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WALKING TOURS
Walking Tours. Nantucket Historical Association Walking Tours. 43 reviews. Walking tours depart from the Whaling Museum at 13 Broad Street at 10:30am and 1:30pm. Walking tours are 60 minutes long. Purchase your tickets online or at the Whaling Museum front NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close earlyNANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.OLDEST HOUSE
The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. The island’s English population at the time totaled several hundred, and the native Wampanoag outnumbered them by at least three to one. Built as awedding gift for
THOMAS MACY HOUSE
Expand view. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe same name.
WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the A BRIEF HISTORY OF QUAKERS ON NANTUCKET The existing meeting house was purchased from the Friends in 1894 by the Nantucket Historical Association and served as its first museum. Quakerism had its roots in England in the 1650s, when George Fox gathered together a group of “friends” who felt that the spirit of God, or the “Inner Light,” was within each person and that the HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 9, 1809 Read more from June 9, 1809. Abiel and her husband Timothy Folger were among the 15 Nantucket families who moved to Milford Haven, Wales in 1792 to establish a whaling venture sponsored by the British government.WALKING TOURS
Walking Tours. Nantucket Historical Association Walking Tours. 43 reviews. Walking tours depart from the Whaling Museum at 13 Broad Street at 10:30am and 1:30pm. Walking tours are 60 minutes long. Purchase your tickets online or at the Whaling Museum front NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close earlyNANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.OLDEST HOUSE
The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. The island’s English population at the time totaled several hundred, and the native Wampanoag outnumbered them by at least three to one. Built as awedding gift for
THOMAS MACY HOUSE
Expand view. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe same name.
WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the A BRIEF HISTORY OF QUAKERS ON NANTUCKET The existing meeting house was purchased from the Friends in 1894 by the Nantucket Historical Association and served as its first museum. Quakerism had its roots in England in the 1650s, when George Fox gathered together a group of “friends” who felt that the spirit of God, or the “Inner Light,” was within each person and that the HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA On This Day in Nantucket History June 9, 1809 Read more from June 9, 1809. Abiel and her husband Timothy Folger were among the 15 Nantucket families who moved to Milford Haven, Wales in 1792 to establish a whaling venture sponsored by the British government.OLDEST HOUSE
The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. The island’s English population at the time totaled several hundred, and the native Wampanoag outnumbered them by at least three to one. Built as awedding gift for
NANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.TRANSFERWARE
Transferware developed in the 1750’s has long been the method of surface decoration for ceramic pieces of pictoral images and sayings. Transfers were applied to plates, platters, jugs, and tea sets making decorated ceramic less expensive and accessible.DECORATIVE PAPERS
Decorative papers such as marbled and paste papers were created in the book arts disapline. Papers are created and used for book end papers and covers, bandboxes and NANTUCKETERS AND THEIR BOATS Fishing by boat has always been an important Nantucket activity, providing income to year-round residents and fine seafood both on island and off. Fishing will feature an array of specialized gear needed to catch scallops through sea bass. Building: Stories of where our boats come from, and why we need different ones for differentpurposes.
GUIDE TO THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES' RECORDS, 1814–1976 Summary. The Union Benevolent Society was founded in 1866 by a group of Nantucket women who met weekly with the purpose of providing the poor children of the island with suitable clothing to enable them to attend schools, particularly Sunday schools. GUIDE TO THE H. MANNING CARPENTER CLIPPINGS, 1923–1928 This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Research Library at the Nantucket Historical Association. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through theinternet.
GUIDE TO THE WILLIAM P. CEELY ACCOUNT BOOKS, 1840–1870 This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Research Library at the Nantucket Historical Association. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through theinternet.
