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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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Love Letters from the Great War
William Post Nugent was in love with Hazel Adele Jagger. Only one thing could keep them apart: a world war. The story of their wartime...
Stephen Gould
Feb 144 min read
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Conscience Point: "The First Step"
Conscience Point Historic Site and Nature Walk commemorates one of the most consequential events in our shared past: the landing of the...
Sarah Kautz
Nov 21, 20244 min read
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Honor a Veteran
World War I Veterans on Parade, Southampton ca. 1920. (Southampton History Museum Collection) For hundreds of thousands of men in 1918,...
Stephen Gould
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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The Great War & Southampton
On August 19, 1923, Southampton dedicated a monument in Agawam Park to honor the service and sacrifice of its citizens during the Great...
Stephen Gould
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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