by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Sep 13, 2022
Before there were iPhones, emails, wall phones, desk phones, telephone operators or the invention of the telegraph, one wanting to correspond was forced to find a slice of paper and a writing utensil. They also needed to have the ability to print or write cursive, a...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Sep 1, 2022
The loud slamming noise you just heard was the door into summer closing. Labor Day is within spitting distance and summer is over. We realize that summer does not actually end until September 23rd, but for all intents and purposes, it is done when Labor Day arrives....
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Aug 30, 2022
Adjustment, advance, development, difference, diversity, innovation, modification, reversal, revision, revolution, shift, switch, transformation or transition. Call it whatever you want, it all equals change. And if there is one thing history is chock full of, it is...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Aug 20, 2022
A few weeks (months?) ago, we received an inquiry from someone who was interested in any history we have of Gravel Hill Road. It has taken us an embarrassingly long time to finally put cursor to ether and cobble together this tale. In our defense, researching this...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Jul 28, 2022
It’s a bit off-putting when 100 years doesn’t seem that long ago. Perhaps because, as we age, we remember those from previous generations who were once integral to our daily lives. Once we have that connection with a person, it seems to shrink the years. Perhaps...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Jul 19, 2022
We take many things for granted in our everyday life. One of them is travel. We have quite a few options, from cars, to buses, trains, planes, and, of course, ships. You can leave your house and be standing on Main Street, London – not that London has a Main...
