The actor we all know as Gary Cooper was born Frank James Cooper on May 7, 1901 in Helena Montana approximately 2,300 miles from...

Women in New York secured the vote in 1917, first voted in 1918, and in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified extending the vote to all...

Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland a the Irish’s quintessential holiday. What could be more Irish? The only thing is, he wasn’t...

In 1952, writing in ARTnews, Fairfield Porter hails the 29-year-old Roy Lichtenstein as “a young newcomer” to the art world though, at...

I’ll start my talk today on a brief personal note. When I was in high school in Southampton we got a thrilling new next-door neighbor on...

Please join historian Sandi Brewster-Walker for a lively discussion on the crew of color who lived and worked at East Quogue’s Tiana...

Scott Chaskey is a poet, farmer, and educator. For 30 years he cultivated garlic, greens, potatoes, and sixty other crops for the Peconic...

On the grounds of Blue Haven in Southampton, there was a "Twist Party" held in a bomb shelter in the 1960's. This party hosted by Mr. &...

Before getting into the life story of Jack Dempsey, it is important to understand the history of boxing as a sport in human culture....

Thankfully for the last almost 2 years now we have been able to record and then post to youtube all of our lectures for anyone who can't...

Since June of this year, Dr. Gregory S. Hunter and his students at Long Island University have increased their uploaded photos from the...

Artist Jane Wilson, best known for he luminous landscapes hovering between abstraction and representation, once told an interviewer that...

On November 4th we had the pleasure of hosting a talk by archaeologist Dr. Allison McGovern where she talked a lot about the work she has...

Ma's House serves as a communal art space and residency for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists on the Shinnecock Reservation

Southampton is fortunate to have local historians who have been keeping track of the history of Southampton since 1640. Many original...

This past spring while sitting at home I was scrolling through my social media accounts, bored and not sure what the do the rest of that...