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The Southampton History Museum is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization chartered by the New York State Board of Regents and incorporated under the New York State Education Department.

Our mission is preservation and education: We preserve and educate about local history and culture through our unique historic sites, archives, collections, and engaging public programs.

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Homefront to Battlefront: Warren S. Lutz

Homefront to Battlefront: Warren S. Lutz

Homefront to Battlefront: Warren S. Lutz

One of those who made the ultimate sacrifice was Warren S. Lutz , a graduate of Southampton High School and Norwich University . Lutz was...

Jun 202 min read

Homefront to Battlefront: D-Day Hero, Norman C. Sandford

Homefront to Battlefront: D-Day Hero, Norman C. Sandford

Homefront to Battlefront: D-Day Hero, Norman C. Sandford

"Into the Jaws of Death," June 6, 1944. The photograph's original caption reads: "Down the ramp of a Coast Guard landing barge Yankee...

Jun 63 min read

The Marvelous Humpty Dumpty Circus

The Marvelous Humpty Dumpty Circus

The Marvelous Humpty Dumpty Circus

Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus toys, produced between 1903 –ca. 1935 (Southampton History Museum Collection) There is something truly...

Apr 283 min read

The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" - April 19, 1775

The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" - April 19, 1775

The "Shot Heard 'Round the World" - April 19, 1775

Near midnight on April 18, 1775, Paul Revere (1734 –1818) , a Boston silversmith, received word that British troops were on the march...

Apr 192 min read

Commeraw Stoneware at the Halsey House: Old artifacts tell new stories

Commeraw Stoneware at the Halsey House: Old artifacts tell new stories

Commeraw Stoneware at the Halsey House: Old artifacts tell new stories

Learn more about the amazing artifacts preserved by the Southampton History Museum.

Feb 284 min read

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