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An American Revolution
Although July 4, 1776, is the date most commonly associated with the American Revolution, open conflict began more than a year before in the colonies of Massachusetts and New York.
Stephen Gould
Jan 223 min read
Hearthside Cheer, December 20, 2025
Photos by Richard Lewin
Liana Mizzi
Jan 81 min read
Homefront to Battlefront: Bob Price’s Honored Sacrifice
A story of extraordinary courage, quiet determination, and ultimate sacrifice in the service of freedom during World War II.
Stephen Gould
Dec 16, 20253 min read
"Clinton’s Ditch": The Erie Canal at 200
DeWitt Clinton mingling the waters of Lake Erie with the Atlantic by Philip Meeder (1826) ( New York Public Library via flickr.com ) Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was completed. It was a project so ambitious that many thought it foolhardy: building an massive artificial waterway some 363 miles across New York State that would connect the Hudson River at Albany and Lake Erie at Buffalo. The concept of the canal first emerged before the American Revolution , finally c
Stephen Gould
Oct 26, 20253 min read
Alonzo Foster: A Civil War Hero from Good Ground
October 15th was an important date for Alonzo Foster ( 1841–1913 ) of Good Ground (Hampton Bays): it was the day he was born in 1841, the day he married Georgianna Squires in 1865, and the day he volunteered for the Union Army in 1861. When Alonzo reported for duty, he was assigned to Company F of the 6th New York Cavalry , then forming on Staten Island. He fought with the 6th New York in some of the most significant battles in Virginia and Maryland. Alonzo's cap was shot
Stephen Gould
Oct 15, 20252 min read
Homefront to Battlefront: Brothers in Arms
Heinz and Hans Wobst (Images courtesy David Wobst) Heinz and Hans Wobst were born in Dresden, Germany; Heinz in 1921 and Hans in 1922....
Stephen Gould
Sep 19, 20253 min read
Lights! Camera! SHARK! Remembering Frank Mundus
Great White Shark ( natgeokids.com ) 50 years ago the iconic American summer movie Jaws was released, directed by the renowned filmmaker...
Stephen Gould
Sep 15, 20251 min read
Insider's View 2025 - Photo Album
Photos from Insider's View 2025
Liana Mizzi
Sep 12, 20251 min read
A Perfect Ending
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Hamptons Classic on Labor Day weekend 2025!
Stephen Gould
Aug 29, 20251 min read
Homefront to Battlefront: John Michael Fahy
John M. Fahy enlistment photograph ( findagrave.com ) Born in Leamington Spa, England, in July 1924, John M. Fahy’s family moved to the...
Stephen Gould
Jul 18, 20254 min read
Homefront to Battlefront: James Van Allen
James Van Allen (The Collection of Sally Van Allen) Lt. Commander James A. Van Allen, summer resident and husband of Southampton-born,...
Stephen Gould
Jun 27, 20253 min read
Homefront to Battlefront: Warren S. Lutz
One of those who made the ultimate sacrifice was Warren S. Lutz , a graduate of Southampton High School and Norwich University . Lutz was...
Stephen Gould
Jun 20, 20252 min read
Homefront to Battlefront: D-Day Hero, Norman C. Sandford
"Into the Jaws of Death," June 6, 1944. The photograph's original caption reads: "Down the ramp of a Coast Guard landing barge Yankee soldiers storm toward the beach sweeping fire of Nazi defenders in the D-Day invasion of the French Coast. Troops ahead may be seen lying flat under the deadly machinegun resistance of the Germans. Soon the Nazis were driven back under the overwhelming invasion forces thrown in from Coast Guard and Navy amphibious craft." ( The National Archive
Stephen Gould
Jun 6, 20252 min read
The Marvelous Humpty Dumpty Circus
Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus toys, produced between 1903 –ca. 1935 (Southampton History Museum Collection) There is something truly...
Steve Gould
Apr 28, 20253 min read
The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" - April 19, 1775
Near midnight on April 18, 1775, Paul Revere (1734 –1818) , a Boston silversmith, received word that British troops were on the march...
Stephen Gould
Apr 19, 20252 min read