1989 Fire August 20, Building & Site offered to Grassroots Preservation Activists Ketcham Inn Committee
1989 Ketcham Inn Foundation Incorporated (KIFI) in Dec. to buy the property and preserve the building on the site.(Founder: Bertram E. Seides)
1990 Certificate of Incorporation obtained
1992 March 9, New York State placed site & building on NY State Register of Historic Places.
1992 March 13, Historic Site Status by, Town of Brookhaven Historic District Advisory Committee.
1992 September 24, awarded $94,050. E.Q.B.A. Grant
1993 June 27, Placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1993 November 30, Inn purchased by K.I.F.I. for $175,000.
1994 Received $94,050 check from N.Y. State OPRHP.
1995 February 24, EPF Grant application deadline.
1995 First Annual Memorial Day reenactment educational program
1995 June, Archeological Dig by Suffolk and Dowling College.
1996 January 18, awarded $88,280. E.P.F. Grant
1996 1st Archeological Dig work Data Report produced.
1996 June, 2nd Archeological Dig Suffolk & Dowling Colleges Emergency Landscape grading req. by Federal Standards.
1996 June, EPF Grant Sign required by OPRHP, received July 1996 and installed.
1996 December, 327 Red Cedar trees planted around perimeter of historic site.
1997 April 14, paid balloon mortgage balance of $18,000 (estate of Arthur Bauer agrees to receive $12,000 at closing)
KIFI owns the Inn free and clear
1997 June 3, Archeological Dig by Suffolk and Dowling College.
1997 October 30, recipient of $1,500 matching Grant from The National Trust for Historic Preservation, for Historic Structures Report (HRS) by Alison Cornish, Preservation Consultant.
1997 November, the donated Raynor Barn, dismantled by Steve Mar Construction Estimators, Inc. and moved to Ketcham Inn site by J.Leuthardt.
1997 October 14, KIFI received a payment of $22,000 early emergency reimbursement, from the $88,000, EQBA grant.
1997 KIFI active members asked by Committee to save 1898 St .John’s R.C., Church, Center Moriches, to spearhead landmark efforts, Legal suit brought against Brookhaven Town Board, efforts fail and church is destroyed.
1998 Awarded $100,000 Grant from OPRHP
1998 Aug 18, Sponsor restoration seminar at E. Moriches United Methodist Church
1998 March 26, requested remodeling of 1950 addition is approved by OPRHP non historic portion of Terry/ Ketcham Inn.
1998 September, Exterior of east wing, built in 1950’s, was remodeled in compliance with Federal Standards and OPRHP, to be the KIFI office.
1998 August, Specification approval for foundation and east chimney stack restoration.(approved for grant 12/8/98)
1999 June, Archeological Dig Suffolk and Dowling Colleges to locate original site of barn completed.
1999 Removal of failed east chimney stack by RAS Mason
1999 June, Archeological dig by Dowling College to document chimney base
1999 September, Barn frame restoration by Mark Charles, master timber framer, from Historic Deerfield, completed and barn raising a success.
1999 September 29, Bertram E. Seides, appointed member of Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum Commission Trustee No. 6.
2000 1770 Eastport historic house frame scheduled demolition by Operation Fire Storm saved by KIFI. Skeletal frame donated to KIFI historic site for restoration as carriage barn.
2000 August, Dawn House Movers, move 1770 Eastport house to KIFI site.
2000 October 12, Brookhaven Town Council commits to Public hearing for request by KIFI’s Historic District Committee for establishment of Moriches Historic District, Center Moriches Historic District, East Moriches Historic District and Eastport Historic District.
