Stories from our Oral History Collection of Conversations
Stories from our Oral History Collection of Conversations Ed Jaskun, long-time pharmacist in Woods Hole, bought a three-story building along the Eel Pond Channel (currently the site of ...
Village Views: Photographs and Memorabilia of Woods Hole in the 1890s
Village Views: Photographs and Memorabilia of Woods Hole in the 1890s Gallery Two In the 1880s Mr. Coolidge produced stunning images of Maine and New Hampshire, and around 1890, ...
Man and Mollusk: A History of Shellfishing on Cape Cod
This 2018 exhibit, Man and Mollusk: A History of Shellfishing on Cape Cod, showed the many kinds of shellfish found in our waters and the vintage tools that were used to gather them, as well as the use of quahog shells by the Wampanoag Indians to present-day oyster farming by local fishermen. Thanks to Tom Chilton and Bob Grosch for curating this exhibit.
Drawings from Nature by the Students of Julie Child (2014-2018)
Each fall over the last several years an exhibit of Drawings from Nature have appeared at the Museum. The artists are all students of Julia S. Child of Woods Hole and are all adult year-round residents of Woods Hole and Falmouth.
Science Connection: Woods Hole and Japan
Ume Tsuda (far left) and Sutematsu Yamakawa (far right) both came to Woods Hole and the MBL to study in the late 1800's. Science Connection: Woods Hole ...
Navigating the Seas in the Age of Sail
Discover how Cape Cod fishermen travelled close to shore and far from land before the days of electronic devices. The exhibit features reproductions and an original of large, century-old maritime charts from the archives of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Businesses of Old Woods Hole
T.E. Howe’s Market on Eel Pond Businesses of Old Woods Hole Explore the history of Woods Hole through its businesses. Learn about carpenters and entrepreneurs, about tea ...
Winter Storms, 2015
Winter Storms of 2015 The long and brutal winter of 2015 resulted in many spectacular photographs and an exhibit at the museum. Here are some photos and two short ...
Pie in the Sky
by Deborah Griffin Scanlon “Stock up on popovers! Demolition is starting soon!” Social media was abuzz with Pie in the Sky’s rebuilding this winter as the bakery and café, ...
Woods Hole’s First Yachtsman
By John Valois The enchanted Golden Age of yachting during the years of approximately 1880 to 1895 was also a time of enormous proliferation of summer mansions, often called ...