GUIDE TO THE WANNACOMET WATER COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHIC Summary. The Wannacomet Water Company, incorporated as a private company in 1880, provided municipal water service the Town of Nantucket, Mass. It ceased to exist as a private company in 1925 and has since been operated by the Town of Nantucket. VISIT - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA Private Events. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close earlyNANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.OLDEST HOUSE
The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. The island’s English population at the time totaled several hundred, and the native Wampanoag outnumbered them by at least three to one. Built as awedding gift for
NEW HOLOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE OPENS AT THE WHALING MUSEUM ON May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021. NANTUCKET, MA – The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) presents Spirits Within Us, a new holographic experience at the Whaling Museum. This interactive exhibit is part of the expanded exhibition, The Road from Abolition to Suffrage in the Williams Forsyth Gallery, opening on May 29. Life on remote, windswept Nantucket has always fostered extraordinaryTICKETS & HOURS
Whaling Museum. Through May 28, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors.THOMAS MACY HOUSE
Expand view. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe same name.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
An NHA membership makes a great gift! Free Unlimited Admission. to the NHA’s Whaling Museum, historic properties, and Research Library. Free Walking Tours. throughout the season. Virtual Access to Scholarly Content. on the NHA website, weekly members-only e-newsletters, and digital programming. Free Subscription to Historic Nantucket.NHA.ORG
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
VISIT - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA Private Events. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close earlyNANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.OLDEST HOUSE
The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. The island’s English population at the time totaled several hundred, and the native Wampanoag outnumbered them by at least three to one. Built as awedding gift for
NEW HOLOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE OPENS AT THE WHALING MUSEUM ON May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021. NANTUCKET, MA – The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) presents Spirits Within Us, a new holographic experience at the Whaling Museum. This interactive exhibit is part of the expanded exhibition, The Road from Abolition to Suffrage in the Williams Forsyth Gallery, opening on May 29. Life on remote, windswept Nantucket has always fostered extraordinaryTICKETS & HOURS
Whaling Museum. Through May 28, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors.THOMAS MACY HOUSE
Expand view. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe same name.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
An NHA membership makes a great gift! Free Unlimited Admission. to the NHA’s Whaling Museum, historic properties, and Research Library. Free Walking Tours. throughout the season. Virtual Access to Scholarly Content. on the NHA website, weekly members-only e-newsletters, and digital programming. Free Subscription to Historic Nantucket.NHA.ORG
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA Open Mon-Sat (closed Sun) Free Admission for the Year-Round Community. click here to reserve your visit. Nantucket by Design. August 5-7, 2021. Purchase Leadership Tickets. The Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum formally affiliates. with the Nantucket Historical Association. click here to read more. VISIT - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. NHA HOLDS 126TH ANNUAL MEETING VIRTUALLY NHA holds 126th Annual Meeting Virtually. July 7, 2020. NANTUCKET, MA – The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will host its 126 th Annual Meeting virtually via Zoom on Friday, July 10th at 5pm for members. Kelly Williams steps down as President of the NHA Board of Trustees in August and Calvin “Chip” Carver will assume thePresidency
OLDEST HOUSE
The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. The island’s English population at the time totaled several hundred, and the native Wampanoag outnumbered them by at least three to one. Built as awedding gift for
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
An NHA membership makes a great gift! Free Unlimited Admission. to the NHA’s Whaling Museum, historic properties, and Research Library. Free Walking Tours. throughout the season. Virtual Access to Scholarly Content. on the NHA website, weekly members-only e-newsletters, and digital programming. Free Subscription to Historic Nantucket. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
SCRIMSHAW GALLERY
Scrimshaw is the art of engraving images on ivory—whale teeth and bone and walrus tusks—a folk art practiced by men aboard whaleships during the nineteenth century. During long voyages, whalers would often turn to scrimshanding as a way to pass time and as an outlet for their creative energies. Sailors made scrimshaw in an amazing variety GUIDE TO THE H. MANNING CARPENTER CLIPPINGS, 1923–1928 This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Research Library at the Nantucket Historical Association. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through theinternet.
