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Greetings!
The East
Hampton Historical Society is pleased to send you this issue of its
quarterly e-newsletter.
The EHHS is a non-profit organization.
The Society serves the residents and visitors of East Hampton by
collecting, preserving, presenting and interpreting the material, cultural
and economic heritage of the town.
The Society is also the
parent organization for a complex of five museums, landmark historic sites
of both local and national importance:
- Mulford Farm,
c.1680
- Clinton Academy, c.1784
- Town House, c.1731
-
Osborn-Jackson House, c.1740
- Marine Museum
We hope that
you will find this newsletter of interest, as a member of our community.
(Of course, if you do not want to receive the newsletter, please follow
the instructions below to unsubscribe.)
In this
issue:
Noteworthy Historic
Buildings
Events Calendar - Spring
2006
Our Wish List
Little Known Facts - from the Town
Crier
Membership
New Series - Noteworthy Historic Buildings
The Conklin House, circa
1750
 This is the first in a series of historic houses we
will be featuring in the newsletter.
Our first featured house
is The Conklin House, circa 1750. There is a full description and
pictures on the website but the gracious owner has actually made the house
available for a tour so come visit this historic building.
Conklin House Tour - September 1st - from 1:00 - 3:00
pm
See description ... http://easthamptonhistory.org/archive/buildings/BR/
Events Calendar Spring 2006
The
Society sponsors a number of educational and entertaining programs and
events throughout the year, including a lecture series, tours of the
Historic District, the old cemetery and important local houses as well as
a number of programs designed specifically for children.
Here
are some upcoming events:
Sept 1 Fri 1:00pm : Conklin
House Tour
Sep 2 Sat 10:00am : Cemetery Tour with Hugh
King
Sep 16 Sat 10:00am: 20th Annual Historic Mulford Farm
Antiques Show & Sale
See details on our Events Calendar
http://easthamptonhistory.org/pages/events.html
And
speaking of events, see pictures from our History
Day July 15.
Our Wish
List
A cry for help!
Our museums are in
dire need of repairs. It is not only the structural integrity of these
historic buildings that is at stake, but also our priceless collections of
artifacts on display and in archives that risk devastating damage from a
variety of threats.
We have a rotting roof on the Clinton
Academy, water damage in the Mulford House due to leakage from a chimney
flashing, rotting shingles on the barn, cracked window sashes at the Town
House - and the list goes on.
In fact, we have drafted a
thorough list of the repairs for which we desperately need funds. It is
our Wish List and we hope that you will help
us with a donation.
In fact, you can "adopt" a specific project
or distribute your contribution towards several projects. Your
participation will be publicly acknowleged as a supporter of the East
Hampton Historical Society.
Whether you are a full-time
resident or a summer visitor - you are here because you love the character
of East Hampton.
Help us preserve it! Your history is at
stake.
See our
appeal
See our Wish
List
Little Known Facts -
from the Town Crier
From the archives of Hugh King, East
Hampton's Town Crier.
Aaron Burr Wins Measles
Court Case
 Ebenezer Dayton, a peddler from Connecticut came to East
Hampton in 1798.
He was ordered to stay at The Ordinary, an
inn, for several days, but instead went to church the next day and sat in
the first pew.
Guess what? He had the measles, a highly
contagious disease in 1798.
He was ordered to leave town
immediately, but was overtaken by 4 young men, brought back to town ridden
on a rail, had his hair cut off, and finally was dunked in Town Pond. 100
people in the town contracted the measles.
What did Mr.
Dayton do? In keeping with East Hampton tradition, he sued and was awarded
damages of $1,000.
His lawyer was Aaron Burr who, in 1800 was
elected Vice-President to Thomas Jefferson and who, a few years later
killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
Just another little
Hamptons scandal!
Membership
The Society is a volunteer
organization, and we rely on your support to maintain our collections and
to continue the unique year-round historical programs we provide for the
people of our home town. We hope that you will join us in our mission to
preserve and celebrate our very special heritage!
Membership
Information: http://www.easthamptonhistory.org/pages/membership.html
For
previous issues of our newsletter, please see our archive.
For
more information about the East Hampton Historical Society, please visit
our website at: http://www.easthamptonhistory.org
We
would be very pleased to hear from you if you have any suggestions for
future issues.
Contact us at: news@easthamptonhistory.org
Richard Barons, Executive Director
Community
Relations Committee:
Mary Kay Jaroff
Renee Palmer
Bess
Rattray
(c) 2006 East Hampton Historical Society
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