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Stephen Gould
- Jul 23
- 1 min
The Heart of the NowedonahĀ
Update on the Nowedonah boat-building project.
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Stephen Gould
- Jun 4
- 2 min
The Nowedonah, Princess of the Sea
Learn more about building theĀ Nowedonah, a St. Ayles rowing skiff, at the Museum's Sayre Barn this spring/summer!
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Sarah Kautz
- Dec 14, 2023
- 1 min
Southampton Summer Society at Play: Explore our new digital collection with New York Heritage
We're thrilled to announce our recent collaboration with New York Heritage, enabling Southampton History Museum to reach more people by...
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Steve Gould
- Feb 14, 2023
- 2 min
The Art of Love
There is no denying that James Killeen was madly in love with one of the daughters of Captain James Green. Although the story of James...
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Steve Gould
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
Shipwreck! The Tragic Loss of the Circassian
In December 1876, the cargo ship Circassian was wrecked off the coast of Mecox Bay near Bridgehampton. Although she was initially...
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Steve Gould
- Nov 8, 2022
- 2 min
Proud Civil War Veteran
Deep Dive: Exploring the Exhibits This oil portrait is of a proud Civil War veteran, Philip Brady, in his military uniform. Prominent on...
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Mary Cummings
- Oct 11, 2022
- 6 min
The Catastrophic Hurricane of 1938: Lost Lives, Beaches Battered, Neighborhoods Annihilated
A Day Like Any Other After three days of rain, the morning of Wednesday, September 21, 1938, dawned bright and fair in Southampton....
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Mary Cummings
- Sep 27, 2022
- 4 min
The Edward Foster Homestead
The house at 264 South Main Street, which local history traces to 1695, was part of the vast property holdings acquired by the Foster...
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Tom Edmonds
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
Captain Barney Greenās House: 172 South Main Street, Southampton
This distinctive mansion, with a Second Empire-style Mansard roof, was built in 1871 or 1872 by whaling Captain Barney Green. It was...
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Connor Flanagan
- Aug 30, 2022
- 4 min
Chalet de Imer
By Cynthia V.A. Schaffner Unique among Southamptonās early twentieth century residences was Chalet de Imer ā a timber and stone masonry...
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Steve Gould
- Aug 16, 2022
- 2 min
Fore! The Golf Clubs of Willie Dunn, Sr.
William āWillieā Dunn Sr. was a Scottish professional golf player, born in Musselburgh (outside Edinburgh), Scotland in 1821. Willie...
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Steve Gould
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Dimon in the Rough
Historic 14 Flying Point Road This farmhouse on Flying Point Road has deep roots in the Southampton community. The house was built about...
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Steve Gould
- Jul 19, 2022
- 4 min
To Arms! African American Soldiers in the American Civil War
The role of African Americans, particularly African American soldiers, in the American Civil War is often overlooked. Despite heroic...
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Connor Flanagan
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Clamming with Charles Sumner Bunn
Cynthia Van Allen Schaffner is a direct descendent of Thomas Halsey Jr. who built the Halsey House & Garden that we care for today and...
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Laurie Collins
- Jun 28, 2022
- 1 min
Dr.'s Home to CVS
Can you guess where this house was located in the Southampton Village? It used to stand on Main Street where the CVS is today. In 1822...
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Tom Edmonds
- Jun 14, 2022
- 6 min
Ocean Castle on Meadow Lane
It is 1929, the year the economy will take a spectacular plunge, but William F. Ladd, too rich to fret over ominous signs, has set his...
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Tom Edmonds
- Apr 5, 2022
- 2 min
Laffalot in Art Village
The story of Laffalot comes from Southamptonās short lived Art Colony period and could not be told without including its energetic first...
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Steve Gould
- Feb 8, 2022
- 4 min
Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat Lexington (Nathaniel Currier; 1840)
The paddlewheel steamboat Lexington left its pier on Manhattan's East River at 4:00 p.m. on January 13, 1840, bound for Stonington,...
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Tom Edmonds
- Jan 18, 2022
- 2 min
A 1740 Cape Cod on Post Lane
Photos of the property by Douglas Elliman R.E. This sweet Cape Cod-style house on Post Lane was recently sold to new owners. It is...
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Mary Cummings
- Jan 4, 2022
- 3 min
āSunny Hours (242 South Main Street) and Edward Herrick Foster (1844-1931)
242 South Main Street and Edward H. Foster In the 1870s recorded land transactions in Southampton indicate that property in and around...
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