On Saturday, July 1st The Sag Harbor History Museum celebrated “Keeping History Alive” on the elegant lawn of the Custom House at 192 Main Street from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Lite bites and rosé were served under a billowing tent adjacent to the elaborate Italianate Hannibal French House. Guests perused the silent auction of the museum’s 2023 fundraising event. This year the Sag Harbor Historical Museum focused on the anchors of Main Street.
Nancy French Achenbach, President shared kind words thanking and honoring the members of the community which included Ted Conklin of The American Hotel, Nada Barry & Gwen Waddington of the Wharf Shop, and Roseann Bucking & Lisa Field of the Sag Harbor Variety Store.
“These individuals have steadfastly operated with a passionate commitment to the Sag Harbor community, to the families and friends that comprise or visit it, and to the vision they each had for the business and how it would fit into our community. Over the 50 years they have operated, they have weathered all of the economic ups and downs and come out the other side unchanged, and even more committed to their vision and uncompromising in their values. As many lament the “passing of the old fashioned Main Street”, Sag Harbor and these businesses have remained committed to it and have fiercely protected it. Sag Harbor’s Main Street is not the cookie cutter of so many these days, having only specialty stores and designer boutiques. We have these three unique, family-owned Main Street businesses, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere else. We praise them for contributing to keeping Sag Harbor alive for the past 50 years.”
Sponsors included:
Archival Sponsor
David Bray in honor of Neal Hartman
Annie Cooper Boyd Sponsor
Virginia Stowe
Sag Harbor History Sponsor
Pace Barnes & Tom Harris
Nancy Bennett
Bryan Boyhan
Cathleen Civale & Joe Fisher
Ted Porter
Renee V.H. Simons
E.T. & Lyn Williams
SHHM Sponsor
Apple Bank
Peter & Barbara Boody
Douglas Elliman
Emporium Hardware
Dr. John French
Gail Gallagher
Judy Garson & Stephen Rappaport
Geek Hampton
Lisa Hell & Ted Pettus
Diane Howard & Steve Pully
Janice Lewart
James Merrell Architects
Christopher Norwood
Romany Kramoris
Sag Harbor Inn
Sidney Stark
Hilary Thayer & Silas Marder
Jason Wright
Special thanks to
Express News Group
Kid Squid Brewing
Marders
Sag Harbor Beverage
Sag Harbor Florist
Zachy’s Wine & Liquor
The board of trustees includes:
Nancy French Achenbach, President; Zachary Studenroth, Vice President; Deanna Lattanzio, Secretary; Brian Boyhan, Cathleen Civale, Silas Marder, Jackie Peu-Duvallon, Craig B. Rhodes, Tucker Burns Roth. Renee V. H. Simons, Scott Tucker, and Paula Wagner.
About: The Sag Harbor Historical Museum holds archives of historical documents, books, photography, art, and period clothing. The various collections date from the mid-1700s to the current day. All archives are located in the museum and are accessible with the supervision of a Trustee. The Museum will do research on local homes (the history, locating the building on an old map, identification of previous owners, etc.) as best they can for a fee of $200. A simple map location of local homes is free. See detailed specifics of the archival collections below:
- A library of over 300 historic books, maps, diaries, and Bibles
- Historic documents, including about 100 family histories, 100 house histories, various church histories, deeds, and ledgers
- Around 1,000 pieces of correspondence, most either to or from Nancy Willey
- Over 30 oral histories, documented in either audio or video
- Ten boxes of authentic period clothing
- A large photograph collection, both physical and digital, of local Sag Harbor landmarks
- Over 600 works of art done by Annie Cooper Boyd, including framed paintings, pen and ink sketches, greetings cards, postcards, and calling cards
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