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:

Lavinia Campbell Schooner

Several years ago, the majority of the Society’s artworks were moved to a storage closet in the Osborn-Jackson House. Up on the second floor, over the old kitchen lean-to, was a dry and safe area for a small, but interesting collection of material — mostly in need of restoration.

One of the largest of the paintings was a scarred and varnish-darkened oil-on canvas depicting a large three masted sailing ship moving fast through a dark and rough sea. There was a name on her, but the crazed and blackened coat of varnish made identification impossible. Who was this handsome vessel?

See the rest of the story ... http://easthamptonhistory.org/pages/schooner.html


Events Calendar Summer 2007

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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.

This Fall we have planned a truly SPOOKtacular series of events - the
First Annual Halloween Festival
from October 26-30.

Here are some highlights of the more frightening events to take place:

• Oct 26 | Fri 7:00 pm: Spooky Story Telling for high school kids and adults at Clinton Academy
  
• Oct 27| Sat 9:00 am: Opening of Scarecrow display and judging, 9-10am. Prizes will be awarded. General viewing all day starting at 9am - The Haunted Ghould Barn open from 6-10pm
  
• Oct 28| Sun 12:00 pm Scarecrow display; Pumpkin carving demo/workshop, 2pm, bring a scooped out pumpkin to participate. The Haunted Ghould Barn open from 6-10pm
  
• Oct 29| Mon 6:30 pm Lantern tour of the Old South Burial Ground with "Count" Hugh King (see picture below) as the "haunted tour guide"
  
• Oct 30| Tue 6:30 pm Spooky Stories for Kids with Mrs. Ghouly Gina Kraus, Mrs. Lisa Mummy McKee and Mrs. Shrieking Shannon DiGate
  
• Nov 10| Sat 7:00 pm Lantern Tour with Hugh King
  
• Nov 23| Fri 7:00 pm Benefit Cocktail Party for the Holiday House Tour
  
• Nov 24| Sat 1:00 pm Holiday House Tour
  

See more detailed information on our Events Calendar http://easthamptonhistory.org/pages/events.html


Holiday House Tour

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The annual Holiday House Tour is one of our most popular events.

Every year, several generous East Hampton residents open their houses to members and friends of the Historical Society for the annual tour. Typically, the houses are selected for their historic value as well as architectural details that are significant of the period when they were built.

Tour participants receive a map of the locations with descriptions of each house for a self guided tour.

After the tour, pictures and descriptions of the houses will be available in the Archive section of our website. See note below regarding access to the Archive section.

For more details and to buy tickets, click: http://easthamptonhistory.org/pages/house_tour_07-invite.htm


Little Known Facts - from the Town Crier
From the archives of Hugh King, East Hampton's Town Crier.

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The Legacy of Lyman Beecher



Lyman Beecher was considered to be the father of more brains than any man in America. And we mean this in the most literal sense.

His daughter, Catherine was a leader in providing educational opportunities for women; another daughter, Isabella was at the forefront of the woman's suffrage movement while all his sons became ministers, including the most popular preacher of the mid and late 19th Century, Henry Ward Beecher.

Finally, Harriet Beecher Stowe, became one of the most celebrated American women of the 19th Century following the publication of her book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

Beecher himself was at the front of the Anti-dueling and Temperance movements in the United States. His home, where wife Roxanna ran a boarding school, is now the present Village Hall.

A most impressive family!

Membership

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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!

Become a member! Individual memberships are only $35 per year!

Membership Information: http://www.easthamptonhistory.org/pages/membership.html

PLEASE NOTE:
Previous issues of our newsletter, as well photos of past events and other activities are posted on our ARCHIVE section.

As a membership benefit, certain portions of the Archive section are now accessible only to members of the East Hampton Historical Society. This section now requires a User ID and Password.

If you are already a member, and don't have the login information, please reply to this email and we will set one up for you.

If you would like to become a member, select a membership level on this page and after you have completed the payment process, you will be given the opportunity to create your login ID.

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

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Richard Barons, Executive Director

Community Relations Committee:
Mary Kay Jaroff
Renee Palmer
Bess Rattray

(c) 2007 East Hampton Historical Society