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Feb 9, 20212 min read

"Along the Shore of Lake Agawam" and The Home of Pyrrhus Concer (1909)

This is a colorized postcard of the shore of Lake Agawam in Southampton, with the home of Pyrrhus Concer visible in the left-hand side of...

Feb 3, 20211 min read

High Style in the Gilded Age: Grace Clarke Newton

GRACE CLARKE NEWTON - The Poet There is mystery and romance in Grace Clarke Newton’s story, though as the daughter of the noted...

Feb 2, 202110 min read

Main Street, Looking South, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.

This is a photograph of Main Street in Southampton, at the corner of Jobs Lane facing south. This photo is a postcard reproduction,...

Jan 27, 20211 min read

Self-isolating due to Covid in Sierra Madre

Part of our work is to preserve physical artifacts from Southampton's history. We have plenty of old documents and maps and some...

Community

Jan 26, 20213 min read

The Swan on Lake Agawam (early 1900's)

This winter scene postcard depicts a gathering (or ballet) of swans on the shore of Lake Agawam, dated from the early 1900's. The swans...

Jan 20, 20211 min read

Non-Violence and the American Conscience

Yesterday was January 18, 2021, a day known in the United States as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This, the third Monday in January, is...

Articles

Jan 19, 20216 min read

High Style in the Gilded Age: The Cryder Triplets

THE CRYDER TRIPLETS - THE CELEBRITY SISTERS b: 1882 (Edith, d: 1954; Ethel, d: 1964; Elsie, d: 1981) Cryder Memorial Window, St. Andrew’s...

Jan 15, 20218 min read

The Two Pelletreau Houses

There have been two well-known Pelletreau houses in Southampton. The first Pelletreau house, located on Main Street, was purchased by...

Steve Gould

Jan 13, 20212 min read

A Passion for Ice Skating: James Parrish in Photographs

James Cresson Parrish (1840-1926) – the older brother of Samuel Parrish – was a financier with a massive fortune stemming from the...

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Jan 12, 20213 min read

High Style in the Gilded Age: Consuelo Vanderbilt

CONSUELO VANDERBILT BALSAN (1877-1964) - THE PAWN Consuelo Vanderbilt was a willowy beauty of 17 when the 26-year-old Frenchman and...

Jan 8, 20218 min read

Winter Postcard of the Rogers Memorial Library (early 20th century)

This is a postcard depicting a winter scene at the Rogers Memorial Library. The snow is abundant along the roof, tree branches, steps,...

Jan 6, 20211 min read

Places + Faces, 2019

During the summer of 2019 our two interns, Conor and Gina, worked on various projects and events and helped to breakdown and install a...

Jan 5, 202116 min read

High Style in the Gilded Age: Rose de Rose

Rose de Rose (1902-1982) The High Society Misfit Left - Rose de Rose with her father at 6 and a half years old Right - Rose de Rose with...

Jan 1, 20216 min read

Card of James Parrish skating at St. Moritz, New Years 1909

This is a photo of James Parrish ice skating at St. Moritz, as part of a 1909 card wishing the recipient a Happy New Year. James Parrish,...