April 6, 2023 – We’re Cooking!
Woods Hole Cooks Something Up for the Twenty-first Century: A Community Celebrates Delicious Food and Good Times. Check out our exciting NEW cookbook project on the Museum's website! Read about ...
February 13, 2023 – Search Our Archives Online!
The Archives of the Woods Hole Historical Museum are now available to search online! You can enter a keyword or phrase and search across our archive and historical image collections.
February 2, 2023– The Quissett Harbor House
After the Civil War, tourists started coming to Woods Hole, especially after the completion of the railroad line to the area in 1872, and along with them came resort hotels. ...
November 5, 2022 – The Village of Quissett
Salt works, cranberry bogs, shipbuilding - in the late 1700s and 1800s, Quissett was bustling. The village had its own schoolhouse, post office, fire station, store, community center and boat ...
August 31, 2022 – ‘Luscombe’s Houses,’ Then and Now
This issue we highlight a wonderful art donation that was recently received from Museum member Bill Dyer. WHHM Archivist Colleen Hurter, with material from WHHM retired archivist Susan F. Witzell, ...
June 4, 2022- Join us for a Special Fundraiser this summer — Afternoon Delight: The Art of Wine with Expert Becky Sue Epstein
Join us for a special summer fundraiser! Afternoon Delight: The Art of Wine with Expert Becky Sue Epstein June 25, 4-6PM Church Street, Woods Hole
April 20, 2022- Base 18 and the Rum Runners
In October 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act, otherwise known as the National Prohibition Act. From 1920 to 1933, it was illegal to produce, import, transport or sell alcoholic beverages in ...
April 19, 2022 – Virtual Model Boat Show
The museum’s biannual Model Boat Show has been off-schedule due to the pandemic, and while we plan to host model boat enthusiasts in-person in 2023, this year we are showcasing ...
March 10, 2022 – The Towers of Woods Hole, Part 2
The Chambers windmill on Woods Hole Road, with its breathtaking views of Little Harbor and Vineyard Sound, is the next in our tower stories. Built with vertical louvers to withstand ...
February 3, 2022 – The Towers of Woods Hole, Part 1
Among the interesting architectural structures in our little village are the towers - some are iconic like Nobska Light tower and St. Joseph’s Church Angelus bell tower on Millfield Street ...