Meig’s Raid Reenactment
SATURDAY, MAY 23th, 10am-4pm, the museum will be invaded by a host of Revolutionary War reenactors - - soldiers (both American and British), complete with wives and other camp followers - - all dressed in period clothing. Featuring members of the 3rd New York (Long Island’s premier reenactment group), there will be demonstrations of drill and the firing of muskets throughout the day.
Approximately 20 reenactors including crown forces and continentals (featuring a detachment of British troops from the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers) will demonstrate drills and military camp activities throughout the day. This 18th Century encampment including canvas dining fly, troop tents and officer’s quarters will bring visitors back centuries for an experience not to be missed.
The 3rd NY Regiment is a nonprofit living history organization. Visit their website at the link below.
Come see Long Island’s Colonial History come alive!
We’ll see you then!!
Annual Members Meeting
The annual meeting of the members of the Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum will be held on
Saturday, November 8th 2025, 10:00-10:30 am, at the Museum,
to vote on the election or re-election of the Board of Directors, and for the transaction of any other business which may be properly brought before the meeting. The meeting will cover operations of the 2024 Museum season.
Exhibit: 725 Art Show
Our season will end with the return of our ever-popular 725 show, which features the photography, sculpture, drawings, and paintings created by local artists - all of it for sale, so the exhibit offers a wonderful opportunity to fill that empty spot on your living room wall with something beautiful!
When Women Wore Whales Exhibit Reception
Exhibit reception, Saturday, August 9th from 6pm to 8pm
Exhibit: When Women Wore Whales
The whaling industry’s role in fashion; 10 dresses c. 1820 - 1920 on display.
Fundraising Party: The Calm Before the Storm
Our Annual Summer Fundraising Party, the Calm Before the Storm, in conjunction with our newest exhibit opening and The Church’s Ark Community Project, is not to be missed!
Join us for snacks, drinks, fun, friends and art! Celebrate the summer season and experience the Ark Project with creations by local students bringing the Ark to life, as well as the gallery exhibit, ‘The boat and the Whale’, featuring marine animal themed art.
Exhibit: The Boat and the Whale
This marine animal-themed art exhibit, curated by Dave. O., features sculptures and paintings immersed in whale soundscape. Artists featured include Patton Miller, Scott Bluedorn, Isadora Capraro, Georgia Suter, Jim Gingerich, Franco Cuttica, Forrest Gray, Nick Whelan, Kevin Ink, Loren Eiferman, and Cayce Adams.
Speaker: Chris Paparo
Fish Guy Photos –
From Plankton to Whales
Born and raised on Long Island (New York), Chris Paparo has been exploring the wilds of the Island for over 30 years. He is a wildlife photographer, writer, and lecturer who enjoys bringing public awareness to the diverse wildlife that call the island home. His passion for coastal ecology, fishing, and the outdoors led him to obtain a BS in Marine Science from LIU/Southampton and currently manage the Marine Sciences Center at the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University.
Chris is an award-winning member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America and the New York State Outdoor Writers Association. He is also a freelance writer for several fishing and wildlife-related publications. Although his work tends to focus on marine life, everything in the natural world is fair game.
Meigs Raid Reenactment
Come honor and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution (1775!) here at the Whaling Museum on SATURDAY, MAY 24th, 10am-4pm, when our museum will be invaded by a host of Revolutionary War reenactors - - soldiers (both American and British), complete with wives and other camp followers - - all dressed in period clothing. Featuring members of the 3rd New York (Long Island’s premier reenactment group), there will be demonstrations of drill and the firing of muskets throughout the day.
Exhibit: Fixed in Time & Space
Come witness 125 years of village history in a way that is only possible through maps!
Despite her relatively small population, Sag Harbor was the major maritime and commercial hub of eastern Long Island throughout the 1800s, and the local landscape was in almost constant flux over the decades as industry, commerce, population growth, changing technology, philanthropy - and yes, fires - all left their mark over time, and made our village what it is today.
(And perhaps more importantly - can you find your house?)