Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation

The Sag Harbor Historical Society (SHHS) wants to express its sincere appreciation to the Robert D.L. Gardiner Foundation for awarding the Society a $2,000 grant to reimburse a portion of operating expenses incurred during the onset of Governor Cuomo's Executive Order: "New York State on Pause". The Corona virus hit New York hard and fast and SHHS, like so many other non-profit organizations, shut their doors and followed the quarantine directives coming from Albany. But, being closed does not stop the bills from coming in. Insurance premiums, utility bills, phone and internet bills all still had to be paid with no surety that income would follow. March events were cancelled, and then April and May's. Plans for SHHS's primary fundraising event in June were well under way but it too had to be cancelled. And the opening of the 2020 exhibit is "on Pause" for now, as creative minds are trying to determine the best and safest way to continue to share Sag Harbor's history this year. We all are facing these challanges and we are deeply grateful  for the Gardiner Foundation's support at this time.

Please visit the Foundation's website to read about it's fascinating history and it's primary purpose which is to support "the study of Long Island history and its role in the American experience".