120th Anniversary of the Huntington Historical Society: Our Founding Mothers and the Origins of Our Collections

One of the most famous baseball teams were the Huntington Suffolks. They played for many years under various names including The Huntington Baseball Club, The Young Suffolks, and The Suffolks from Huntington.

Inspired by European Modernism, Aluminaire was built by Lawrence Kocher and Swiss architect Albert Frey, who studied under Le Corbusier.

Before the iconic “Rosie the Riveter” there was another corps of women, widely known at the time, but largely forgotten now, who contributed to an American war effort.

While going through 18th and 19th century deeds in our archives I noticed that some transactions were noted in “pounds, shillings and pence” years after the colonies won their independence from Britain. Was the United States still using British money, and, if so, why?

So what is the appeal of brick and motor stores? Maybe browsing is more fulfilling than scrolling.