OUR MISSION
Celebrating Long Island's Cultural Heritage Through Arts and Education
Our program areas include singing, dance, and storytelling as well as costume and craft; educating and preserving architectural sites that tell the story of the people who build and maintain them; culturally responsive school programs in partnership with teaching artists; and grants to individual artists who are building on ancestral knowledge to create new work about life in their unique place and time.
EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
CELL PHONE TOURS
LI Traditions and TravelStorys have created a series of self-guided cell phone tours around NY State.
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“Long Island Back Story” explores Long Island’s South Shore maritime culture including bay houses.
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“East End Backstory” explores the maritime culture of the East End including the Combs Decoy Shop at Hallockville.
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North Shore Back Story Tour explores the maritime culture of sites from Port Washington to Port Jefferson, including the Port Washington Water Taxi and West Meadow Beach.
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The Long Island Diversity Tour explores Long Island’s cultural diversity, from Hempstead to the Shinnecock Reservation.
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The Hamptons Civil Rights Back Story Tour explores the struggle for equal rights by African American residents, from Southampton to East Hampton.
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The Nassau County Civil Rights Back Story Tour explores the struggle for equal rights in Roslyn, Roosevelt, Hempstead and Malverne/Lakeview.
Click on the button to download the app and learn how you can take the tours. This partnership is funded in part by the NY State Council on the Arts, the Robert W. Lion Gardiner Foundation and the National Park Service.
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Welcome to
Long Island Traditions
est. 1991
We are a nonprofit organization focused on preserving, supporting, and documenting the arts and cultural practices of the diverse communities across Long Island.