SouthamptonFest
October 4 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Three of the Southampton History Museum’s unique historic sites in Southampton Village will be open for SouthamptonFest, featuring 14 buildings with displays that span 400+ years of local history, as well as the Nugent Carriage House Thrift Shop and a pop-up exhibition at Veterans Memorial Hall.
Homefront to Battlefront: Southampton during World War II a special pop-up exhibition by the Southampton History Museum, shares the stories of the men and women from our local community who played a role in this historic war. On view at Veterans Memorial Hall, across from Agawam Park at 29 Pond Ln, Saturday, October 4, 11am-4pm. Presented in cooperation with the Village of Southampton, the Village Commission on Veterans Patriotic Events, and the Southampton Cultural Center.
The Pelletreau Silver Shop (built ca. 1686) at 80 Main St. is open October 3-5, 11am-6pm, for tours and jewelry-making demonstrations with the Southampton History Museum’s artist-in-residence, Alyssa Saccente. The rear yard features a delightful garden with native and ornamental plants. The Thomas Halsey House (settled 1648, built ca. 1686) at 249 S. Main St. is open Saturday, October 4, 11am-4pm for tours. One of the oldest English colonial homesteads in New York State, surrounded by charming gardens and grounds designated as a Monarch Butterfly Waystation.
The Rogers Mansion Museum Complex at 17 Meeting House Ln. is open Friday and Saturday, October 4-5, 11am-4pm for self-guided tours. Headquarters of the Southampton History Museum since 1943, with 12 historic structures and displays spanning 400+ years of local history. The restored Sayre Barn (ca. 1845) features a detailed exhibition of the tools and traditions of 19th-century whaling. *Please note that the main Rogers Mansion building is closed to the public for restoration.* The Nugent Carriage House Thrift Shop at 17 Meeting House Ln. is open Saturday, October 4, 9am-4pm. Experience antiquing and vintage shopping in this beautifully restored 1890s building.
