Lion Gardiner and His Times

Lion Gardiner "defined the meaning of 'American' before the word existed," says Roger Wunderlich, professor of history at the State University at Stony Brook.

Dr. Wunderlich will discuss the Englishman he calls "Long Island's Founding Father" in relation to his times, on Saturday at Guild Hall, as the fourth in a series of lectures commemorating the 350th anniversary of the founding of East Hampton Town.

The editor of the Long Island Historical Journal, Dr. Wunderlich has been absorbed in the study of "Long Island as America." His talk will begin at 4:30 p.m.; it was underwritten by the Dayton and Osborne Insurance Company of East Hampton.