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Rogers Mansion In Southampton THE UGLY HOLIDAY SWEATER PARTY in Southampton is sure to bring holiday cheer. There will be food, drinks, music, and a couple of surprises! Make sure you wear your ugliest, most original holiday sweater as they celebrate the pleasures of the holiday season at the Captain Albert Rogers Mansion with an Ugly Holiday Sweater competition! The Greek Revival Mansion will be decorated with garlands of fresh winter greens and filled with bountiful hors d'oeuvres, sumptuous sweets, and a hot chocolate bar. Visit Rogers Mansion - March to December, Wednesday to Saturday, 11am to 4pm UGLY HOLIDAY SWEATER PARTY TICKETS  

The Thomas Halsey Homestead SOUTHAMPTON NY -- On Saturday, July 7, between 5:30 and 8:00 pm the Southampton Historical Museum will celebrate the Summer Of Love at its annual Halsey House Gala. This neighborly lawn party "Be-In" takes place at Southampton’s oldest home - The Thomas Halsey Homestead, established in 1648 by one of our founding families. Attendees to the 2018 Summer of Love fundraiser will enjoy sunset cocktails amid a colonial landscape and newly restored herb garden. Inside the expansive tent, friends can enjoy our nostalgic late-1960s Hamptons chic atmosphere and toast to the summer ahead, while the lavish hors d’oeuvres are locally-sourced from our farms and bays. Spontaneous dancing on the grass is encouraged…music by DJ Twilo will feature Joni Mitchell, the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and Jefferson Airplane, among other 60's and 70's hits. A curated silent auction offers the essentials of life in the Hamptons, like a coc...

St Andrews Dune Church See Southampton Homes Behind the Hedges: Tour participants will experience six extraordinary houses that illustrate Southampton’s unique architectural history from colonial days to present. Participants also have the opportunity to tour the 1648 Thomas Halsey Homestead and Saint Andrew’s Dune Church. A champagne reception catered by Sant Ambroeus will follow the tour at 4:30PM at the Rogers Mansion. Houses on the tour include: Village Gem Village Gem  This handsome home sits on nearly an acre, property where Captain E. Halsey, after his last whaling voyage on the Ship Franklin, built a home in 1848. Today’s house and grounds boast all the amenities of modern times, while giving a nod to the property’s rich history. Smaller rooms retain a cozy, traditional look, while a spacious wing with glass-paned French doors is light-filled and furnished with a sofa and chairs that beg to be sunk into. On The Waterfront ...

Rogers Mansion From a lakefront gabled home to a recently renovated the turn-of-the-century residence, the Southampton History Museum's ninth annual "Insider's View" house tour on Saturday, June 2, will offer a unique opportunity to enter and admire a few of Southampton's most extraordinary architectural gems.  Attendees will have a rare chance to view stunning interiors furnished with flair, whether the owner favors a high-style contemporary look, classic elegance or an eclectic approach that reflects the personal style of a connoisseur. An early-season highlight on the Hamptons social calendar, the tour is a favorite with design mavens and others who come in search of inspiration and a good time. Houses are open from 1 to 4 p.m., after which attendees are invited to a champagne reception, catered by Sant Ambroeus restaurant, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the beautiful Rogers Mansion at 17 Meeting House Lane in Southampton. $95 IN ADVANCE ...

Red Creek Schoolhouse Join the Southampton Historical Museum as we celebrate the grand reopening of the 1830 Red Creek School House. Thanks to a matching grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, Inc. this building has been beautifully restored to its original state. Stop by any time from 4 -5 for a free self-guided tour of the Grounds of the Rogers Mansion, including this newly renovated treasure. Light refreshments will be served. No rain date. Saturday, May 5, 4:00 PM Grounds of the Rogers Mansion, 17 Meeting House Ln Free Admission Photo By: James Edstrom  

Sebonack Golf Club SEBONACK GOLF CLUB TOURNAMENT Benefiting the Southampton Historical Museum Tuesday, May 22, 2018 $750 per person, limited admission; first come, first serve; payment in advance required. REGISTRATION: 12:00 noon LUNCH: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm A delicious buffet of savory foods and sweets. TOURNAMENT: 1:30 pm shot gun to 6:00 pm “Play your own ball,” lowest score gets a trophy. COCKTAIL PARTY: 6:00 to 7:30 pm Tickets for just the cocktail party: $175 per person includes 1 drink ticket. DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 To reserve call Nicole or Laurie: 631 283-2494 with a VISA, MC or AMEX. Sebonack Club House Situated on 300 acres in Southampton, NY, overseeing both National Golf Club and Shinnecock Hills Golf Course, the Sebonack Golf Club features holes that offer panoramic views of Long Island’s Great Peconic Bay and Cold Spring Pond. The visual impact of t...

Southampton Historical Museum Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 is the hot ticket in the Hamptons with Southampton Historical Museum's 8th annual house tour. HOUSE TOUR : 1PM - 4PM & RECEPTION: 4:30PM - 6PM From a secluded, spacious and spectacularly chic oceanfront home to a traditional dwelling in the heart of the village, the Southampton Historical Museum's eighth annual "Insider's View" house tour on Saturday, June 3, will offer a unique opportunity to enter and admire a few of Southampton's most extraordinary architectural gems. Attendees will have a rare chance to view stunning interiors furnished with flair, whether the owner favors a high-style contemporary look, classic elegance or an eclectic approach that reflects the personal style of a connoisseur. An early-season highlight on the Hamptons social calendar, the tour is a favorite with design mavens and others who come in search of inspiration and a good time. Houses ar...