GUIDE TO THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES' RECORDS, 1814–1976 Summary. The Union Benevolent Society was founded in 1866 by a group of Nantucket women who met weekly with the purpose of providing the poor children of the island with suitable clothing to enable them to attend schools, particularly Sunday schools. GUIDE TO THE WANNACOMET WATER COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHIC Summary. The Wannacomet Water Company, incorporated as a private company in 1880, provided municipal water service the Town of Nantucket, Mass. It ceased to exist as a private company in 1925 and has since been operated by the Town of Nantucket. VISIT - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA Private Events. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close earlyNANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.OLDEST HOUSE
The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. The island’s English population at the time totaled several hundred, and the native Wampanoag outnumbered them by at least three to one. Built as awedding gift for
NEW HOLOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE OPENS AT THE WHALING MUSEUM ON May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021. NANTUCKET, MA – The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) presents Spirits Within Us, a new holographic experience at the Whaling Museum. This interactive exhibit is part of the expanded exhibition, The Road from Abolition to Suffrage in the Williams Forsyth Gallery, opening on May 29. Life on remote, windswept Nantucket has always fostered extraordinaryTICKETS & HOURS
Whaling Museum. Through May 28, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors.THOMAS MACY HOUSE
Expand view. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe same name.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
An NHA membership makes a great gift! Free Unlimited Admission. to the NHA’s Whaling Museum, historic properties, and Research Library. Free Walking Tours. throughout the season. Virtual Access to Scholarly Content. on the NHA website, weekly members-only e-newsletters, and digital programming. Free Subscription to Historic Nantucket.NHA.ORG
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
VISIT - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA Private Events. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close earlyNANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.OLDEST HOUSE
The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. The island’s English population at the time totaled several hundred, and the native Wampanoag outnumbered them by at least three to one. Built as awedding gift for
NEW HOLOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE OPENS AT THE WHALING MUSEUM ON May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021. NANTUCKET, MA – The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) presents Spirits Within Us, a new holographic experience at the Whaling Museum. This interactive exhibit is part of the expanded exhibition, The Road from Abolition to Suffrage in the Williams Forsyth Gallery, opening on May 29. Life on remote, windswept Nantucket has always fostered extraordinaryTICKETS & HOURS
Whaling Museum. Through May 28, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors.THOMAS MACY HOUSE
Expand view. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe same name.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
An NHA membership makes a great gift! Free Unlimited Admission. to the NHA’s Whaling Museum, historic properties, and Research Library. Free Walking Tours. throughout the season. Virtual Access to Scholarly Content. on the NHA website, weekly members-only e-newsletters, and digital programming. Free Subscription to Historic Nantucket.NHA.ORG
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA Open Mon-Sat (closed Sun) Free Admission for the Year-Round Community. click here to reserve your visit. Nantucket by Design. August 5-7, 2021. Purchase Leadership Tickets. The Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum formally affiliates. with the Nantucket Historical Association. click here to read more. VISIT - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. NHA HOLDS 126TH ANNUAL MEETING VIRTUALLY NHA holds 126th Annual Meeting Virtually. July 7, 2020. NANTUCKET, MA – The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will host its 126 th Annual Meeting virtually via Zoom on Friday, July 10th at 5pm for members. Kelly Williams steps down as President of the NHA Board of Trustees in August and Calvin “Chip” Carver will assume thePresidency
OLDEST HOUSE
The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. The island’s English population at the time totaled several hundred, and the native Wampanoag outnumbered them by at least three to one. Built as awedding gift for
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
An NHA membership makes a great gift! Free Unlimited Admission. to the NHA’s Whaling Museum, historic properties, and Research Library. Free Walking Tours. throughout the season. Virtual Access to Scholarly Content. on the NHA website, weekly members-only e-newsletters, and digital programming. Free Subscription to Historic Nantucket. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
SCRIMSHAW GALLERY
Scrimshaw is the art of engraving images on ivory—whale teeth and bone and walrus tusks—a folk art practiced by men aboard whaleships during the nineteenth century. During long voyages, whalers would often turn to scrimshanding as a way to pass time and as an outlet for their creative energies. Sailors made scrimshaw in an amazing variety GUIDE TO THE H. MANNING CARPENTER CLIPPINGS, 1923–1928 This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held in the Research Library at the Nantucket Historical Association. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in our reading room, and not digitally available through theinternet.
