Founded:
The Swan's Island Historical Society (SIES) was established as a nonprofit organization in 1972.
Mission:
The purposes to establish a free-lending library, a museum and other educational and cultural projects for the benefit of Swan's Island.
Collections:
The Society maintains a museum that "houses an extensive collection of historic photographs, documents, artifacts and other items and ephemera unique to Swan's Island."
Facilities:
The Swan's Island Historical Society originally operated out of the old Captain Henry Lee residence, which was given to them by the Department of Transportation. This building originally housed both the museum and the library of the Society. Starting in 1986, the Town of Swan's Island allowed the Society to operate a museum out of the Seaside Hall. The museum still operates out of this building.
In 1998 the library, which up until that point was still located in the Henry Lee house, was moved to the Atlantic Schoolhouse. Renovations on the facility were conducted in 2004. The library now holds a reading room, computer lab, exhibit space and Archives and Genealogy Room.
Hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
closed Tuesday, Thursday
Saturday: 9 a.m. - noon
closed Sunday