Manhasset’s Daughters of the American Revolution help historical society

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Bottom Row: Pam McLaughlin, Joan DeMeo Lager, Susan Murphy, Chris Bain, Sally McMorris Middle Row: Marla Freeman, Kay Ullman, Pat Master. Joanne Grasso Top row. Fred Blumlein, Leslie Kinney, Betty DeVries, Katherine Crean, Clara Nelson (Photo courtesy of Cow Neck Peninsula Historic Society)

The North Riding Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution – Manhasset, presented the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society with a grant on Oct. 21 for a non-archival artifact preparation and storage space.

Chris Bain, President of CNPHS along with Katherine Crean, VP, event presenter Michael Goudket, and Joan Lager, Curator at CNPHS. (Photo courtesy of Cow Neck Peninsula Historic Society)

This generous gift will enable the Society to begin construction of a dedicated area to prepare for display the many historical artifacts in their collection including: glassware, household items and tools which do not require temperature and humidity control and to store them safely when they are not being shown. It will also allow volunteers to be instructed in the conservation and preservation of these items.

The check presentation on the front steps of the Society’s headquarters at the Sands-Willets House was followed by the DAR-sponsored presentation: “Fashion and Style in Colonial America” featuring a costumed Michael Goudket, an educator at Raynham Hall Museum in Oyster Bay. Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society also displayed 17th century garments from its own extensive collection.

The mission of the Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society is to engage people of all ages in programs that highlight the lifestyles of the people and families that lived and worked on the peninsula throughout the years. Central to this mission is the preservation of the Sands Willets House circa 1735 and the Thomas Dodge Homestead circa 1721, which the Society operates as house-museums, serving as resources for the community.

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