GUIDE TO THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES' RECORDS, 1814–1976 Summary. The Union Benevolent Society was founded in 1866 by a group of Nantucket women who met weekly with the purpose of providing the poor children of the island with suitable clothing to enable them to attend schools, particularly Sunday schools. GUIDE TO THE WANNACOMET WATER COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHIC Summary. The Wannacomet Water Company, incorporated as a private company in 1880, provided municipal water service the Town of Nantucket, Mass. It ceased to exist as a private company in 1925 and has since been operated by the Town of Nantucket. HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945.WALKING TOURS
Walking Tours. Nantucket Historical Association Walking Tours. 43 reviews. Walking tours depart from the Whaling Museum at 13 Broad Street at 10:30am and 1:30pm. Walking tours are 60 minutes long. Purchase your tickets online or at the Whaling Museum front NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
NANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close earlyTHOMAS MACY HOUSE
About the Thomas Macy House. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe
FOUNDERS BURIAL GROUND The Founders Burial Ground is a small plot of land located off Cliff Road and overlooking Maxcey’s Pond and contains two markers. It is unknown if more stones have been buried through time. The main memorial, with the names of some of the island’s first male European settlers, is situated on the plot. The text of this memorial reads: THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
JAG! CAPE VERDEAN HERITAGE ON NANTUCKET HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945.WALKING TOURS
Walking Tours. Nantucket Historical Association Walking Tours. 43 reviews. Walking tours depart from the Whaling Museum at 13 Broad Street at 10:30am and 1:30pm. Walking tours are 60 minutes long. Purchase your tickets online or at the Whaling Museum front NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
NANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close earlyTHOMAS MACY HOUSE
About the Thomas Macy House. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe
FOUNDERS BURIAL GROUND The Founders Burial Ground is a small plot of land located off Cliff Road and overlooking Maxcey’s Pond and contains two markers. It is unknown if more stones have been buried through time. The main memorial, with the names of some of the island’s first male European settlers, is situated on the plot. The text of this memorial reads: THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
JAG! CAPE VERDEAN HERITAGE ON NANTUCKET HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945. JUNE 6, 1939 AND JUNE 6, 1945 The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
GUIDE TO THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES' RECORDS, 1814–1976 Summary. The Union Benevolent Society was founded in 1866 by a group of Nantucket women who met weekly with the purpose of providing the poor children of the island with suitable clothing to enable them to attend schools, particularly Sunday schools.SCRIMSHAW GALLERY
Scrimshaw is the art of engraving images on ivory—whale teeth and bone and walrus tusks—a folk art practiced by men aboard whaleships during the nineteenth century. During long voyages, whalers would often turn to scrimshanding as a way to pass time and as an outlet for their creative energies. Sailors made scrimshaw in an amazing variety FOUNDERS BURIAL GROUND The Founders Burial Ground is a small plot of land located off Cliff Road and overlooking Maxcey’s Pond and contains two markers. It is unknown if more stones have been buried through time. The main memorial, with the names of some of the island’s first male European settlers, is situated on the plot. The text of this memorial reads: GUIDE TO THE WANNACOMET WATER COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHIC Summary. The Wannacomet Water Company, incorporated as a private company in 1880, provided municipal water service the Town of Nantucket, Mass. It ceased to exist as a private company in 1925 and has since been operated by the Town of Nantucket.BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Chip Carver, President Susan Blount, Vice President David Worth, Vice President John Flannery, Treasurer Sarah Alger, ClerkSANBORN MAPS
The Sanborn Map® Collection consists of a uniform series of large-scale detailed maps depicting the commercial, industrial, and residential sections of cities. The maps were designed by surveyor D.A. Sanborn in 1866 to assist fire insurance agents in determining the degree of hazard associated with a particular property. JAG! CAPE VERDEAN HERITAGE ON NANTUCKET Cape Verdean Michael Douglass, married whaling captain Absalom Boston’s sister-in-law Mary in 1811. After 1850 Cape Verdean men continued to go whaling on New Bedford ships, but for nearly fifty years few came to Nantucket. Cape Verdean presence on Nantucket resumed in 1906 when the Burgess Cranberry Company turned Gibbs Swampon the north
HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945. NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM Enjoy the view from Tucker’s Roofwalk, perched atop the Whaling Museum, where the panorama of Nantucket Harbor presents a changing scene governed by the season and the weather and by the layers of history that make Nantucket such a storied island.NANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WALKING TOURS
Walking tours depart from the Whaling Museum at 13 Broad Street at 10:30am and 1:30pm. Walking tours are 60 minutes long. Purchase yourtickets online or
WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum may occasionally close early due to weather, special events, or maintenance. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors.THOMAS MACY HOUSE
