “Mr. Port Washington,” Simon was a prominent member of the community and advocate of
Mason-Malone Collection
Stanley Gerard Mason (1895-1975) was Port Washington’s local photographer and longtime proprietor of the Mason Studio. Mason photographed important local figures…. Mason’s studio camera dates back to around the 1920’s, however, several elements revert to camera models from the mid-to-late-nineteenth
The Port Washington Public Library Local History Center
The Port Washington Public Library Local History Center collects and preserves our town’s heritage and makes it available to the public at the library and online. We house photographs, manuscript collections, oral histories, maps, and folk arts projects. Please visit