Comments on Historically Vintage: Gardiners Island

Hi.. if anyone is interested I have a couples of t...

2012-02-22T16:55:43.697-05:00

Hi.. if anyone is interested I have a couples of things that used to belong to Mrs Eunice Gardiners for example the picture where she is sitting Down with her Dog. The painting I have that if anyone is interested please email me at jyambo007@yahoo.com Thank You.

Hi Naomi, thank you very much for posting. I'...

2011-09-18T19:39:17.959-04:00

Hi Naomi, thank you very much for posting. I'm sorry to learn of Eunice Gardiner's death. I'm quite surprised that I am unable to find an obituary for her. I would really like to learn more about her so please share any information if you are able.

I've been meaning to get back to Sagtikos Manor all summer long. I hope to visit some time this fall. Thank you again for sharing this. Annmarie

HI, my name is Naomi and I'm a docent at Sagti...

2011-09-13T18:28:00.912-04:00

HI, my name is Naomi and I'm a docent at Sagtikos Manor.

JUst found out today in East Hampton Eunice Bailey Oakes
Gardiner died this past April, 2011

I was researching Gardiners Point Island and found...

2011-07-30T01:38:48.406-04:00

I was researching Gardiners Point Island and found your article. Thank you for writing this. I have a house directly across the bay from the mansion on Gardiners Island. I've have always enjoyed looking at the Island and fishing around it as well. I only have parts of the Gardiner history. Your article helped to fill in the holes.

KT that is fascinating to find out you are connect...

2011-03-02T14:56:16.654-05:00

KT that is fascinating to find out you are connected to the Gardiner family after living in Southampton for years. It must have been an amazing moment when you first learned of the connection. Thanks so much for sharing your story and for the research information you have shared. Keep us posted as you learn more. I am BIG into genealogy myself and would love to learn more!

Great photos!! I have been fascinated by Gardiners...

2011-02-10T00:58:47.345-05:00

Great photos!! I have been fascinated by Gardiners Island since I was a child.

I came across this post while researching. After tracing my father's paternal side of the family (his father died young and he knew little of them) I found we are 17th and 18th generation descendants of the Gardiner Family. This came as a great surprise to us! I grew up in Southampton never knowing my families deep roots in the area.

For anyone researching - there is a book by Jeanette Edwards Rattray called "East Hampton history,: Including genealogies of early families"... a copy is held at Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton. There is a TON of information in there. You cannot check the book out, but they will let you copy the pages. My Great-Grandmother is in there and traces all the way back to Lion Gardiner himself!

What a great post! Love all the photos and inform...

2010-10-11T18:34:58.238-04:00

What a great post! Love all the photos and information, thanks for posting!

Hi Wendy! Thank you so much for leaving me a comm...

2010-10-10T17:37:12.663-04:00

Hi Wendy! Thank you so much for leaving me a comment. It is so exciting that you are a descendant of Lion Gardiner! Last year I visited my family in Italy and I was able to see where my family lived for generations. It was amazing! So, I can relate to the importance of your visit to East Hampton this summer. Did you get to see the house(s) in East Hampton? Next time you visit you should tour Sagtikos Manor as well. I think you would find the history fascinating. But NOTHING would compare to getting on the island! That would be icing on the cake! Thank you SO much for writing!

Thanks for writing this. I have a google alert se...

2010-10-10T16:42:37.019-04:00

Thanks for writing this. I have a google alert set up to tell me about Lion Gardiner and Gardiner's Island. That's how I came across your info on the net. I am a descendant and visited Long Island this summer. I did not have enough time to see if there was a chance to actually visit the island but did go to the East Hampton library and see the collection of artifacts that belonged to the Gardiner family. I also saw their graves and the Gardiner Windmill. It was a thrill. Thanks again! Wendy Rennert 10/10/2010