Dear Friend,
I’m thrilled to announce that the Dominy Shops Museum was recently awarded a historical marker by the Pomeroy Foundation. We are hosting a brief ceremony to unveil the marker on May 19 at 11 AM and I invite you to join us. In addition to the marker at the Dominy Shops, the Pomeroy Foundation has sponsored signage all over East Hampton Town. For example, you can see these distinctive yellow and blue markers at our headquarters at Clinton Academy, at Montauk’s Culloden Point commemorating the Amistad, and at the Amagansett Life-Saving Station Museum.
Applying for the historical marker was a challenge. In addition to providing the Pomeroy Foundation with historical documentation showing when and how the Dominys operated their shops, the inscription on the marker was restricted to five lines of 27 characters each (including punctuation). It was almost like writing a haiku poem! I am very grateful to Bob Hefner, Charles Keller, and Glenn Purcell for their advice on the inscription, and a huge thanks to the Village of East Hampton for approving the initial application and arranging to install the sign on Village property.
In addition to the new historical marker, we will celebrate the reinstallation of the American Bicentennial plaque (shown above) that was placed on the property almost 50 years ago to commemorate the Dominy Shops. I hope to see you on May 19 at 11 AM at the Dominy Shops Museum, 73 North Main Street in East Hampton.
Sincerely,
Steve Long, Executive Director
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