History

• East Hampton Historical Society
  • Oct 21, 2013 The 2013 house tour: doors open into five interesting houses, including one with connections to Anne Boleyn, another in the Bluff Road Historic District, and an offbeat beach house Oct 21, 2013
  • Oct 19, 2011 The East Hampton Historical Society’s annual Thanksgiving weekend house tour is set to go, starting with a cocktail party at a huge Queen Anne Style home in the estate area Oct 19, 2011
  • Aug 17, 2011 “What’s Cooking” an exhibit organized by the East Hampton Historical Society, shows how the quotidian tools of the kitchen have visual appeal even after centuries Aug 17, 2011
  • Dec 16, 2000 Our very own: the only known 18th century wig in America is in the East Hampton Historical Society collection. Dec 16, 2000
• East Hampton Inns
  • Jun 16, 2007 Two historic East Hampton inns: one now gone, the other flourishing because of an unexpected owner. The granddaughter of a Texas wildcatter, she has an Ivy League pedigree Jun 16, 2007
• Georgica Association
  • Jul 7, 2007 The Georgica Association: a brief history of one of the most sought after and expensive real estate locales in a part of the world where addresses make a critical social difference Jul 7, 2007
• Hamptons Magazine
  • Apr 28, 2008 Hamptons Magazine at thirty years old: why it was a risky undertaking at a time when the term “luxury goods” was not part of everyday life Apr 28, 2008
• Independence Day
  • Jun 15, 2010 2010: The parades on July 4, 1916 and 1917 were quite different and far more political than the present day Jun 15, 2010
  • Jun 26, 2008 2008: every man in East Hampton signed a petition vowing “never to be enslaved” by the British. In 1776 they were forced to swear allegiance to the crown Jun 26, 2008
  • Jun 30, 2007 2007: We live free and we live here because of the local patriots who fought in the Revolution and the residents who endured martial law Jun 30, 2007
  • Jun 20, 1999 1999: As we approach the millennium: looking back and looking forward Jun 20, 1999
  • Jun 24, 1998 1998: Our links to the American Revolution and the meaning of Independence Day in the Hamptons Jun 24, 1998
• Ladies Village Improvement Society Fair
  • Jul 2, 1998 Our “summer afternoon” way of life in the Hamptons Jul 2, 1998
• Northwest Harbor
  • May 19, 1998 Once buffalo wallowed and a small port prospered in a quiet corner of our town May 19, 1998
• Northwest Woods
  • Jun 28, 2006 The settlement at Northwest with its school, warehouses and commercial life is long gone but the area is still beautiful and interesting and has a story to tell Jun 28, 2006
• Old Families
  • Jun 24, 2013 Their ancestors arrived here hundreds of years ago: the old families are an essential part of our communities. Histories and interviews with four of the oldest Jun 24, 2013
  • Jun 19, 2009 A look at some of the sociological changes in the Hamptons over the centuries. For old families in particular not much changed until after WW2 Jun 19, 2009
• Saboteurs in Amagansett
  • May 20, 2009 New information comes to light on the Nazi saboteurs of 1942, but none of newly published accounts has gotten the story of the landing in Amagansett down correctly May 20, 2009
  • Oct 1, 1994 Nazi saboteurs landed on the beach in Amagansett in 1942. There is the Hollywood version and then there is history. A look at both Oct 1, 1994
• Sag Harbor
  • Jun 28, 2010 Commerce and a cosmopolitan world view shaped Sag Harbor: multicultural, prosperous, outward looking and international from its whaling days onward Jun 28, 2010
• Sagaponack
  • May 27, 2008 Sagaponack found its look by channeling the Cotswolds, and then found its independence by incorporating as a village. It even includes an important Long Island vineyard May 27, 2008
• Southampton Hospital
  • Jul 14, 2009 First things first: a beach club and a golf club but folks finally got around to health care. A quick history of Southampton Hospital Jul 14, 2009
• The Georgica Mystique
  • Jul 14, 2017 Yes, there is a mystique, more than money and celebrity, more than big houses and big lawns and a colorful history. Almost impossible to describe but here is my shot at it Jul 14, 2017
• The hurricane of 1938
  • May 2, 2008 It devastated Eastern long Island and left 50 people dead, 29 of them in Westhampton. Even before Hurricane Sandy and what we now know about climate change, a warning May 2, 2008
• Windmills
  • Jul 20, 2010 Eleven windmills still exist in the Hamptons, the largest group in the United States. For 2 ½ centuries they were an essential part of economic life here Jul 20, 2010