Mainsheet Newsletter

News From The Boat Restoration Shop Two and a half years have now passed since the Museum acquired the Sultana as the flagship attraction of the Boat Restoration Shop. This ...

Celebrating 30 Years of Spritsail The first issue of Spritsail, a journal of the history of Falmouth and vicinity, was published by the Woods Hole Historical Collection during the summer ...

Passing of the Torch .... Debbie Griffin Scanlon, an eleventh generation resident of Woods Hole/Falmouth, is the new Executive Director of the Woods Hole Historical Museum. Debbie is no stranger ...

Director Jennifer Gaines To Retire in August At the end of August, Jennifer Stone Gaines will retire as the Executive Director and Curator of the Woods Hole Historical Museum. She ...

We hope everyone is aware of the Museum's most recently published book, a history of the first 100 years of the Woods Hole Woman's Club. This beautiful volume was carefully ...

New Exhibits for the Summer The newest exhibit at the WHHM this summer will feature the work of one of our most avid and valuable new volunteers, Tom Chilton. Tom ...

Director Recounts Summer Highlights The Museum’s summer of 2014 was a busy time, full of festive events and excitement. We have broken all records . See Arlene’s article “Impressive Numbers” ...

WHHM 2014 Summer Season Sets Sail Plans are well underway for a very exciting season at the Woods Hole Historical Museum. In addition to three new Bradley House exhibits, we ...

One highlight of the season was a full day bus trip to Mystic Seaport on October 17 to explore the newly restored last wooden whaling ship, the Charles W. Morgan, ...

The WHHM 2013 Summer Season Ready to Launch! The WHHM is ready to launch its 37th season in Bradley House. The exhibit halls will feature displays commemorating two significant events ...