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Homefront to Battlefront: James Van Allen
James Van Allen (The Collection of Sally Van Allen) Lt. Commander James A. Van Allen, summer resident and husband of Southampton-born,...
Stephen Gould
Jun 273 min read
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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...
Stephen Gould
Jun 202 min read
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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...
Stephen Gould
Jun 63 min read
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The Marvelous Humpty Dumpty Circus
Schoenhut Humpty Dumpty Circus toys, produced between 1903 –ca. 1935 (Southampton History Museum Collection) There is something truly...

Steve Gould
Apr 283 min read
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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...
Stephen Gould
Apr 192 min read
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Commeraw Stoneware at the Halsey House: Old artifacts tell new stories
Learn more about the amazing artifacts preserved by the Southampton History Museum.

Sarah Kautz
Feb 284 min read
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