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The Phillips House Museum in Rockville Centre embraced the festive spirit of the season on Sunday, Dec. 3, when it opened doors to the community for a heartwarming holiday celebration. Visitors of … more
Two of Rockville Centre’s most historic buildings are displaying holiday decorations with stories to tell this season. more
In a defining moment for the preservation of Rockville Centre history in the late 1970s, the deteriorating house of Captain Samuel F. Phillips was relocated and restored to become what is now the Museum of the Village of Rockville Centre. Four decades later, the museum celebrated its 40th anniversary as a beacon of culture, education and history in the village. more
The beginnings of Rockville Centre — and the Town of Hempstead — are now etched in stone, as a plaque commemorating history was unveiled at Mill River Park last Sunday. About 50 residents, … more
Antiques Roadshow appraiser and Lynbrook-based auctioneer Philip Weiss donated his time to the Phillips House as part of an annual appraisal fundraiser, which raised about $2,000 for the Rockville Centre museum. more
Did you know that founding Central Synagogue Rabbi Roland Gittlesohn served as a Marine Corps chaplain during the battle of Iwo Jima? He gave a sermon following the battle, titled “The Purest … more
Exhibits and more... AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction. Featured artists include Michael Bevilacqua, James Busby and … more
“Every time I used to come out by Lenox Avenue, I’d see that house, and I’d think, what a shame that it’s deteriorating.” Marilyn Devlin, a longtime village resident and the archivist at … more
Nicholas Rossetti has seen many of his fellow Boy Scouts earn their Eagle ranks over the past few years. Watching these older scouts successfully attain the highest honor in scouting inspired him to do the same. more
On Sept. 21, the Phillips House Museum will unveil an exhibit of the art of Charles Henry Miller, a late 19th and early 20th Century painter notable for his landscapes of Long Island. Paintings … more
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