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Greater Westhampton Historical Museum Seeks Funding Through Property Tax Levy

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Greater Westhampton Museum Society member Dot Berdinka leads a lesson about Colonial artifacts to second graders at Westhampton Beach Elementary School. COURTESY GREATER WESTHAMPTON MUSEUM SOCIETY

Greater Westhampton Museum Society member Dot Berdinka leads a lesson about Colonial artifacts to second graders at Westhampton Beach Elementary School. COURTESY GREATER WESTHAMPTON MUSEUM SOCIETY

Greater Westhampton Museum Society officers and trustees, from left, Hermon “Bo” Bishop, Susan LaVista, John Phillips, Steve Wisnoski, Tom Hadlock, Doreen Crosser and Wes Winters in front of the Tuthill House. COURTESY GREATER WESTHAMPTON MUSEUM SOCIETY

Greater Westhampton Museum Society officers and trustees, from left, Hermon “Bo” Bishop, Susan LaVista, John Phillips, Steve Wisnoski, Tom Hadlock, Doreen Crosser and Wes Winters in front of the Tuthill House. COURTESY GREATER WESTHAMPTON MUSEUM SOCIETY

A July 2023 reenactment of a Revolutionary War battle conducted by the Ancient & Honorable Order of the Flemington Militia on the Great Lawn in Westhampton Beach. COURTESY GREATER WESTHAMPTON MUSEUM SOCIETY

A July 2023 reenactment of a Revolutionary War battle conducted by the Ancient & Honorable Order of the Flemington Militia on the Great Lawn in Westhampton Beach. COURTESY GREATER WESTHAMPTON MUSEUM SOCIETY

authorBill Sutton on May 8, 2024
Voters in the Westhampton Beach School District will be asked this month, during the school district’s budget vote and election on May 21, to support a $100,000 property tax levy... more

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