September 28, 2021- Little Harbor History
Little Harbor has often been at the center of Woods Hole’s history over the past few centuries, from science to ferries, saltworks, and the lighthouse service. The first European settlers ...
September 2, 2021- Back to School
In 1982, the Massachusetts Historical Commission placed the Woods Hole School building on the National Register of Historic Places, the only building in the village so recognized. That was the ...
August 5, 2021- Ice Cream in Woods Hole
Getting ice cream on a hot summer day has been a favorite for generations of Woods Hole kids. The building housing the Cap’n Kidd was once a well-loved ice cream ...
July 15, 2021- Falmouth Street Names: A Short Explanation
By Robert W. Griffin. There are nearly 1,400 streets, roads, avenues, boulevards, courts, lanes, ways, paths, places and circles in Falmouth. How they got their names is sometimes obvious, sometimes ...
July 1, 2021- The Quissett 4th of July Parade
“Quissett and Woods Hole, we love our Fourth of July Parades” wrote Jean Bigelow in the summer 2002 issue of Spritsail and for seven decades, this statement has held true ...
The Woods Hole Historical Museum’s Sultana Moves to Bourne Historical Society
See video below. Woods Hole Historical Museum recently donated the half-scale model of 18th century schooner Sultana to the Bourne Historical Society. The Sultana was used for cargo and shipping ...
Maritime Account Ledger Collection
Maritime Account Ledger Collection SWIFT & COMPANY 1. Bar Neck Wharf Company ledgers (facsimile) 1827-1840 2. Bar Neck Wharf Company ledgers 1853-1867 3. E. Swift & Co. ledger ...
Whaling Logs
Whaling Logs HOWES (Sea Captains) COLLECTION 1. Log books of Amulet* and Hippogriffe 1847-1849 2. Abstract log of Hippogriffe 1858 3. Abstract log of Kit Carson 1861-1862 HOBOMOK COLLECTION 1. Log book of ...
The Baldwin Coolidge Collection
The Baldwin Coolidge Collection A prized part of the photo archive is the Baldwin Coolidge Collection. Mr. Coolidge was a Boston photographer who worked extensively in the Woods ...
Historical Photos from the Museum Collection
Historical Photos from the Museum Collection You can browse through over 3000 photos from our collection. For information about how to explore the Collection, click here. ...