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Real Estate has always played a significant and sometimes controversial role in Southampton’s history. Recently, prosperity and demand...

This black and white postcard depicts the Gymnasium & Reading Room of Southampton, L.I, as stated in the text on the bottom. The most...

This charming poem of remembrance is by Marjorie Hyman, long time summer resident of Southampton Village. Anyone that has ever visited...

This photograph is of the commercial building at the corner of Main Street and Meeting House Lane of Southampton, facing northeast. The...

When I first came to the Southampton History Museum as an intern in the summer of 2015, there was discussion starting around trying to...

This is a photo of Abigail Fithian Halsey, sister of former Town Historian Lizbeth Halsey White and a descendent of early Southampton...

Often credited as the founder of the Southampton summer colony, Thomas, the most celebrated gynecologist of his age, was an extremely...

This is a photograph of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House located on 20 Main Street, Southampton. The photo was...

On Thursday, April 29th at 11am author and historian Anne Halsey will be giving a lecture live on Zoom detailing the interesting history...

This is a postcard of the intersection of Jobs Lane and Main Street in Southampton facing west. The postmark on this card is dated April...

We hear a lot about the historic buildings in our community. We feel bad every time one is lost or not appreciated. Trees are often...

This is a photo of the Southampton whaleman Thomas E. Warren, originally joined with the caption "The oldest living resident of...

Being a local history museum, our main focus is on the little stories that happened right here. We tell these stories through artifacts,...

We had another community member who was inspired by Sam Parrish's 1899 poetry contest, "What is Charm," which prompted her to write a...

On Thursday, April 29th at 11am author and historian Anne Halsey will be giving a lecture live on Zoom detailing the interesting history...