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EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY MAKES MAJOR GRANT TO THE HISTORY
PROJECT
The Pennypacker Long Island Collection of the East Hampton
Library has hired a new employee whose primary duties will
be to assist in transcribing the 165 interviews conducted
by The History Project. For some time, it has been our goal
to raise enough money to hire outside transcribers to assist
us in completing the project. This major contribution on the
part of the library will make it possible to complete the
project within the next two years. To date, 35 transcribed
and indexed interviews have been donated to the library, along
with 383 historical photographs and other items of printed
material. 130 more interviews remain to be transcribed, indexed
and added to the collection, along with over 1000 additional
photographs.
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165 INTERVIEWS TO DATE
Following are some of our recent interviews:
We went to Southampton to see Dorothy Mulford Essay,
the last person to live at Mulford Farm. Dorothy's home is
full of mementos from the farm including a silver-tipped walking
stick which was the property of "Fishhooks" Mulford.
Jim and Lucy Cuomo showed us how their parents, along
with the close-knit Italian community of East Hampton, shaped
the way they lived their own lives.
Everyone who grew up in East Hampton in mid-century knew
the King family. They owned all the restaurants, including
The Marmador, Rem & Mil's and Speed's. Donald and Judy
King were The Marmador.
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NEWSDAY RUNS THIRD FEATURE STORY USING HISTORY PROJECT
INTERVIEWS
Enclosed is a reprint of Newsday's October 12th feature
story on Lee Hayes, a resident of Amagansett and former Tuskegee
Airman. The feature, edited by George DeWan, was taken entirely
from our interview with Lee in December 1997. Newsday has
previously done features on Abigail Field and Carl Jennett,
also taken from our interviews.
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Trevor Kelsall grew up in a caretaker's home in the
summer colony. Trevor has that Upstairs/Downstairs view of
East Hampton. He also has a wide breadth of knowledge of local
history, and is an accomplished actor, teacher and singer
in the St. Luke's choir.
During our interview with Charlotte and William Bennett,
Charlotte gave us an early photo of her father, James C. Eichhorn,
an engineer for the LIRR, in the engine named for him.
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| Your continued support is needed.
Even with the library's help, we still need funds to cover our
expenses, which include tapes, batteries, paper, computer supplies
and other administrative costs. |
We interviewed
Dudley Roberts in his home overlooking the ocean. The
view from his living room is the same one depicted by a Paul
Montgomery painting on the opposite wall. Dudley Roberts has
been a mainstay of the Maidstone Club all his life. |
