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“Sunny Hours (242 South Main Street) and Edward Herrick Foster (1844-1931)
242 South Main Street and Edward H. Foster In the 1870s recorded land transactions in Southampton indicate that property in and around...
Mary Cummings
Jan 4, 20223 min read
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Southampton's Collection of Bert Morgan Negatives – The Blue Haven “Twist Party”
On the grounds of Blue Haven in Southampton, there was a "Twist Party" held in a bomb shelter in the 1960's. This party hosted by Mr. &...
Zachary Taylor
Dec 28, 20211 min read
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Southampton's 20th Century Influencers: Jack Dempsey, The Manassa Mauler
Before getting into the life story of Jack Dempsey, it is important to understand the history of boxing as a sport in human culture....
Connor Flanagan
Dec 21, 202121 min read
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The Amber Crane and Indigenous Food Sovereignty
Thankfully for the last almost 2 years now we have been able to record and then post to youtube all of our lectures for anyone who can't...
Connor Flanagan
Dec 14, 20211 min read
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Historic Christmas Cards
To start off the month of December, we will be exploring a selection of five Christmas & Holiday cards from the Museum's Collection. Many...
Zachary Taylor
Dec 7, 20213 min read
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Southampton's Collection of Bert Morgan Negatives - An Update
Since June of this year, Dr. Gregory S. Hunter and his students at Long Island University have increased their uploaded photos from the...
Zachary Taylor
Nov 30, 20212 min read
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Southampton's 20th Century Influencers: Jane Wilson, Artist of the Ethereal
Artist Jane Wilson, best known for he luminous landscapes hovering between abstraction and representation, once told an interviewer that...
Mary Cummings
Nov 23, 202111 min read
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Long Island Dirt: Recovering our Buried Past
On November 4th we had the pleasure of hosting a talk by archaeologist Dr. Allison McGovern where she talked a lot about the work she has...
Connor Flanagan
Nov 16, 20211 min read
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Ma's House: A Communal Art Space for BIPOC Artists
Ma's House serves as a communal art space and residency for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists on the Shinnecock Reservation
Zachary Taylor
Nov 9, 20213 min read
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FAKE NEWS – The English Settling of Southampton
Southampton is fortunate to have local historians who have been keeping track of the history of Southampton since 1640. Many original...
Laurie Collins
Nov 2, 20216 min read
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Deep Dive: Exploring the Collections
"Untitled (Birds) #3 & 4" Series by Tom Edmonds During the Halloween season of 2018, our own Executive Director Tom Edmonds designed his...
Zachary Taylor
Oct 26, 20211 min read
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"Untitled (Birds) #1 & 2" Series by Tom Edmonds
During the Halloween season of 2018, our own Executive Director Tom Edmonds designed his own works to add to the Haunted Rogers Mansion...
Zachary Taylor
Oct 19, 20211 min read
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Updated Evidence of the Paranormal
Studies into all things ghost related are hard to do. Michael Cardinuto, founder of the Long Island Paranormal Investigators always...
Connor Flanagan
Oct 12, 20212 min read
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Exterminate All the Brutes
This past spring while sitting at home I was scrolling through my social media accounts, bored and not sure what the do the rest of that...
Connor Flanagan
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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"Sayre House, 1648" Cream Pitcher & Sugar Bowl
Similar to the Art Museum Cream Pitcher featured in the previous Deep Dive, the 17th century Sayre House is the notable feature seen on...
Zachary Taylor
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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