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D.A.R. Chapter House (April 1973)
This is a photograph of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter House located on 20 Main Street, Southampton. The photo was...

Zachary Taylor
Apr 28, 20211 min read
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Jobs Lane and Main Street Showing Library
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...

Zachary Taylor
Apr 21, 20211 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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A Virtual Tour of the Old North End, Part 1
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
Mar 9, 20218 min read
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Main Street, Looking South, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
This is a photograph of Main Street in Southampton, at the corner of Jobs Lane facing south. This photo is a postcard reproduction,...

Zachary Taylor
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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Self-isolating due to Covid in Sierra Madre
Part of our work is to preserve physical artifacts from Southampton's history. We have plenty of old documents and maps and some...

Connor Flanagan
Jan 26, 20213 min read
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The Two Pelletreau Houses
There have been two well-known Pelletreau houses in Southampton. The first Pelletreau house, located on Main Street, was purchased by...

Steve Gould
Jan 13, 20212 min read
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A Passion for Ice Skating: James Parrish in Photographs
James Cresson Parrish (1840-1926) – the older brother of Samuel Parrish – was a financier with a massive fortune stemming from the...

Zachary Taylor
Jan 12, 20213 min read
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Pyrrhus Concer: An Adventurous Life Self-guided tour
A collaborative project of Pyrrhus Concer is one of Southampton's most important historical figures. Through the study of his life and...

Connor Flanagan
Aug 25, 202012 min read
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Family History and Memories
When I was a junior in high school my social studies teacher gave my class an assignment. Mr. Conklin was a passionate genealogist. I...

Laurie Collins
Aug 11, 20204 min read
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Playing in Mud Puddles on John Street
I grew up in the Southampton Village in the 1960’s. It was a wonderful place to grow up. It has changed so much over the years and I feel...

Laurie Collins
Jul 21, 20205 min read
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Sons of Gideon Lodge
"I've always been curious about this building."

Connor Flanagan
Jun 23, 20204 min read
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Video Footage: Founder's Day: 275th and 375th Anniversaries
As a follow-up to the lecture given on the 11th of June, we at the Southampton History Museum have decided to share footage of both the...

Zachary Taylor
Jun 16, 20201 min read
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Finding God in Southampton
We got an email submission for our Corona Journals project that was a bit longer than the normal submission. Kenneth Gatten III has very...

Connor Flanagan
Jun 9, 202010 min read
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Letters Home
"As for the gas I got, why I was burned more than anything."

Laurie Collins
May 26, 20205 min read
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SOUTHAMPTON UNDER SIEGE
"Southampton Under Siege" was the first exhibit I helped create when I started at the Southampton History Museum in 2016. The majority of...

Connor Flanagan
May 19, 20209 min read
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The Pelletreau Silver Shop
There sits at #80 Main Street in Southampton Village a tiny little building known as the Pelletreau Silver Shop.

Laurie Collins
May 12, 20203 min read
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