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Our Wise Old Trees
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...
Laurie Collins
Apr 20, 20215 min read
Photo of "Uncle" Thomas E. Warren (1908)
This is a photo of the Southampton whaleman Thomas E. Warren, originally joined with the caption "The oldest living resident of...
Zachary Taylor
Apr 14, 20211 min read
National Pets Day
Being a local history museum, our main focus is on the little stories that happened right here. We tell these stories through artifacts,...
Connor Flanagan
Apr 13, 20217 min read
What is Charm? by Faith Duggal
We had another community member who was inspired by Sam Parrish's 1899 poetry contest, "What is Charm," which prompted her to write a...
Connor Flanagan
Apr 7, 20212 min read
A Virtual Tour of the Old North End, Part 2
On Thursday, April 29th at 11am author and historian Anne Halsey will be giving a lecture live on Zoom detailing the interesting history...
Connor Flanagan
Apr 6, 202111 min read
Faux Fur Women's Hat
This is a large, brimmed black felt and faux fur women's hat. The brim is more elongated and upturned at the front, while being shorter...
Zachary Taylor
Mar 31, 20211 min read
High Style in the Gilded Age: Millicent Rogers
(MARY) MILLICENT ABIGAIL ROGERS (1902-1953) By the time the stunning granddaughter of Standard Oil magnate Henry Huddleston Rogers Sr....
Mary Cummings
Mar 30, 202113 min read
What is Charm? - The Children's School
In 1899 Samuel L. Parrish, founder of the Parrish Art Museum and the last private owner of the Rogers Mansion, formed a competition for...
Connor Flanagan
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Joseph Jacobs: Southampton’s Jewish Pioneer
The Passover celebration commemorates the story of the Israelite's exodus from slavery and persecution in ancient Egypt. Centuries later,...
Steve Gould
Mar 26, 20213 min read
Women's Black Velvet Hat
This women's wide-brimmed black velvet hat is circular and relatively flat, with brown feathers sewn around the brim at the base of the...
Zachary Taylor
Mar 24, 20211 min read
The Pruitts of Southampton
Did you know that there used to be a sitcom that was based around life in Southampton? If you were to watch an episode of The Pruitts of...
Connor Flanagan
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Black Straw Tricorn Hat
This is a black straw tricorn hat, featuring a large brown ostrich feather wrapped around the crown. Ostrich feathers were most popular...
Zachary Taylor
Mar 19, 20211 min read
Black Straw Boater Hat
This black straw boater hat features a thick maroon and pink striped silk ribbon band, with a stiff black tulle (net edge) along the...
Zachary Taylor
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Miss Emily Jane Schrader, She Was Larger Than Life
In 2009 the Southampton History Museum was preparing for an exhibit about women who made a difference in Southampton’s history. We...
Laurie Collins
Mar 16, 20212 min read
Small Child Bonnet
This small child/baby bonnet is made of black straw with two black silk ribbons on both the left and right sides. The brim of the bonnet...
Zachary Taylor
Mar 12, 20211 min read