08/21/2026
The exhibit “Old Whalers’ Founders in the American Revolution,” particularly relating to the Battle of Sag Harbor, will be OPEN TOMORROW, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 11 A.M. - 3 P.M. 44 Union Street, Sag Harbor. Sponsored by the the Historical Committee of Old Whalers’ Church.
Old Whalers' Church was established in 1766 by five community leaders who became Patriots in the Revolution, and re-established as an American church after the war. In 1777, a British fort adjacent to the present church building (built 1844) was attacked in Meigs Raid, with the loss of six British, 90 taken prisoner and no loss to the Patriots. An ongoing exhibit links the church and raid, whose success was “unmatched" in the rest of the war. The British fort was located at the crest of the hill in the cemetery now known as the Old Burying Ground in Sag Harbor.
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, Old Whalers’ comprehensive illustrated exhibit—part of the 250th LI Suffolk County celebration—linking church founders (some buried in the cemetery) to the American Revolution will be open on the lower level of the church from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Docents will be present to answer questions. Enter via the front doors or those on the cemetery side (fewer steps). The church, a National Historic Landmark, is located at 44 Union Street in Sag Harbor. The sanctuary, with its restored trompe l’oeil mural and historic organ, will also be open for viewing.
Be sure to bring your Suffolk 250th Passport Book to be stamped as a memento of your visit. Don’t have your Passport Book yet? Go to www.suffolk250.org for a link to purchase or download (free) a copy.