2000 October, submitted EPF voucher for reimbursement.
2000 November 21, Historic District approved 6-1 vote by TOB Council. Grant from George Guldi, $500.
2001 Dawn House Movers jacked up Inn in preparation of sill and floor joist restoration project.
2001 January 12, received amended contract, OPRHP signed by Kevin Burns.
2001 Established organic vegetable garden.
2002 June Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities (SPLIA) presents Howard C. Sherwood Award for saving the Ketcham Inn in Center Moriches, creating historic districts and advocating historic preservation on the South Shore
2002 Annual Book Barn Fundraiser $5,431.
2003 OPRHP approval for Grant, specifications accepted.
2003 Senator Kenneth LaValle $10,000 Line Item Grant
2003 Annual Book Barn fundraiser $8,117.
2004 National Herb Society $600 Grant.
2004 November Dawn House Movers lowers Inn onto restored foundation.
2004 December 14, 2004 Bertram E. Seides, President received first Pelletreau Award Given by the Bellport–Brookhaven Historical Society
2004 Annual Book Barn fundraiser $10.027.
2005 Completed floor joist system mortis and tenon pegged.
2005 August Patricia Eddington secures $50,000 Grant for restoration.
2005 Picket fence constructed for garden reflective of the painting “The Exchange” by Wm. Sidney
Mount.
2005 June 2005 close out of $88,000 Grant from OPRHP
2005 December closeout of $10,000 Grant
2005 Annual Book Barn fundraiser $11,438.
2006 January Edward Romaine secures $2,500, Legislative Grant for Education Program.
2006 May 11, 10th Annual House Tour $2,000
2006 May 17th received $25,000 from Gerry Charitable Trust
2006 Roof project completed September. by Scot and Billy Brown Timber-framers
2006 East chimney restoration September through November RAS Mason
2006 Annual Book Barn fundraiser $16,368.50
2006 Town of Brookhaven Discretionary Funds $2,500
2006 Thanks for Giving Fundraiser $9,050. (Largest received to date)
2007 Membership & Donations $7,725
2007 May $50,000 Eddington Grant. (Reimbursement approved)
2007 June 27, Reimbursement received ($50,000).
2007 July (date of closing) 5-Acres purchased by Suffolk County
2007 August 29, East Chimney stack completed
2007 November closeout of $10,000 Senator Kenneth LaValle Grant
2007 November 23-24 Historic Kenny Hay Barn donated to restoration site.
2007 December 15, Thanks 4 Giving Fundraiser $12,935
2007 December KIFI received keys to house & barn on 5-acres
2007 December Memorial Fund in memory Van R. Field, Vice President $3,110
2007 December Keney Barn & Tool shop donated
2007 December Annual Book Barn Fundraiser $14,650
2008 April 13, First annual Authors & Autographs
2008 May 13, Replica of Historic sign delivered by Sal Pelosi South Street Sea Portcarver.
2008 May 19, $5,000 Initiative Grant sponsor Senator Kenneth P. LaValle
2008 May 20, County Parks Commissioner, John Pavacic views two buildings and 5 acres.
2008 May 24, Kerriann Flanagan Brosky & Joe Giaquinto interview for new book
2008 August Received $20,000 from Gerry Charitable Trust
2008 August Restored Tool Shop donated from Kenny Estate
2008 September Restoration of 1710 Firebox RAS Mason
Restoration of 1710 Mantle surrounds Scott H. Brown Timber-framer
2008 September Annual Book Barn Fundraiser $13,830 ongoing
2008 October 2, Kerriann Brosky Ghost of Long Island released – Ketcham Inn story included
2009 May, Moriches Offshore Reef Fund, Inc. gifted $3,000.
2010 January 11, Awarded $5,000. Suffolk County operating Budget Funds.
2010 March 30, Awarded $75,000 EPF Grant
2010 April 16, Special use permit for Havens Ketcham Cultural Visitor Center (HKCVC)
2010 April 30, received Keys to HKCVC
2010 May 11, NYSOPRHP – Tracy Balone visits the Inn
2010 May 16, Town of Brookhaven Supervisor, Mark Lesko visits the Inn
2010 July 4, Tee-Pee donated and brought to the Ketcham Inn for restoration.
2011 South front porch frame erected into historic mortis locations.
2012 January 14, Ketcham Inn site acts as backdrop for music video production for the band "Tigers on Trains".
**** 2012 restorations continue to be ongoing with the help of our generous sponsors ****
