Southampton History: Recording the Past | Yankee Doodle | Heritage Fair, 5.9th | Halsey House Gala, 7.3rd ….

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Upcoming Programs

————————

Recording the Past

Saturday, April 25th

11am – 12pm

Step into the early days of recorded sound with a live, hands-on program featuring an original Edison wax cylinder phonograph. Participants will listen to authentic recordings from the 1890s through the 1920s, explore antique phonographs up close, and, as a group, create a real recording on a wax cylinder using genuine early-1900s equipment.

RSVP Here

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

————————-

Yankee Doodle Goes to Sea
with Historian Stephen Sanfilippo

————-

Saturday, May 2nd

11am – 12pm

In Yankee Doodle Goes to Sea, historian and musician Stephen Sanfilippo brings this maritime history to life through authentic songs from the era. Selections include “The Hancock,” recounting America’s first naval victory on the high seas; “The Yankee Privateer,” telling of bold captures of British merchant ships; “The Brave Town of Machias,” celebrating a Maine community’s resistance to British forces; and “The Ballad of General Woodhull,” a lyrical take on the Battle of Brooklyn.

RSVP Here

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

—————————–

Historic Embroidery: A Workshop with Erica-Lynn Huberty

Thursday, May 7th

1pm – 2:30pm

Led by fiber artist Erica-Lynn Huberty, this hands-on workshop explores the art of textile needlework as practiced in Southampton during the 17th and 18th centuries. Participants will examine authentic examples of historic needlework and learn about the important role these skills played in everyday life. After the discussion, Erica-Lynn will guide attendees through several traditional stitching techniques, and each participant will create a small piece of their own to take home.

RSVP Here

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Join us for an unforgettable celebration marking the 250th anniversary of the United States of America at the Southampton History Museum’s Heritage Fair! This one-day, family-friendly event will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026, and will honor our nation’s rich history while celebrating our shared heritage and community spirit.

FREE ADMISSION

RSVP Here

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

More Information Here

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

———————————-

Halsey House Open House

SATURDAYS

June 6th – August 29th

11am – 4pm

Step into history at your own pace by visiting the historic Halsey House & Garden for a self-guided tour!

More Information Here

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Learn & Explore

—————————————

Learn how to make your own sterling silver jewelry in the very same space where Elias Pelletreau (1726-1810),

Southampton’s celebrated Patriot silversmith, practiced his craft!

Lessons are led by our talented artist-in-residence Alyssa Saccente.

Classes available year round!

More Information & Booking

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Visit our four historic sites

Rogers Mansion Museum Complex

17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton

Headquarters of the Southampton History Museum since 1943, featuring an assemblage of 12 historic structures spanning nearly 400 years of local history, anchored by the spectacular Rogers Mansion.

Halsey House & Garden

249 South Main Street, Southampton

One of the oldest English colonial homesteads in New York State. The Halsey family first settled here in 1648 and built this house ca. 1683.

——————

Pelletreau Silver Shop

80 Main Street, Southampton

This tiny building, constructed ca. 1686, is one the oldest continuously operated places of business in the United States. Most famously, it was once the workshop of American patriot and silversmith, Elias Pelletreau (1726-1810).

Conscience Point

1640 Conscience Point Rd, Southampton

A historic site and nature walk commemorating the landing of Southampton’s first English settlers in 1640. Upon reaching the shore, one of the settlers is said to have exclaimed, “For Conscience sake, dry land!”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~