Tracing the Past ― Writings of Henry P. Hedges, 1817-1911 Relating to the History of the East End

The second volume in the East Hampton Historical Collection launched in 1998 with the publication of Awakening The Past: The East Hampton 350th Anniversary Lecture Series. Tracing The Past collects sixteen lectures by Henry P. Hedges, the eminent lawyer, assemblyman, Suffolk County district attorney, and County judge, which he delivered over a 62-year period from 1849-1911, and are all about New York's East End, including East Hampton, Southhampton, Sag Harbor, Bridgehampton, and Southold in Suffolk County. They represent all of Hedges' extant historical writings and have never before been collected into one, indexed, chronological volume. In his introduction, Twomey emphasizes their value for future generations"Hedges' writings have helped us define the community we now call the East End."