WHHM Dispatch
The WHHM Dispatch online newsletter is a way to stay connected with our members and friends while providing interesting historical insights about some of our lesser-known but fascinating holdings.
January 4, 2022 – Visual Reminders of the Past Acquired in 2021
As the repository of the community’s history, the museum welcomes and encourages donations that are visual reminders of the area’s past. In 2021, we received four donations that showcase Woods …
November 18, 2021- Candle House and the Charles W. Morgan
The Charles W. Morgan was built in New Bedford in 1841 and is the only surviving 19th century wooden whaling ship in the world. In her over 80 years of service, she sailed the South Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and brought home a total of 54,483 barrels of sperm whale and other whale oil and 152,934 pounds of whalebone.
October 20, 2021- Great Harbor History
Have you ever wondered about the diversity of industries in Woods Hole? Whaling ships were built at the present WHOI dock, a guano (fertilizer) factory was on Long Neck (Penzance …
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 of …
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 …
June 24, 2021 – Ruth Anna Hatch and her Friends
The 1880S in Woods Hole and What Happened in Later Years – In 1992, the Woods Hole Historical Collection published “The Diary of Ruth Anna Hatch.” It remained a very popular …
June 10, 2021- The Fish Market
A fish market business (wholesale and retail) was founded in 1874 by Isaiah Spindell and Azariah Crowell to supply the Pacific Guano Company with small fish called menhaden, part of …
 April 29, 2021-Dexter House |  April 15, 2021- "Listen": WCAI's 20+ Years of Community Public Radio |  April 1, 2021- Historic Woods Hole and Quissett Houses Scavenger Hunt, Part 2, ANSWERS |
 March 25, 2021- Historic Woods Hole and Quissett Houses Scavenger Hunt, Part 2 |  March 18, 2021- The Woods Hole Women's Club |  March 11, 2021- Historic Woods Hole and Quissett Scavenger Hunt - Part 1 Answers! |
 March 4, 2021 - Historic Woods Hole and Quissett House Scavenger Hunt (part 1) |  February 18, 2021- Eddie Swift's Hardware Store |  February 4, 2021- Black History Month Feature: MBL Scientist E.E. Just |
 January 21, 2021- Oscar Hilton and Cherry Valley |  January 7, 2021- Atlantis Stories |  December 23, 2020- Walter Luscombe |
 December 10, 2020- Remembering the Museum's Early Days |  November 24, 2020- The Woods Hole Railroad |  November 11, 2020- Woods Hole During World War II |
 October 29, 2020- More Tales from Tarpaulin Cove |  October 15, 2020- Tarpaulin Cove |  October 8, 2020- Colonel Oliver B. Brown |
 October 1, 2020- The Howes Markets |  September 24, 2020- Firefighting in Woods Hole and Quissett |  September 17, 2020- Breakwater Hotel |
 September 10, 2020- Webster Rose Garden |  September 3, 2020- Hit the Road Mac! |  August 27, 2020- Gosnold Tercentenary Celebration |
 August 20, 2020- Virtual Oyster Event |  August 13, 2020- This Old House |  August 6, 2020- Hurricane Carol |
 July 30, 2020- Woods Hole's Oldest and Most Exclusive Club |  July 23, 2020- The Butler Crane Estate |  July 14, 2020- Museum Reopening! |
 July 9, 2020- Michael Walsh and the Rambler Rose |  July 1, 2020- The Quissett Fourth of July Parade |  June 25, 2020 - The Bell Tower and Mary Garden |
 June 19, 2020 -The DoReMi Houses |  June 11, 2020 - The Village Movement, part 1: Woods Hole Post Office |  June 4, 2020 - Gunnar Peterson's Modern Architectural Style |
 May 28, 2020 - Churches of Woods Hole |  May 20, 2020 - Train Stations and Ferry Terminals |  May 14, 2020 - Pacific Guano Factory |
 May 7, 2020 - Woods Hole Clippers |  April 30, 2020 - History of the Eel Pond Bridge |  April 22, 2020 - Rachel Carson in Woods Hole |
 April 16, 2020 - The Sultana Finds a New Home |  April 9, 2020 - Franklin L. Gifford Paintings |  April 2, 2020 - Footwear from the Past |
