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The St. Patrick's Day Parade was festive and fun. We are proud to announce
that the Westhampton Historical Society's float -- depicting the Life Saving
Service of 1909 rescuing shipwreck survivors as part of the parade's theme
of Every Day Heroes -- won Second Place for community floats.
A special thanks to all the participants: Diane Herold for designing,
building and painting the float; Ernie Davis for providing transportation;
Wes Winters for supplying life preservers; Beecher Halsey III for the dory;
marchers: Lauren Barlow, Lois Davis, Ridgie Barnett, Jim Rowbotham, Liz Max,
Jackie Monette, Suzanne Hulme, Meredith Murray, and surf men: Bob Murray and
Jim Hulme.
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Liz Duerschmidt's exhibit "Historic Sites from the Artist's Perspective." A fun time was had by all who attended. The art auction of selected paintings for the benefit of the Foster/Meeker House Building Fund was a great success.
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Scenes from our first Founders Day, honoring our Founders: Ridgie Barnett, Barbara Betts, Anne Kirsch, Greg Minasian, Joan Derryberry, Blair Rogers, Pat Andrews, Marion Van Tassel, Beecher Halsey, Al Loreto, Frank Gould, Bill Sadleir, and Mary Frietchie.
A big thank you to event coordinators Lisa Fox and Jackie Manette.
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December 7, 2008
Enjoy these pictures from our Christmas party
on December 7, 2008.
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November 15, 2008
Cub Scout Troop #1 from Remsenburg visited the Tuthill
House museum for a special tour of the artifact room and our main exhibit.
Scouts Blake Busking, Matthew Leotta, Grayson Fox, Jeffrey McBurnie, Kevin
Lanning and Cole Federico, enjoyed the tour conducted by Virginia Kendall
and Meredith Murray.
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Semptember 23, 2008
The Historical Society conducted a walking
tour of a
portion of historic Quiogue. Tour leaders Meredith Murray
and Stephanie
Davis gave the 70 attendees an an informative and colorful
lecture at
various sites along the way.
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June 20, 2008
The 2008 opening of the SS One-Design Centennial
Exhibit was
a great success! Our annual benefit and cocktail party at
Starr Boggs is
popular with our members and non-members.
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April 23, 2007
Our float celebrates the 100th anniversary
of the SS class sailboat which
will be featured in our summer long exhibit June 28th-September
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December 16, 2007
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October 6, 2007
The Historical Society sponsored their first
Harvest Festival on October 6.
Families enjoyed carriage rides, a sheep shearing exhibition,
a colonial
singing group, and craftsman doing their crafts; all while
enjoying the
weekly farmers market sponsored all summer by the Society.
It was a great
success! Thanks to Elsie Collins for all her hard work in
organizing the
Farmers Market and the Harvest Festival.
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July 15, 2007
On July 15 the Society had a very successful
Walking Tour of Remsenburg's
Historic Homes. Guided by Stephanie Davis, Louis Davis, and
Ron Michne Sr.
eighty attendees were treated to the local lore and history
of Remsenburg.
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June 15, 2007
The Verity O'Brien Post Card Exhibit opened
with a gala reception on Friday
June 15 at Starr Boggs Restaurant..
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May 22, 2007
A historic net reel, built
by Capt. Ed G. Winters, was actively used until 1978. In
2007, it was restored by the Historical Society with a grant
from the Town of Southampton.
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January 14, 2007
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