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Tom Edmonds
Apr 22, 20232 min read
Iya Alaro: The Indigo Trade and the Power of Women in Yorubaland
By Oluwaseyi (Shayee) Awoyomi, Curated by Harlem Needle Arts An outdoor exhibit titled IYA ALARO by multidisciplinary artist Oluwaseyi...
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Steve Gould
Jul 19, 20224 min read
To Arms! African American Soldiers in the American Civil War
The role of African Americans, particularly African American soldiers, in the American Civil War is often overlooked. Despite heroic...
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Connor Flanagan
Jan 25, 20221 min read
Tiana Coastguard Men of Color 1942 - 1944
Please join historian Sandi Brewster-Walker for a lively discussion on the crew of color who lived and worked at East Quogue’s Tiana...
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Connor Flanagan
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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...
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Connor Flanagan
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Captain Mercator Cooper’s Whaling Log
This week I wanted to share with you, not something from our collection, but something from the New Bedford Whaling Museum’s collection...
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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 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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Connor Flanagan
Jan 19, 20216 min read
Non-Violence and the American Conscience
Yesterday was January 18, 2021, a day known in the United States as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This, the third Monday in January, is...
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Connor Flanagan
Aug 25, 202012 min read
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...
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Connor Flanagan
Jun 23, 20204 min read
Sons of Gideon Lodge
"I've always been curious about this building."
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Steve Gould
Feb 19, 20204 min read
Harriet Tubman and the Raid at Combahee Ferry
The raid, known as the Combahee River Raid, was the only Civil War action organized by a female civilian.
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