Brecknock Hall Foundation to Unveil Never Before Seen Artifacts

The Brecknock Hall Foundation will be unveiling never before seen artifacts involved in David G. Floyd’s iconic whaling career next month.

The foundation will be continuing its annual distinguished lecture series with whaling curator Michael P. Dyer, who will unlock the history of Floyd’s career.

Dyer’s lecture, entitled “Tuthill’s Memorial: Tragedy and Triumph in Greenport’s Whaling Heyday, 1833-1860,” will take place at the Peconic Landing Community Center Saturday, Nov. 14 starting at 3 p.m.

The dialogue will depict the height of the local whaling industry, celebrating Greenport’s maritime history.

It will be followed by the unveiling of the never before seen artifacts that paint a picture of Floyd’s journey to Greenport.

The exhibit will be on display at Brecknock Hall following the lecture and will remain through Dec. 12.

The newly acquired artifacts are from the Floyd Estate and include log books from the whaling ships Italy and Prudent, which were owned by Floyd.

Dyer is a career whaling historian and maritime curator, currently Senior Maritime Historian at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

He has been working with maritime collections in museums since 1988 and is a frequent author and presenter on topics of American whaling history.

He will present highlights from the New Bedford Whaling Museum collection as well as extracts about Greenport’s whaling history from his current book of research “The Art of the Yankee Whale Hunt.”

The complementary exhibit is offered in partnership by The Southold Historical Society, The Brecknock Hall Foundation, and Peconic Landing with support from a private donor. Oysterponds Historical Society and Suffolk County Historical Society also contributed to the exhibit.

To RSVP, visit www.peconiclanding.ticketleap.com or call 631-477-3800.