The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? From the bluff of Sankaty Head in Siasconset, looking eastward straight across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain, it is not difficult to imagine a late summer’s day in the year 1602 and in the mind’s eye sight the bark Concord, under the command of Bartholomew Gosnold, tacking alongshore.The vessel had embarked from Falmouth, England, and having passed around Cape Cod was bound for the THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the FOUNDERS BURIAL GROUND The Founders Burial Ground is a small plot of land located off Cliff Road and overlooking Maxcey’s Pond and contains two markers. It is unknown if more stones have been buried through time. JAG! CAPE VERDEAN HERITAGE ON NANTUCKET HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945. NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM Enjoy the view from Tucker’s Roofwalk, perched atop the Whaling Museum, where the panorama of Nantucket Harbor presents a changing scene governed by the season and the weather and by the layers of history that make Nantucket such a storied island.NANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WALKING TOURS
Walking tours depart from the Whaling Museum at 13 Broad Street at 10:30am and 1:30pm. Walking tours are 60 minutes long. Purchase yourtickets online or
WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum may occasionally close early due to weather, special events, or maintenance. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors.THOMAS MACY HOUSE
The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? From the bluff of Sankaty Head in Siasconset, looking eastward straight across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain, it is not difficult to imagine a late summer’s day in the year 1602 and in the mind’s eye sight the bark Concord, under the command of Bartholomew Gosnold, tacking alongshore.The vessel had embarked from Falmouth, England, and having passed around Cape Cod was bound for the THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the FOUNDERS BURIAL GROUND The Founders Burial Ground is a small plot of land located off Cliff Road and overlooking Maxcey’s Pond and contains two markers. It is unknown if more stones have been buried through time. JAG! CAPE VERDEAN HERITAGE ON NANTUCKET HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945. GUIDE TO THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES' RECORDS, 1814–1976 Summary. The Union Benevolent Society was founded in 1866 by a group of Nantucket women who met weekly with the purpose of providing the poor children of the island with suitable clothing to enable them to attend schools, particularly Sunday schools. JUNE 6, 1939 AND JUNE 6, 1945 The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS A Message from the Board President and the Gosnell Executive Director. October 2020. Since 1746, the Old Mill has continuously provided for the needs of this island, giving it the distinction of being the oldest operating mill in the country. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? From the bluff of Sankaty Head in Siasconset, looking eastward straight across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain, it is not difficult to imagine a late summer’s day in the year 1602 and in the mind’s eye sight the bark Concord, under the command of Bartholomew Gosnold, tacking alongshore.The vessel had embarked from Falmouth, England, and having passed around Cape Cod was bound for the EMPLOYMENT - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Finance Manager. The NHA is seeking a highly organized, positive team player to join its award-winning team as a full-time Finance Manager. The Finance Manager will be responsible for overseeing the daily accounting operations for the Nantucket Historical Association involving operating, capital campaign and restricted accounts. GUIDE TO THE WANNACOMET WATER COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHIC Summary. The Wannacomet Water Company, incorporated as a private company in 1880, provided municipal water service the Town of Nantucket, Mass. It ceased to exist as a private company in 1925 and has since been operated by the Town of Nantucket.BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Chip Carver, President Susan Blount, Vice President David Worth, Vice President John Flannery, Treasurer Sarah Alger, Clerk FOUNDERS BURIAL GROUND The Founders Burial Ground is a small plot of land located off Cliff Road and overlooking Maxcey’s Pond and contains two markers. It is unknown if more stones have been buried through time. JAG! CAPE VERDEAN HERITAGE ON NANTUCKET Culture. The Cape Verde Islands were uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese. Their human population today reflects a rainbow of ancestors: Portuguese, Italians, Jews from Morocco and Gibraltar, Black Africans from the Guinea Coast and Angola. HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945.HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Historic Properties. When visiting Nantucket, be sure to discover NHA’s historic sites. Browse the sites listed below for more information and to learn what you will experience at these unique, historic properties. And don’t forget to plan lots of time at theWhaling Museum.
WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close early NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
TICKETS & HOURS
Whaling Museum. Through May 28, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
THOMAS MACY HOUSE
About the Thomas Macy House. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe
NANTUCKET TOWN CLOCK Nantucket Town Clock. In 1881, William Hadwen Starbuck presented the Town of Nantucket with an E. Howard No. 3 flatbed striking clock. Manufactured by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. of Boston, it was installed in the tower of the Unitarian Church and began operating on May 28, 1881. It powered the four clock faces of the south Tower andthe
THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the WAS NANTUCKET A STOP ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Deborah wrote: Nantucket was one of the stations of the “under-ground railroad.”. The fugitive slaves sometimes came there under the protection of the Quakers. There was a negro colony called Guinea which we passed on our way to ’Sconset. Pro-slavery feeling, too, ran high. Cousin Eliza Barney and others were pelted with rotteneggs at an
HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945.HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Historic Properties. When visiting Nantucket, be sure to discover NHA’s historic sites. Browse the sites listed below for more information and to learn what you will experience at these unique, historic properties. And don’t forget to plan lots of time at theWhaling Museum.
WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close early NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
TICKETS & HOURS
Whaling Museum. Through May 28, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
THOMAS MACY HOUSE
About the Thomas Macy House. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe
NANTUCKET TOWN CLOCK Nantucket Town Clock. In 1881, William Hadwen Starbuck presented the Town of Nantucket with an E. Howard No. 3 flatbed striking clock. Manufactured by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. of Boston, it was installed in the tower of the Unitarian Church and began operating on May 28, 1881. It powered the four clock faces of the south Tower andthe
THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the WAS NANTUCKET A STOP ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Deborah wrote: Nantucket was one of the stations of the “under-ground railroad.”. The fugitive slaves sometimes came there under the protection of the Quakers. There was a negro colony called Guinea which we passed on our way to ’Sconset. Pro-slavery feeling, too, ran high. Cousin Eliza Barney and others were pelted with rotteneggs at an
HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Historic Properties. When visiting Nantucket, be sure to discover NHA’s historic sites. Browse the sites listed below for more information and to learn what you will experience at these unique, historic properties. And don’t forget to plan lots of time at theWhaling Museum.
NANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
An NHA membership makes a great gift! Free Unlimited Admission. to the NHA’s Whaling Museum, historic properties, and Research Library. Free Walking Tours. throughout the season. Virtual Access to Scholarly Content. on the NHA website, weekly members-only e-newsletters, and digital programming. Free Subscription to Historic Nantucket. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
JUNE 6, 1939 AND JUNE 6, 1945 The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.VIDEO GALLERY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? From the bluff of Sankaty Head in Siasconset, looking eastward straight across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain, it is not difficult to imagine a late summer’s day in the year 1602 and in the mind’s eye sight the bark Concord, under the command of Bartholomew Gosnold, tacking alongshore.The vessel had embarked from Falmouth, England, and having passed around Cape Cod was bound for the EMPLOYMENT - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA An open communication style, ability to learn new skills and receive feedback, and a friendly, positive attitude are essential. Please email a cover letter, resume and three professional references to Rebecca Miller at rmiller@nha.org, or c/o Nantucket Historical Association, PO Box 1016, Nantucket, MA 02554. NANTUCKET TOWN CLOCK Nantucket Town Clock. In 1881, William Hadwen Starbuck presented the Town of Nantucket with an E. Howard No. 3 flatbed striking clock. Manufactured by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. of Boston, it was installed in the tower of the Unitarian Church and began operating on May 28, 1881. It powered the four clock faces of the south Tower andthe
NANTUCKETERS AND THEIR BOATS Fishing by boat has always been an important Nantucket activity, providing income to year-round residents and fine seafood both on island and off. Fishing will feature an array of specialized gear needed to catch scallops through sea bass. Building: Stories of where our boats come from, and why we need different ones for differentpurposes.
HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945. NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
NANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close early NANTUCKET TOWN CLOCK Nantucket Town Clock. In 1881, William Hadwen Starbuck presented the Town of Nantucket with an E. Howard No. 3 flatbed striking clock. Manufactured by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. of Boston, it was installed in the tower of the Unitarian Church and began operating on May 28, 1881. It powered the four clock faces of the south Tower andthe
THOMAS MACY HOUSE
About the Thomas Macy House. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe
FOUNDERS BURIAL GROUND The Founders Burial Ground is a small plot of land located off Cliff Road and overlooking Maxcey’s Pond and contains two markers. It is unknown if more stones have been buried through time. The main memorial, with the names of some of the island’s first male European settlers, is situated on the plot. The text of this memorial reads: THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
JAG! CAPE VERDEAN HERITAGE ON NANTUCKET HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945. NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
NANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close early NANTUCKET TOWN CLOCK Nantucket Town Clock. In 1881, William Hadwen Starbuck presented the Town of Nantucket with an E. Howard No. 3 flatbed striking clock. Manufactured by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. of Boston, it was installed in the tower of the Unitarian Church and began operating on May 28, 1881. It powered the four clock faces of the south Tower andthe
THOMAS MACY HOUSE
About the Thomas Macy House. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe
