Nancy Erikson

I belong to the Sagtikos Manor Historical Society in Bay Shore Long Island. The 42 room house formerly belonging to the Thompson-Gardiner families and now owned by Suffolk County. Both families were very prominent in the history of Long Island and New York Society. George Washington actually stayed overnight on his Long Island tour in April of 1790.

Last year, we had an exhibition of the many prints, large and small, that the families collected for untold number of years on display or stored away at the manor.

I'm in costume as one of the staff guiding the public through the house to see the prints---- more than 20! We had a good turnout.

- Nancy Erikson, Class of 59