Mission
Long Island Traditions documents local architecture, from beach bungalows and bay houses to garden apartments and farm buildings. As fishermen and farmers disappear, we fight for the preservation of Long Island's contemporary maritime and farming culture throughout the region.
To recognize and pay tribute to Long Island's diverse ethnic cultures, we support Irish stepdance, African American quilting, gospel and blues music, Jewish klezmer music, Native American stories and crafts, and the traditions of recent immigrants from Central and South America, India and Asia.
Through field interviews and oral histories, we seek to break down the barriers that divide us, so that we can share in the power and excellence of our family traditions.
Long Island Traditions is a certified gold star member of Guidestar.

Nancy Solomon
received her M.A. degree in American Studies & Folklife Studies from George Washington University. She is the Executive Director of Long Island Traditions. Solomon is the author of On the Bay: Bay Houses & Maritime Culture of Long Island, West Meadow Beach: A Portrait of a Long Island Beach Community and Traditional Architecture of Long Island: A Teacher Resource Guide. She is a columnist for Voices published by the NY Folklore Society and the Encyclopedia of American Studies Online. She is the curator of “Waterfront Heroes,” “In Harm’s Way” “Freeport Waters” along Freeport’s Nautical Mile, co-curator of “From Shore to Shore: Boat Builders and Boatyards of Long Island and Westchester”, and curator of “Sandy Shores: The creation of Jones Beach”, an outdoor permanent exhibit at Jones Beach. She was the primary advisor to filmmaker Glenn Gebhard 1994 documentary “Baymen” and the film “A World Within a World: Bay Houses of Long Island.” She was the historic preservation consultant to the Village of Great Neck Plaza and the maritime culture consultant to the South Shore Estuary Reserve and currently is working with the Village of Rockville Centre. Solomon has lectured extensively on historic preservation and documentation methods for Columbia University’s Historic Preservation Program and area colleges.

Ann Latner
Program Manager of Long Island Traditions, holds a BA in Creative Writing from Queens College and a JD from Vermont Law School. She has been a lawyer, an editor, and director of periodicals for a national non-profit. In addition to her work at Long Island Traditions, Ann is the Education Director for the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society, and a freelance writer who writes medical malpractice articles for healthcare professionals.
Board Members






well as collected by private people, corporations and museums here and abroad. His subjects include the historic bay houses of the south shore, scenic landscapes of Long Island’s coast, and wildlife of the south shore. Pollera’s work is presently published by Fairfield Art Publishing and Coastal Publications in New York. His works have been featured at the Guild Hall Museum in East Hampton, the LI Museum in Stony Brook, on the cover of Dan’s Magazine, and various art galleries in the region. Pollera resides in Baldwin.

