June Events & Announcements
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Epidemic of 1789
Tuesday, June 9 at 3:30pm
This program is pre-recorded
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Scattered across America’s hidden hollows and hills, lie haunting relics of the many epidemics that have spread across our land, numerous times before. Few people even know these old tiny cemeteries exist, but they can remind us that dangerous diseases have been with us since the very beginning of human history.
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Join Captain Cataletto as he leads a historical talk on the Pandemic of 1789
on location at a hidden East Hampton relic.
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Influential Women of East Hampton
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Thursdays on Facebook at 3:30pm
This program is pre-recorded
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Each Thursday in June, Marianne Howard, Director of Visitor Experience will present a 5-minute video about influential women in East Hampton history.
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Week One, June 4
Mrs. Lorenzo G. Woodhouse and Mrs. Lorenzo E. Woodhouse, two women who created beautiful gardens and majorly contributed to the arts.
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Week Two, June 11
Jeanette Edwards Rattray, publisher of The East Hampton Star, historian, and author of several books on the history of East Hampton.
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Week Three, June 18
Dr. Doris Zenger, the first woman doctor to practice medicine in East Hampton.
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Week Four, June 25
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks, a published poet and playwright of Montaukett and African American heritage.
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Week Five, July 2
Our influential women series will close with Mary Nimmo Moran, wife of Thomas Moran, an artist of international repute and an active member of the East Hampton community.
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Image credit: Mrs. Lorenzo E. Woodhouse (Mary Woodhouse)
From the book East Hampton Invents the Culture of Summer: The Legacy of the Woodhouse Family of Huntting Lane
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SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2020 on Facebook
PRE-RECORDED
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Meeting & Lecture to be posted on Facebook at 12pm
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We invite all friends and members to the VIRTUAL annual meeting!
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Following the meeting will be a seperate video with a special lecture
by Chief Curator Richard Barons to present
A Mighty Mind, A Mighty Chair: Lyman Beecher’s Windsor Writing Chair Comes Home.
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Image: Lyman Beecher’s Windsor Chair Courtesy of New Haven Auctions-Fred Giampietro
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Saltwater People
Live on Zoom!
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 7pm
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East Hampton Historical Society and American Lore Theater present a special one night only digital show of Salt Water People.
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Based on the real folklore of East Hampton, Salt Water People spins the legend of 12th Generation Bonacker Bayman Chris King, struggling with the pressures of losing his wife, his home, his boat, and his source of income. When Chris and his son Danny catch a mystical creature from the depths of his past, Chris must choose which he’d rather lose: his son or his mind.
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A Special Event Invitation email will be forthcoming for you to register for this event.
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Event Sponsor
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COVID-19 Quarantine History Project
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During this time in our history, East Hampton like the rest of the world is experiencing something unprecedented.
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As YOUR historical society, it’s our responsibility to collect and tell the stories of East Hampton town; and this is just one of its chapters. When the 1918 flu hit, we were able to document it through letters in our collection.
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We are conducting a project to document this time.
Phase One: we are collecting images from during quarantine and as we emerge into the new normal.
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Phase Two: The images and videos, will be included in a “documentary” recounting this period this fall. We are partnering with LTV to produce the final video to share this autumn.
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How you can participate?
Please send in your images and short video clips to share with us as the story unfolds. We would like to include pics of graduations, masks, social distanced family parties, etc.
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Please remember to share your name, address, and phone numbers so we have that for our records, thanks!
Your submissions become property of the East Hampton Historical Society collection.
THANK YOU and we look forward to seeing you all soon!
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We’re featured in a book!
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Guide to Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios is a new guidebook from Princeton Architectural Press.
The book comes out June 2, 2020.
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Witness creativity and visit the homes of artists all across the country, including Thomas & Mary Nimmo Moran Studio. We’re so excited to be part of this gorgeous book! We will be selling copies of the book soon!
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Rave review for Guide to Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios! The San Francisco Chronicle calls it “the perfect book for art lovers dreaming of a post-pandemic journey across time and geography.”
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Guide to Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios received high praise from the art critic at the San Francisco Chronicle.
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East Hampton Historical Society on Youtube
COMING SOON!
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The East Hampton Historical Society has been working to build a Youtube page with some of your favorite videos lectures and clips.
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We will be letting you know in July when it goes live.
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