Village to Celebrate First Ever Founders' Day

Babylon Village will celebrate its founding and history with a village-wide day of reminiscing and gathering on Saturday, April 2.

Founders' Day events will include a tour of the , a tour and a history of the recently renovated on West Main Street, and lectures and refreshments at the .

Mary Cascone, an archivist at the Old Town Hall Museum, says this is the first year that Founders' Day will take place. The idea behind the event is that "spring is a great time for all three buildings to be open at once, and for local residents to be able to walk from the Conklin House to Old Town Hall and then to the historical society," while learning about village history.

"It's going to be hundreds of years of history condensed down into two hours," Cascone said.

Two speeches will be given at each location. Leg. Wayne Horsely will speak about early Babylon history at the Conklin House. Town Supervisor Steve Bellone will give a talk on the history of the old town hall building and Babylon Town historian Tom Smith's speech, at the Historical Society, will be on the hotel era of the late 19th century. Babylon Village Mayor Ralph Scordino will talk about Babylon in the 20th century.

Residents and visitors can tour the Conklin House, the historical society and the Old Town Hall Museum from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The old town hall building, renovated last summer, now houses both the history museum and offices for various Babylon Town organizations, including The Office of Historical Services and The Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts.