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Steve Gould
Jul 14, 20203 min read
The Union Iron Clad Monitor "Montauk"
The USS Montauk was one of many iron clad warships develped in the Civil War, named after the eastern lighthouse on Long Island
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Mary Cummings
Jul 7, 20203 min read
Richard Barthelmess (1895 - 1963)
For 25 years, as a matinee idol of the silent screen, and later in the “Talkies,” Richard Barthelmess “brought great sighs from women in...
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Mary Cummings
Jun 30, 20204 min read
Southampton Horse Association
With all the attention that has been paid to Southampton’s club life in the Gilded Age, how is it that summer society’s infatuation with...
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Connor Flanagan
Jun 23, 20204 min read
Sons of Gideon Lodge
"I've always been curious about this building."
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Zachary Taylor
Jun 16, 20201 min read
Video Footage: Founder's Day: 275th and 375th Anniversaries
As a follow-up to the lecture given on the 11th of June, we at the Southampton History Museum have decided to share footage of both the...
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Laurie Collins
May 26, 20205 min read
Letters Home
"As for the gas I got, why I was burned more than anything."
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Laurie Collins
May 12, 20203 min read
The Pelletreau Silver Shop
There sits at #80 Main Street in Southampton Village a tiny little building known as the Pelletreau Silver Shop.
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Laurie Collins
Apr 28, 20203 min read
The Story of Sterry Stone
This story is a tribute to all the volunteers who have been working hard to restore the old cemeteries in Southampton Town.
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Connor Flanagan
Apr 14, 20209 min read
Former Owner of the Halsey House: Arthur J. Peabody
Arthur J. Peadbody, former owner of the Thomas Halsey Homestead
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Mary Cummings
Apr 7, 20206 min read
Crutchley: King of Crullers
One of my earliest memories is of being sent to Crutchley’s to buy a box of crullers. I lived a block away on Little Plains Road and when...
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Mary Cummings
Mar 31, 20204 min read
Southampton and the Devastating Influenza Epidemic of 1918
We have been here before.
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Steve Gould
Feb 19, 20204 min read
Harriet Tubman and the Raid at Combahee Ferry
The raid, known as the Combahee River Raid, was the only Civil War action organized by a female civilian.
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