by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Mar 25, 2022
Keeping to the Women in History pattern, today we are going to give you a bit of insight into another local lady who some of our older folks may well remember. Dorothea (aka Dorothy) Sophia Puchmuller Francis was born in Laatzen Germany in 1867 and emigrated via...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Mar 17, 2022
We are fairly sure that you know who St. Patrick was, although if you give his wikipedia page a gander, you will see we all don’t really know much about him. He hasn’t been alive for donkey’s years and we don’t want to make a hames of it, so here are the high notes:...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Feb 8, 2022
“No JOKE,” read a February 1806 Boston newspaper. “A vessel has cleared at the Custom House for Martinique with a cargo of ice. We hope this will not prove a slippery speculation.” In today’s age, we don’t give much thought to ice and how...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Feb 2, 2022
Oh Baby, it’s cold outside! We hope this epistle finds you cozy and warm. Chances are, unless you are reading this outdoors, that is the case, because we have warm homes. That is the result of our species millenia-long preoccupation with regulating our body heat. Not...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Jan 8, 2022
There are weeks where we set out to entertain and hopefully amuse with some of the tales from our past. On others, we hope to make you thoughtful. Today will be the latter. While the month of December can be filled with holiday happenings and fond memories which bring...
