by Hampton Bays Historical Society | May 14, 2020
The USS Constitution, “Old Ironsides,” was one of six original frigates built by the US Navy. The wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate was built of live oak and red cedar. The best white oak and pitch pine was used and the materials were provided from Georgia,...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Apr 30, 2020
Though it seems endlessly familiar, the face of main street has continuously changed over the decades. Well-loved businesses have come and have gone, often lost to time. One such business was a store owned by Charlie Frank, which sold dry goods, corsets and clothing,...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Apr 16, 2020
“National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening our communities.” So says the American Library Association. Happy Library Week! Unfortunately, we...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Apr 8, 2020
There is no property in our hamlet, nor in our town, that has a more storied existence than the Canoe Place Inn. Starting its life in the 1600s as a “trading station,” according to a 1910 news article, the inn has been reinvented throughout the centuries. It has...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Apr 5, 2020
As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month in this Year of the (Coronavirus) Woman, we introduce a young lady from our hamlet who many have probably forgotten or did not know ever existed. Solvejg Hornbeck (the J is apparently silent) was the daughter of Henry...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Apr 1, 2020
Last week, you will remember, Mrs Elizabeth Jackson, then Miss Betty Harmon, and her roommate Alice Davis, had arrived in the newly renamed Hampton Bays to take teaching positions in the school. With Labor Day Weekend over, they had walked up to the school for their...
