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Achieving Votes for Women on Long Island and the Nation
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...
Connor Flanagan
Mar 29, 20224 min read
Saint Patrick: History vs Hagiography
Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland a the Irish’s quintessential holiday. What could be more Irish? The only thing is, he wasn’t...
Connor Flanagan
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Southampton's 20th Century Influencers: Roy Lichtenstein, Pop Art Groundbreaker
In 1952, writing in ARTnews, Fairfield Porter hails the 29-year-old Roy Lichtenstein as “a young newcomer” to the art world though, at...
Mary Cummings
Mar 15, 202210 min read
Southampton’s 20th Century Influencers: William S. Paley, Founder of CBS
William Paley and CBS are larger subjects than I imagined when I first chose to do this talk. But here goes. It was 1951 when CBS...
Tom Edmonds
Mar 10, 202210 min read
Carole Stone: Poetry of Witness Workshop
Carole Stone is a Distinguished Professor of English and creative writing, emerita, Montclair State University. Her poetry collections...
Connor Flanagan
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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,...
Steve Gould
Feb 8, 20224 min read
Southampton's 20th Century Influencers: Larry Rivers, In A Class By Himself
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...
Mary Cummings
Feb 1, 202216 min read
Tiana Coastguard Men of Color 1942 - 1944
Please join historian Sandi Brewster-Walker for a lively discussion on the crew of color who lived and worked at East Quogue’s Tiana...
Connor Flanagan
Jan 25, 20221 min read
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...
Tom Edmonds
Jan 18, 20222 min read
Scott Chaskey: Readings from a South Fork Author, Poet and Farmer
Scott Chaskey is a poet, farmer, and educator. For 30 years he cultivated garlic, greens, potatoes, and sixty other crops for the Peconic...
Connor Flanagan
Jan 11, 20221 min read
“Sunny 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...
Mary Cummings
Jan 4, 20223 min read
Southampton's Collection of Bert Morgan Negatives – The Blue Haven “Twist Party”
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. &...
Zachary Taylor
Dec 28, 20211 min read
Southampton's 20th Century Influencers: Jack Dempsey, The Manassa Mauler
Before getting into the life story of Jack Dempsey, it is important to understand the history of boxing as a sport in human culture....
Connor Flanagan
Dec 21, 202121 min read
The Amber Crane and Indigenous Food Sovereignty
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...
Connor Flanagan
Dec 14, 20211 min read
Historic Christmas Cards
To start off the month of December, we will be exploring a selection of five Christmas & Holiday cards from the Museum's Collection. Many...
Zachary Taylor
Dec 7, 20213 min read