350th Anniversary
SHERRILL'S DAIRY
The Sherrill Farm in the 1930s, home of Sherrill's Dairy, was a spread of about 25 acres at the home site - between Springs-Fireplace Road and Accabonac Highway - 20 acres of additional lands on Cooper Lane, Cedar Street, and Egypt Lane, and 30 acres of woodlands in Northwest Woods. The farm had been in the family since 1792.

How Many Words?
TRICENTQUINQUAGENARY. Quite a mouthful. And quite a number of toothsome little words can be found inside it. How many can you find?

SEARCHING FOR MISSING 1948
When East Hampton Town celebrated its tricentennial in 1948, Riborg Mann, a village resident who was an executive of PathÇ News, arranged to have a film crew on hand to record the parade and the historic pageant that followed.

THE TASTE OF HISTORY
"Cooking," advised the East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society in 1896, "is a fine art, to which you must bring common sense and judgment." The society, founded in 1895, published its first cookbook, "The Way We Cook in East Hampton," the following year.

BRUCE COLLINS SERVING AS CHAIRMAN
When muskets salute the raising of East Hampton Town's 350th anniversary flag during Sunday's kickoff ceremony and celebration, a year of planning will come to fruition, and Bruce Collins, chairman of the anniversary committee, will breathe a sigh of relief.

What's In A Name?
How often have you wondered just why that street, road, or highway is called what it is, or how long that path has been traveled?

BIG KICKOFF ON SUNDAY
Everyone who lives in the Town of East Hampton, everyone who has ever lived there, and everyone who just happens to be passing through the town on Sunday has been invited to Guild Hall to help celebrate the official kickoff of the 350th anniversary of the town's founding.

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