Take a step backward in time and experience the sights, sounds and smells of the mid- nineteenth century at Old Bethpage Village Restoration. Since 1970, Old Bethpage has immersed the visitor in the lifestyle of an earlier, simpler era, when sheep lazily grazed in the fields, quilting bees were a social event, and horse-drawn vehicles were the mode of transport. As a photograph freezes a moment in time forever is remembered, so too does Old Bethpage successfully re-create this era with a carefully planned village designed to accurately duplicate a Long Island Village of the pre-Civil War era. The village is currently comprised of over 55 historic buildings, all of which are original structures saved from destruction and moved to the museum's site.