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Letter from the Director, Zach Studenroth Greetings from the Whaling Museum! After a long “winter’s nap” we’re gearing up for another busy spring, summer and fall and invite all of our members and friends to join us. First, I’d like to welcome our newest board member, Sarah Heming, a Sag Harbor native who remembers visiting the museum fondly as a child. Sarah joins a dedicated board of trustees that supports the staff in programming, fund-raising and many other functions. Welcome aboard! Our summer exhibit was so well received last year – and it’s such a good introduction to the significance of whaling in 19th century American life – that we’ve decided to keep it up another season. If you didn’t have an opportunity to view it last year, this is your second chance! In addition, we’re offering a related exhibition of oil- and energy-themed cartoons that should put a smile on your face. Many are borrowed from the archives of The New Yorker and I know you’ll enjoy them. Special thanks are owed the Town of Southampton and Suffolk County for their support of this exhibition. read more.... Sag Harbor and Whaling During the 19th century, Sag Harbor, New York became one of the busiest ports in the northeast, where whalers of many nationalities could be seen walking the streets. In our bustling village young men from small East End towns often found work as whalers, a job that promised them the possibility of earning more money than they could make on the farm and the chance to see places they had only dreamed of or heard about from other whalers. These young local men, together with foreign whalers, brought culture and customs, stories and lore from distant lands to Sag Harbor. During this time period Sag Harbor became a truly international port town, where diverse cultures came together for one pursuit: the hunt of the mighty whale.
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