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Bridgehampton Whaling Exhibit at BHHS

John Mitty Thursday, July 5, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Bridgehampton Historical Society
John Eilertsen, Executive Director
(631) 537-1088
bhhs@optonline.net
www.bridgehamptonhistoricalsociety.org

“Bridgehampton Whalers – A Farmer’s Life at Sea”

EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, JULY 13^TH, 5PM, BHHS CORWITH HOUSE, 2368 MONTAUK HIGHWAY, BRIDGEHAMPTON

PHOTO ATTACHED: Barque Helena in the South Pacific, 1843-5, Claus Hoie

The second of two summer exhibits will be opening at the Bridgehampton Historical Society’s Corwith House on Friday, July 13^th, at 5pm.

This exhibit celebrates local men who went to sea to hunt whales, most of whom came back to farm. Using excerpts from whaling logs, art work by Claus Hoie, furniture once belonging to whaling captains, scrimshaw, and exotic mementos brought back from around the world, the danger, excitement and rewards of hunting the whale is revealed.

The exhibit will remain on display Monday through Saturday, 10am – 2pm, until October 1^st. For more information call 631.537.1088, email bhhs@optonline.net, or visit www.bridgehamptonhistoricalsociety.org.

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