Learn & Explore

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Southampton African American Museum:
The Power of Resilience

Saturday, February 7

2pm –5pm

In celebration of Black History Month, the Southampton History Museum is proud to support our neighbors at the Southampton African American Museum as they present The Power of Resilience.

We invite you to join in for an afternoon of reflection, history, and community to honor the strength, perseverance, and resilience that continue to shape Black history and culture.

The Power of Resilience Featuring Art Exhibition Opening & Reception

Visit the Southampton African American Museum to learn more.

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WHB Historical Museum Presents: Southampton Under Siege

Sunday, February 8

1pm – 3pm

The Southampton History Museum’s Southampton Under Siege exhibit in 2016 is expanding in 2026 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Who were Southampton’s figures in America’s fight for independence? What risks did they take? How did their actions ripple through the pages of history?

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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!”

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