July 14: Birds in Water Mill Tuesday 3-5pm C I Bird Sanctuary’s team will be here to explore the bird life in and around our Museum. We have so many varieties of flying beauties to discover! Suitable for all ages. If you want, bring along binoculars.       The

The Ladies Auxiliary (LAWM) was a WMVIA organization that was composed of wealthy summer residents and local people.  The Ladies group was also a mix, although for decades the leadership was in the hands of the summer women. They held their monthly meeting in NYC except in the summer. In

 Water Mill – a Long Island community sticking out into the Atlantic – has always been vulnerable to hurricanes.  They were known locally as equinox storms because they often occurred around the time of the autumn equinox on Sept 22.  It was not until the mid 20th century that the storms

On August 10, 1907, a group of local men met to discuss forming a society for the improvement of Water Mill. A week later, the newly-formed Water Mill Village Improvement Society held its first public meeting with Dr. E. L. Keyes as chairman and A. T. Halsey as secretary-treasurer. The

HISTORIC WATER MILL Excerpts from… Copies of this book are available for sale at the Water Mill Museum and by mail Download Order Form for Water Mill Celebrating Community Water Mill: Celebrating Community the history of a Long Island hamlet, 1644-1994 Places in Our Community Water Mill Community House The

Seapoose is an anglicized spelling of the Shinnecock Indian word “little river.† When a cut is made in the barrier beach separating a bay from the ocean, the cut quickly becomes a little river.  Bay water runs out at low tide and the ocean runs in at high tide.  This

After serving as a private in Col. Josiah Smith’s regiment of minute men at the Battle of Long Island, Caleb Corwith returned to Hayground and settled on Newlight Lane. His son, James, was born there in 1781. Some­time around 1800, James Corwith moved west to Water Mill and purchased land