FOUNDERS BURIAL GROUND The Founders Burial Ground is a small plot of land located off Cliff Road and overlooking Maxcey’s Pond and contains two markers. It is unknown if more stones have been buried through time. The main memorial, with the names of some of the island’s first male European settlers, is situated on the plot. The text of this memorial reads: THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? Although the purchase of Nantucket from the Mayhews was primarily a business venture, the “first settlers” — especially Thomas Macy, who had had a doctrinal run-in with the town fathers in Salisbury — wished to extricate themselves from the increasingly repressive conditions being imposed by the Puritans of theMassachusetts Bay
JAG! CAPE VERDEAN HERITAGE ON NANTUCKET HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945. JUNE 6, 1939 AND JUNE 6, 1945 The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? From the bluff of Sankaty Head in Siasconset, looking eastward straight across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain, it is not difficult to imagine a late summer’s day in the year 1602 and in the mind’s eye sight the bark Concord, under the command of Bartholomew Gosnold, tacking alongshore.The vessel had embarked from Falmouth, England, and having passed around Cape Cod was bound for the ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
SCRIMSHAW GALLERY
Scrimshaw is the art of engraving images on ivory—whale teeth and bone and walrus tusks—a folk art practiced by men aboard whaleships during the nineteenth century. During long voyages, whalers would often turn to scrimshanding as a way to pass time and as an outlet for their creative energies. Sailors made scrimshaw in an amazing variety FOUNDERS BURIAL GROUND The Founders Burial Ground is a small plot of land located off Cliff Road and overlooking Maxcey’s Pond and contains two markers. It is unknown if more stones have been buried through time. The main memorial, with the names of some of the island’s first male European settlers, is situated on the plot. The text of this memorial reads: NANTUCKET QUAKERS IN NORTH CAROLINA The first documented religious service was held in 1672 by Friends minister William Edmundson. Quaker founder George Fox also visited that same year. Friends from eastern North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Nantucket Island migrated to the Piedmont region of NC during the 1750–1775 period. More specifically, settlers fromNantucket
NANTUCKETERS AND THEIR BOATS Fishing by boat has always been an important Nantucket activity, providing income to year-round residents and fine seafood both on island and off. Fishing will feature an array of specialized gear needed to catch scallops through sea bass. Building: Stories of where our boats come from, and why we need different ones for differentpurposes.
JAG! CAPE VERDEAN HERITAGE ON NANTUCKET Cape Verdean Michael Douglass, married whaling captain Absalom Boston’s sister-in-law Mary in 1811. After 1850 Cape Verdean men continued to go whaling on New Bedford ships, but for nearly fifty years few came to Nantucket. Cape Verdean presence on Nantucket resumed in 1906 when the Burgess Cranberry Company turned Gibbs Swampon the north
INTERNS - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION This year, eight Nantucket High School students joined the Nantucket Historical Association for an eight-week internship program. Our goal was to produce the event We All Speak Moby Dick. We broke up into four teams; marketing, event night planning, kids programming, and finance. HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945.HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Historic Properties. When visiting Nantucket, be sure to discover NHA’s historic sites. Browse the sites listed below for more information and to learn what you will experience at these unique, historic properties. And don’t forget to plan lots of time at theWhaling Museum.
WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close early NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
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Whaling Museum. Through May 28, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
THOMAS MACY HOUSE
About the Thomas Macy House. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe
NANTUCKET TOWN CLOCK Nantucket Town Clock. In 1881, William Hadwen Starbuck presented the Town of Nantucket with an E. Howard No. 3 flatbed striking clock. Manufactured by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. of Boston, it was installed in the tower of the Unitarian Church and began operating on May 28, 1881. It powered the four clock faces of the south Tower andthe
THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the WAS NANTUCKET A STOP ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Deborah wrote: Nantucket was one of the stations of the “under-ground railroad.”. The fugitive slaves sometimes came there under the protection of the Quakers. There was a negro colony called Guinea which we passed on our way to ’Sconset. Pro-slavery feeling, too, ran high. Cousin Eliza Barney and others were pelted with rotteneggs at an
HOME - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHAVISITWHAT’S ONRESEARCHLEARNJOIN & GIVEINFO & TIMES PLAN AHEAD On This Day in Nantucket History June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945 Read more from June 6, 1939 and June 6, 1945. Husband and wife, and stage and film stars, George Fawcett and Percy Haswell Fawcett died on this day, six years apart, in 1939 and in 1945.HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Historic Properties. When visiting Nantucket, be sure to discover NHA’s historic sites. Browse the sites listed below for more information and to learn what you will experience at these unique, historic properties. And don’t forget to plan lots of time at theWhaling Museum.
