The Restored BeeBee Headstones

The group of 12 Beebee family headstones was severely damaged in the Hurricane of 1938 and have remained broken in multiple pieces and partially buried since that time. This restoration project, funded by a grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, undertook the conservation treatment and repair of 6 of these stones. The stones were selected because of the deteriorated condition and because as a group, they tell a story of the Beebee family in Sag Harbor, the patriarch of which was Captain Lester Beebee, who distinguished himself during the Revolutionary War. Come see the results of these preservation efforts.

As the semiquincentennial (250th) anniversary of the Revolution and the Declaration of Independence in 2026 is fast approaching, the completion of this project complements another project the Museum has undertaken—revealing the British fort which was built on the summit of the Old Burying Ground during the Revolution, when the British occupied Sag Harbor for 7 years.