THE TASTE OF HISTORY
Lest we imagine that only in the latter decades of this century has there been a market for munchies, consider this recipe from the East Hampton Ladies Village Improvement Society's second cookbook, published in 1911. The collection is much larger than the society's first, a reflection, no doubt, of the growing community here.

VENERABLE CHRONICLES ARE BACK IN PRINT
Wegwagonuck? Does anybody know the way to Wegwagonuck?

CELEBRANTS of East Hampton's 300th anniversary, in 1948...

What's In A Name?

DOWN HOOK: A SHAGGY MILL STORY
When Bruce Collins was in school in the 1940s, Charles (Puff) Dominy was still grinding cornmeal at the Hook Mill.

BONAC: THE RURAL SPEECH OF OLD EAST HAMPTON
In 1983, David G. Rattray, a poet and East Hampton native then working as an editor at The Reader's Digest Association, helped to edit "Success With Words: A Guide To The American Language." The section on "Bonac," here reprinted in its entirety, was his creation.

THE STAR SHINES ON SPRINGS
A new Springs Historical Society newsletter, "The Star Shines on Springs," is providing a window into Springs life of the past half-century.

Vanished Places