**** Southampton Historical Museum News **** Red Creek Schoolhouse The Gardiner Foundation awarded the Southampton Historical Museum a matching grant of $50,500 to be used for the restoration of the Red Creek Schoolhouse located on the grounds of the Rogers Mansion Museum Complex in the Village of Southampton. Katherine Curran, executive director of the Gardiner Foundation, gave the check to Tom Edmonds, executive director of the Southampton Historical Museum. Witnesses included Bob Beck, president of the Southampton Historical Museum and Stephen Funsch, village administrator for the Village of Southampton. The schoolhouse was originally constructed in the 1830s to house 40 schoolchildren, in the historic village of Red Creek located on the Peconic Bay near the border of Hampton Bays and Flanders. Shipbuilding was the main industry in Red Creek. Between the 1820s and 1870s, Red Creek was an industrious, self-sustaining community with a blacksmith, shoemaker,...

**** HAMPTONS BEST EVENTS **** The Westhampton Leisure Hour And Supper Club Author Samantha Bruce-Benjamin’s second novel, The Westhampton Leisure Hour and Supper Club, is about five minutes in the life of a Hampton’s society hostess and offers a fascinating view of the devastation that the 1938 Hurricane wrought in the Hamptons. Based on a real supper club and historical research, Ms. Bruce-Benjamin’s novel has been praised for its author’s skillful rendering of both the milieu and her characters, whose lives are changed forever on September 21, 1938. Co-sponsored with the Rogers Memorial Library. Samantha Bruce-Benjamin was born and raised in Edinburg, Scotland. She received a Master of Arts with honors in English Literature from the University of Edinburg. Formerly she worked as a literacy editor for Random House and BBC. Along with The Westhampton Leisure Hour and Supper Club, Ms. Bruce-Benjamin has written The Art of Devotion, an Examiner and Bookreporter...

**** THE HAMPTONS Photos By: Patrick McMullan **** Jean Shafiroff Susan Allen And Martin Shafiroff Elizabeth Shafiroff With Daisy Robert Chaloner With  Jean Shafiroff And Tom Edmonds The Southampton Historical Museum hosted a book talk and signing for Jean Shafiroff’s Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life By What You Give on Saturday. Malan Breton With Katlean de Monchy And Montgomery Frazier Liz Derringer The signing kicked off with Tom Edmonds, Executive Director of the Southampton Historical Museum, welcoming everyone before Bob Challoner, president and CEO of the Southampton Hospital, introduced Shafiroff to guests including her husband Martin Shafiroff and daughter Elizabeth Shafiroff, President of Southampton Hospital Foundation Steve Bernstein, Patrick McMullan, Cassandra Seidenfeld, published author Maureen Klinsky, Marion Piro, Kathleen de Monchy, Zita Davisson, architect Gary Lawrance, Debra Tanger, Maure...

****  THE HAMPTON'S **** Jean Shafiroff The Southampton Historical Museum will host a book talk and signing for Jean Shafiroff's Successful Philanthropy: How to Make a Life By What You Give. This book is a practical guide to modern giving that redefines philanthropy for today's era. Far more than making monetary donations, philanthropy today encompasses giving time and knowledge, resources that can be just as valuable as financial contributions. Whether you're a new philanthropist, a member of a charity's Board of Directors, or just getting started as a volunteer, Successful Philanthropy offers the practical guidance and inspiring perspective that empowers all of us to take part in building a better world. Bob Chaloner, president and CEO of the Southampton Hospital will introduce Shafiroff. A reception for the author follows the reception. Event will be held at Rogers Mansion, 17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton *Book Talk & Signing:...

**** SUMMERS BEST IN SOUTHAMPTON **** Belvedere Cottage On Saturday, June 4, 2016, guests of the “7th Annual Southampton House Tour” will have the opportunity to experience extraordinary houses that illustrate Southampton’s unique architectural history - from Colonial days right up to the present. A Champagne Reception hosted by Sant Ambroeus Restaurant follows the tour. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Rogers Mansion’s Museum Shop, 17 Meeting House Lane in Southampton, by calling (631) 283-2494 or using PayPal at southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org . On the day of the Tour tickets may be picked-up or purchased as early as 10:00 am at The Thomas Halsey Homestead, 249 South Main Street, Southampton, NY 11952. Ticket Price: $95 in advance, $110 day of tour. Sites on the tour: 1 Belvedere Cottage Mocomanto, the storied house on Lake Agawam, takes its name from one of the nine Shinnecock Indians who signed a deed with Southampton’s s...

**** OFF SEASON HAMPTON'S Photos By: James Edstrom **** Jean Shafiroff At Hildreth's The Southampton Historical Museum Bayman-Decoy Shed Marge Sullivan With Tom Edmonds And Jean Shafiroff The 35th Anniversary Late Summer Party was held for the Southampton Historical Museum recently. Historic Hildreth's Oldest One Room Schoolhouse In Southampton Guests Feasted on hors d'oeuvres donated by Schmidt’s Market and Cocktails from an open bar to Celebrate Southampton’s 375th Anniversary and the end of summer on the lawn of the 1843 Rogers Mansion. Among the many supporters enjoying the festive evening included Host Tom Edmonds with his wife Maribeth, Jean Shafiroff, Betsy Bruce, Greg Delia, Bob & Diane Becker, Steve Krawciw, Irene Aldridge, William Williams. The evening’s festivities supported the Museum's numerous education programs. For more information about the Museum’s Programs please visit their w...