WHALING MUSEUM
Whaling Museum. 1,592 reviews. 13 Broad Street Built 1846, acquired 1929, renovated and expanded 2005. Through May 23, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Whaling Museum may occasionally close early NANTUCKET HARBOR WEBCAM The NHA Nantucket Harbor webcam is generously sponsored by Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate. The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among allaudiences.
TICKETS & HOURS
Whaling Museum. Through May 28, Open Monday–Saturday (closed Sundays), 10am-4pm. May 29-October 17, Open Daily, 10am-5pm. Thank you to the support of The Community Foundation for Nantucket and the Foundation’s Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief and Mass Humanities in helping to keep the Whaling Museum open safely for visitors. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
THOMAS MACY HOUSE
About the Thomas Macy House. The original house on this property was built by Valentine Swain sometime between 1799 and 1804. It was a small three-bay house with the door on the left and two windows on the right. Thomas Macy and his wife Eunice remodeled the house in 1832. Thomas was a sixth-generation descendent of the original settler ofthe
NANTUCKET TOWN CLOCK Nantucket Town Clock. In 1881, William Hadwen Starbuck presented the Town of Nantucket with an E. Howard No. 3 flatbed striking clock. Manufactured by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. of Boston, it was installed in the tower of the Unitarian Church and began operating on May 28, 1881. It powered the four clock faces of the south Tower andthe
THE BARNEY GENEALOGICAL RECORD Creation of the Database. The Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record Books, c. 1600-1900 were entered into a searchable database in a project led by Betsy Tyler, and with data entry by Tanya Bresinsky, Patti Hanley, and Joan Elrick Clarke.(For more information on the project, see Historic Nantucket, Family Roots, Winter 1998, page 8.) The work was funded by several generous grants from the WAS NANTUCKET A STOP ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Deborah wrote: Nantucket was one of the stations of the “under-ground railroad.”. The fugitive slaves sometimes came there under the protection of the Quakers. There was a negro colony called Guinea which we passed on our way to ’Sconset. Pro-slavery feeling, too, ran high. Cousin Eliza Barney and others were pelted with rotteneggs at an
HISTORIC PROPERTIES
Historic Properties. When visiting Nantucket, be sure to discover NHA’s historic sites. Browse the sites listed below for more information and to learn what you will experience at these unique, historic properties. And don’t forget to plan lots of time at theWhaling Museum.
NANTUCKET HISTORY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
An NHA membership makes a great gift! Free Unlimited Admission. to the NHA’s Whaling Museum, historic properties, and Research Library. Free Walking Tours. throughout the season. Virtual Access to Scholarly Content. on the NHA website, weekly members-only e-newsletters, and digital programming. Free Subscription to Historic Nantucket. ANNUAL AND FINANCIAL REPORTS This fund was created in direct response to COVID-19 with a goal of raising $1.5 million over two years. These funds, which are above and beyond donations to the annual fund, membership, and special events, will bridge the gap of projected lost income for this and next year’s operating budgets. To date, over $1 million have been pledgedto
JUNE 6, 1939 AND JUNE 6, 1945 The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences.VIDEO GALLERY
The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it among all audiences. WHO WERE NANTUCKET'S FIRST SETTLERS? From the bluff of Sankaty Head in Siasconset, looking eastward straight across the Atlantic Ocean to Spain, it is not difficult to imagine a late summer’s day in the year 1602 and in the mind’s eye sight the bark Concord, under the command of Bartholomew Gosnold, tacking alongshore.The vessel had embarked from Falmouth, England, and having passed around Cape Cod was bound for the EMPLOYMENT - NANTUCKET HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION - NHA An open communication style, ability to learn new skills and receive feedback, and a friendly, positive attitude are essential. Please email a cover letter, resume and three professional references to Rebecca Miller at rmiller@nha.org, or c/o Nantucket Historical Association, PO Box 1016, Nantucket, MA 02554. NANTUCKET TOWN CLOCK Nantucket Town Clock. In 1881, William Hadwen Starbuck presented the Town of Nantucket with an E. Howard No. 3 flatbed striking clock. Manufactured by the E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. of Boston, it was installed in the tower of the Unitarian Church and began operating on May 28, 1881. It powered the four clock faces of the south Tower andthe
NANTUCKETERS AND THEIR BOATS Fishing by boat has always been an important Nantucket activity, providing income to year-round residents and fine seafood both on island and off. Fishing will feature an array of specialized gear needed to catch scallops through sea bass. Building: Stories of where our boats come from, and why we need different ones for differentpurposes.
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