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Spritsail

A journal of the history of Falmouth and vicinity

Spritsail is the Museum’s journal of the history of Falmouth and vicinity, published in summer and winter. It’s available to Museum members as part of their membership. Spritsail issues are also available for sale in our Gift Shop.

Spritsail Volume 38, Number 1: Summer 2024

From the Editors

In Tribute: Olivann Hobbie and Beth Ready Liles

Memories of Edward Gorey
By Leonard Miele

Dance as a Woods Hole Tradition
From the Archives, with contributions by Salley Mavor, Bill Roslansky, Jan Elliott and Ellie Armstrong

The Odyssey of Pioneer
By Francesca Violich Kennedy and James Patrick Fitzpatrick

Spritsail Volume 37, Number 1: Summer 2023

From the Editors

Convergence of Science in Woods Hole and the Polio Vaccine
By Deborah G. Scanlon and Donald S. Burke

Mary Sears, Local War Hero
By Robert Reynolds

A Life on the Water: Fishing with Captain John Christian
By Jane Griffin Burke

Falmouth Reads Together Celebrates 20 Years
By Joanne Briana-Gartner

 

Spritsail Volume 36, Number 2: Summer 2022

From the Editors 

The Complex History of the Founding of the Church of the Messiah
By Mary Anne Mann

An Early History of the Woods Hole Yacht Club on its 125th Anniversary 
By Judith Clark

Memories of the Woods Hole Yacht Club
By David Epstein

The History of the Falmouth Public Library
By Linda Collins, Director, Falmouth Public Library

From the Archives: Augusta Crocker, Rebellious Servant 
By Meg Costello, Terry White, and Thelma Spicer

Spritsail Volume 36, Number 1: Winter 2022

From the Editors 

Renowned Illustrator Wesley Dennis
By Linda Collins

George L. Moses: Journalist, Educator, Community Leader
By Deborah Griffin Scanlon

From the Archives: Tarpaulin Cove
By Deborah Griffin Scanlon and Colleen Hurter

Spritsail Volume 35, Number 1: Winter 2021

From the Editors

The Legacy of Charles R. Crane
By Leonard Miele

A Brief History of Shiverick’s Pond
By Paul Dreyer

Prosser Gifford: Our Own Renaissance Man
By Vicky Cullen

My Big SEA Adventure
By Maureen Nolan

Dan Clark: Marine Contractor and Woods Hole Legend
By Pamela Nelson

A Letter to the Editors
By Judy Stetson

Spritsail Volume 34, Number 2: Summer 2021

From the Editors

Jewel Plummer Cobb
By Diana Kenney

30 Years of the Woods Hole Film Festival
By Judy Laster

Carnival Breaks all Records at Otis Air Force Base
By Delmar Sherrill

“O Reason Not the Need” 
By Olivann Hobbie

An Appreciation of Steve Chalmers and the Chalmers Family

Spritsail Volume 34, Number 1: Winter 2020

From the Editors

The Railroad Comes to Falmouth
By Paul C. Dryer

Watson’s Corner
By Susan Fletcher Witzell

Then and Now
By San Lyman

100 Years of a Beloved Holiday Tradition
By Janet Gardner

Spritsail Volume 33, Number 2: Summer 2019

From the Editors

Robinson Crocker Bodfish
By Maria C. Ward

Resort Hotels of Falmouth
By Kathy Lanson and Leonard Miele

Woods Hole Community Association and Community Hall Centenary
By Rob Blomberg

An Oral History
By Irene Wright

Poem: Living by Waters
By Olivann Hobbie

Museum Information

Spritsail Volume 33, Number 1: Winter 2019

From the Editors

Davisville Summer Vacations
By Dean A. Lundgren

Reminiscences of the Old Days
By Ruth Baker

The Summer Cottage: A Memoir
By Rene Dillingham Washburn

The History of Spohr Gardens
By Rosemary Hoskins

Planting Bulbs
By Lillis Palmer

The Job Shop
By San Lyman

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