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:
Historic Feature: The Red Coat - continued
Events Calendar - Summer 2007
Summer Antiques Show
Little Known Facts - from the Town Crier
Membership
The Red Coat - the Investigation Continues
 Since our last newsletter in February, our American textile expert, Lynne Bassett, has spent the past few months reviewing a multitude of records, books, papers and letters in an effort to better situate the origin, provenance and authenticity of this significant artifact, the Mulford Red Coat.
Her analysis, of almost forensic precision, gives us a wonderful glimpse into the history of the British textile industry in the 18th century. The final assessment is a surprise.
See the rest of the story ... http://easthamptonhistory.org/pages/redcoat2.html
Events Calendar Summer 2007
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 important upcoming events:
Jun 9 | Sat 6 pm: Houses of the Hamptons, by Gary Lawrence & Anne Surchin. Book Signing & Cocktail Reception.
Jun 16 | Sat 10 am:Architectural History Tour with Richard Barons: Mulford Farm Restoration
Jun 16 | Sat 6 pm - 8 pm: New Members Cocktail Reception at Grey Gardens
Jul 15 | Sun 10 am - 3 pm: Antique Show
Jun 23 | Sat 10 am - 5 pm: 21st Annual Historic Mulford Farm Antiques Show & Sale by Jean Sinenberg
Jun 30 | Sat 10 am: Cemetery Tour with Hugh King
Jul 13 | Fri 6-8pm: Benefit Antiques Show Preview Party at Mulford Farm
Jul 14 | Sat 10am-5pm: The 2007 East Hampton Antiques Show at Mulford Farm
Jul 15 | Sun 10 am - 3 pm: The 2007 East Hampton Antiques Show at Mulford Farm
June and July are busy, busy months for the Historical Society. Join us for these events - they're fun and educational!
See details on our Events Calendar http://easthamptonhistory.org/pages/events.html
2007 Summer Antique Show
This is a new summer event for the Home and Garden to benefit the East Hampton Historical Society.
Preview Party - Friday, July 13 - 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Mulford Farm Museum
James Lane, East Hampton
HONORARY CHAIRMAN
Ralph Lauren
Show dates: July 14 and 15
All Exhibits Under Tenting/Rain or Shine
For details see: http://easthamptonhistory.org/pages/antique-show-2007.html
To order tickets to the Preview party, see:
http://easthamptonhistory.org/pages/gala2007.htm
Little Known Facts - from the Town Crier
From the archives of Hugh King, East Hampton's Town Crier.
The first woman at the Gold Rush is from Sag Harbor!
 In the last issue of our newsletter we mentioned strange Mr. Mulford's odyssey across the country at the time of the Gold Rush.
Another one of our local characters earned herself a prominent distinction during the Gold Rush!
Polly Sweet was born in Sag Harbor in 1815 and immediately upon getting married in 1835 convinced her husband that fame and fortune awaited them in California.
Starting out by wagon they traveled to Albany, across New York State to Buffalo and by packet-ship to Chicago. She eventually crossed the Rocky Mountains through Colorado, Utah, Nevada and reached Sutters Fort in California in 1845.
Polly Sweet was the first woman from New York State to cross the Great Plains to the Pacific coast by prairie wagon. When gold was discovered in 1848 in Central California, Polly Sweet became the first American woman at the scene of discovery.
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!
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
Richard Barons, Executive Director
Community Relations Committee:
Mary Kay Jaroff
Renee Palmer
Bess Rattray
(c) 2007 East Hampton Historical Society
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