by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Mar 29, 2020
Today’s Women in Hampton Bays History article is about Mrs. Elizabeth Harmon Jackson. Unlike our heroine from last week, who just barely had a name, Mrs. Jackson was well known here and left a bold imprint on the lives of our hamlet dwellers. We could tell you a lot...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Mar 25, 2020
Perusing the historic newspapers the other day – of course we do, don’t you? – an article caught our eye. It was a lovely recount of a birthday for a local resident who was celebrating her 95th birthday. Mrs. George Hildreth. Skimming the story once, then...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Mar 19, 2020
What’s in a name? Some people will say “not much,” while others find them very important. Those that found names important are the reason why, as of Valentine’s Day in 1922, our hamlet is known as Hampton Bays! (And, Gentlemen, consider this a helpful reminder to...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Feb 26, 2020
Summer is right around the corner! Okay, well maybe not right around the corner, but it will be barreling down on us before we know it. For the Society’s board of directors, this means lots of planning. We need to locate willing lecturers for your summer...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Jan 23, 2020
As time marches on, many businesses come and go. Some are with us for only a snippet of time – you know, summer businesses trying to outrun their creditors – while others endure. One such enduring business is the Villa Paul, owned by the wonderful Pensa...
by Hampton Bays Historical Society | Jan 16, 2020
Have you ever had problems with road signs? Of course you have, we all do. They are too small, they are too beat up, they are in the wrong place. You can see them clearly in your side window as you whiz past your exit, but that is about the only time. Yet we think...
