| Home | Calendar of Events | Directions | History | Quilt Shows | School Tour | Membership | Wetland Garden | Members Art Exhibit | Museum Hours Closed for the Season Watch for Opening May 2012 Bowls of Plenty Benefit and Quilt Raffle at the Museum sponsored by Clay Art Guild of the Hamptons October 1 The Water Mill In colonial America, mills powered by water or wind were the most advanced form of power. They were used to grind grain, saw wood, full cloth, tan hides, weave fabric and make paper. Water mills or windmills appeared in every colonial settlement. The story of this water mill begins in 1640 when a group of English colonists came to Southampton. The mill was built in 1644 and has been used for many purposes throughout its history.  In 1968 a project to restore the mill as a museum began and this historic grist mill was grinding grain once again in time for the 1976 bicentennial.          Winter Newsletter 27East.com Article About the Quilt Show Just a Few of the Many Quilts on Display   2011 Raffle Quilt And the winner is...   2011 Spring Newsletter 2010 Winter Newsletter ~~~~~~ Copies are available at the Museum during the season or by mail using this order form. Softcover: $20.00 Hardcover: $30.00 Postage: $3.00 You can arrange to pick books up in Water Mill by calling Marlene Haresign at 631-726-4714.     Mission Statement The mission of the Water Mill Museum is to preserve its historic water-powered grist mill, the other buildings at its site, its museum collection and inform the public about the history of the mill, the hamlet of Water Mill and the hamlet’s cultural and natural heritage. The museum’s collection will contain items that best depict the many past uses of the water mill building, the agricultural base of the hamlet’s first 300 years and the commercial, cultural and social development of the hamlet of Water Mill from 1644 to the present.   Join us on Facebook 2011 Events In the Discovery Room Vintage NY Fishing ‘Baits’ & Lures From the 1940s & 1950s’ Bob Jones and Frank Pintauro, founding members of the Salt Water Lure Collector’s Club showed and discussed an extensive display of vintage New York area salt-water fishing lures from the years following WWII. INFO AT: WWW.SWLCC.COM ~~~~~~ Lecture and Update: The State of Preservation in Southampton was presented by Sally Spanburgh ~~~~~~ Drawing 101: In the Discovery Room ~~~~~~ Painting: Getting Started, Staying With It

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