The book Sperm Whales: The Gentle Goliaths of the Ocean (Rizzoli, 2022) by Gaelin Rosenwaks with Foreward by Carl Safina tells the story of sperm whale families through photography and film. [Read more…] about Sperm Whales: Gentle Goliaths
Southampton Historical Museum
How Are The Bees Doing?
The Southampton Historical Museum is hosting “How are the Bees Doing?,” a program with Deborah Klughers of Bonac Bees, set for Thursday, June 29th. [Read more…] about How Are The Bees Doing?
The Wreck of the Circassian: A Graveyard of the Shinnecock Nation
In December 1876, the cargo ship Circassian was wrecked off the coast of Mecox Bay near Bridgehampton on the South Fork Long Island in Suffolk County, NY. Although she was initially stranded just off shore, a fierce winter storm finally destroyed her, killing ten members of the Shinnecock Nation who were working to salvage her cargo. [Read more…] about The Wreck of the Circassian: A Graveyard of the Shinnecock Nation
Harlem Needle Arts Exhibit On Long Island
The Halsey House & Garden in Southampton on Long Island is hosting “IYA ALARO,” an outdoor exhibit by multidisciplinary artist Oluwaseyi (Shayee) Awoyomi who is also a fifth-generation textile dryer from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. The exhibition is on display through September 15th. [Read more…] about Harlem Needle Arts Exhibit On Long Island
Forgotten Treasures in the Samuel L. Parrish Collection
Samuel L. Parrish (1849 – 1932) was a prosperous NYC attorney who summered in Southampton on Long Island. He was born into a wealthy Quaker family in Philadelphia and attended Harvard, where he developed an interest in Italian art. After graduating, Parrish went to Italy for a year studying Classical and Renaissance art.
In 1877 he opened a very successful law practice in the city of New York. He visited friends and family in Southampton during the summer season and traveled to Italy regularly. While there he decided to open an art museum in Southampton. [Read more…] about Forgotten Treasures in the Samuel L. Parrish Collection
The Natural History of Long Island
The Southampton History Museum will host “Our Island’s Story: The Natural History of Long Island,” a virtual program set for Tuesday, February 17th. [Read more…] about The Natural History of Long Island
Before Central Park: Farms, Businesses, Churches, Wars and Burial Grounds
Before Central Park became a model for city parks worldwide, the land was the site of farms, businesses, churches, wars, and burial grounds – and home to many different kinds of New Yorkers.
In her book Before Central Park, historian emerita of the Central Park Conservancy Sara Cedar Miller chronicles two and half centuries of history, she tells the stories of a secret Revolutionary War meeting of George Washington and his generals, the Dutch taverns in Harlem, the personalities of Seneca Village, the unique Bloomingdale Black community of landowners, and the farm of James Amory now the Mall, Bethesda Terrace, and Sheep Meadow and more. [Read more…] about Before Central Park: Farms, Businesses, Churches, Wars and Burial Grounds
Sibyl’s Dollhouse On Display On Long Island Through December
Bob Tuma found time from piloting his charter fishing boat to build a finely detailed 3-story colonial revival style dollhouse in 1/12th scale with 16 rooms, including 5 bedrooms and a children’s playroom over a two-year period, working in the basement workshop of his Montauk, Long Island home during the 1960s and 70s. [Read more…] about Sibyl’s Dollhouse On Display On Long Island Through December
Port of Missing Men: A Gilded Age Ghost Hunt
The Port of Missing Men is one of the last surviving mansions from the Gilded Age whose interior is unchanged since the Roaring Twenties. It was built by H.H. Rogers, Jr. whose father was the wealthiest man in the U.S in 1910.
The estate was created on over 2,000 acres on the Great Peconic Bay as a hunting lodge. It was a place for men to hunt and get away from their families who summered in Southampton, hence the name “Port of Missing Men.” The Rogers family continues to occupy the estate today. It may be the last Gilded Age mansion on Long Island owned by the original family. [Read more…] about Port of Missing Men: A Gilded Age Ghost Hunt
Architectural Hike to Cooper’s Beach, Southampton
The Southampton History Museum and the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society will host an “Architectural Hike to Cooper’s Beach,” on Wednesday, October 26th. [Read more…] about Architectural Hike to Cooper’s Beach, Southampton