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Zachary Taylor
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Ostrich Feather Hat
This black wool hat features both black netting and a brown and cream colored ostrich feather. Additional accessories include a grosgrain...
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Connor Flanagan
Mar 9, 20218 min read
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...
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Connor Flanagan
Mar 6, 20211 min read
2020 Annual Report
We here at the Southampton History Museum would like to thank each and every one of you who has made an effort to support us over this...
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Zachary Taylor
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Faux Flower Straw Hat
This straw hat is adored with orange, yellow and red faux flowers and green leaves around the crown. A brown tubular-shaped material is...
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Zachary Taylor
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Feathered Black Fur Beret
This beret is made of black fur and has a metal form and black material lining. The front is decorated with long black feathers, sized...
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Mary Cummings
Mar 2, 202111 min read
High Style in the Gilded Age: Frances Breese Miller
FRANCES (TANTY) BREESE MILLER 1893-1985 Frances Breese Miller lives a life in two acts. In the first, she is born into the mannered...
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Zachary Taylor
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Brenda Simmons and Dr. Cornel West
This is a photo of Brenda Simmons and Dr. Cornel West, taken in the aftermath of a chance encounter between the two at CVS in Southampton...
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Connor Flanagan
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Whaling Captains of Color with Skip Finley
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting author Skip Finley to talk bout his book, "Whaling Captains of Color: America's First...
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Zachary Taylor
Feb 17, 20212 min read
Photograph of Dr. Patricia Turner
This is a black & white photograph of Dr. Patricia Turner. Dr. Turner was born in Sag Harbor, receiving her education locally, and...
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Connor Flanagan
Feb 16, 20214 min read
From Pantry to Parlor: How the Heart Motif was used in the Early American Home
Last week one of our wonderful board members, Gerri MacWhinnie, came by the museum with parts of her amazing heart collection. If you...
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Zachary Taylor
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Temple Toggle Harpoon (19th c.)
This harpoon in the Southampton History Museum's collection is in the style of a Temple Toggle, a technique that was invented by the...
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Connor Flanagan
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Brenda Simmons, Executive Director of the Southampton African American Museum
I have worked with Brenda on a number of different projects over the last few years. Mostly pertaining to highlighting the story of...
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Zachary Taylor
Feb 3, 20211 min read
"Along the Shore of Lake Agawam" and The Home of Pyrrhus Concer (1909)
This is a colorized postcard of the shore of Lake Agawam in Southampton, with the home of Pyrrhus Concer visible in the left-hand side of...
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Mary Cummings
Feb 2, 202110 min read
High Style in the Gilded Age: Grace Clarke Newton
GRACE CLARKE NEWTON - The Poet There is mystery and romance in Grace Clarke Newton’s story, though as the daughter of the noted...
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Zachary Taylor
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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,...
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