Annual Appeal 2024

Help us do more to preserve our local history and culture. Please give to Southampton History Museum’s Annual Appeal today!

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Help us do more to preserve Southampton’s unique history and culture. Consider giving to the Southampton History Museum’s Annual Appeal today. From free education programs to new exhibitions and research projects, your contribution will help us meaningfully connect more people than ever with Southampton’s storied past. Here are some of our many programs and activities that your donation helps make possible: 
 

• FREE Education Programs: Designed for K-12 students, our educational programs provide enhanced learning experiences that reinforce NYS curriculum standards.

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• FREE Senior Events: Each year we host a series of festive gatherings in partnership with Southampton Village for our community’s “seasoned” citizens at Rogers Mansion.

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• FREE Public Programs & Events: We offer a variety of lectures, gallery talks, exhibition openings, and other activities year-round. Hundreds of guests joined us this September for the return of our historically themed Fall Fair, which featured demonstrations of broom making, blacksmithing, Shinnecock beadwork, basket weaving, bouquet making, sheepshearing, storytelling, live 19th century music, much more!

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• Special Exhibitions: This year we hosted three shows at the Rogers Mansion gallery, including: All Aboard! 190 years of the Long Island Railroad, March 8–April 26, in partnership with the Railroad Museum of Long Island; RECLAMATION: Narratives of Space, Historic, and Culture, May 10–September 28, in partnership with Ma’s House & BIPOC Art Studio; and The Great War & Southampton, now on view at Rogers Mansion in support of Southampton Village’s efforts to restore the Southampton War Memorial in Agawam Park. Plans are now underway for 2025 and 2026, including an exhibition exploring local experiences of the American Revolution to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

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• Historic Preservation Initiatives: We are investing in careful planning and updates for our one-of-a-kind historic buildings to ensure their long-term preservation for generations to come. Recent repairs at the Thomas Halsey House enabled us to reopen this extraordinary building to visitors this summer. We’re looking forward to launching more restoration projects in the coming months.

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• Archives & Research Center: Open by appointment, our extensive library and archives center is professionally staffed and features over 8,000 volumes, maps, photographs, and more. We help visitors from near and far learn more about their genealogy and investigate local history. Meanwhile, our ongoing digitization efforts continue to make the museum’s exceptional collections more accessible.

Please know that your gift is highly valued by our staff, trustees, many volunteers and the wider Southampton community.