Annual Appeal

The Semiquincentennial year was active and rewarding for the museum. With your continued support, we created programs and events celebrating Sag Harbor’s history and participation in colonial America.

• In January, we broke ground for an archives to protect our vulnerable collections.
• We published “Sag Harbor in the Revolution” and followed the book in August with a Symposium featuring eight of its authors.
• Our Exhibits/Collections Committee created a richly, informative exhibit “The Revolution at Hand: Clothing, Work and Daily Life in Sag Harbor.”
• In May, we participated in “revolutionary Days,” a colonial fair on the grounds of the Custom House.
• Once again, Pierson High School students were our summer docents and were highly praised by museum visitors.
• We closed the season with a Cocktail Party benefit at the historic Hannibal French House.
• Museum tours were conducted for elementary students.
• Our Speaker Series featured the exhibit curators speaking about life in Revolutionary Sag Harbor, and food historian Diane Schwindt humorously described the women who followed their Patriot husbands into war.
• Walking Tours of the Old Burying Ground were conducted on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer.
• And the year isn’t over. Still to come: Diane Schwindt returns to talk about “Colonial Taverns”, the dedication of the Beebee Windmill Roadside Market, a Holiday Open House, and a Village Holiday celebration with the Dickens singers.

And now we’re looking forward to the 250th anniversary of Meigs’ Raid in May 2027 while supporting the documentary film “One Shoji Fired…The Battle of Sag Harbor.”

All that we have accomplished this year was due to the tireless efforts of volunteers, members, and trustees. Your financial support reinforces their commitment to giving us their valuable, creative time. Please contribute to our Annual Appeal and help to preserve Sag Harbor’s history.