Woods Hole History
Churches:
Church of the Messiah (Episcopal)
Congregational Church
Methodist Church
St. Joseph Church (Roman Catholic)
Scientific Institutions:
Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL)
MBL Nobel Prize Exhibit Collection
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (W.H.O.I.)
N.O.A.A. – National Marine Fisheries
Maritime Organizations:
U.S. Coast Guard (including Nobska Light House)
Steamship Authority (see Woods Hole History: Subjects)
Woods Hole History:
Subjects
General History
Organizations:
Children’s School of Science
Woods Hole Child Center
Woods Hole Community Association
Woods Hole Cooperative Association
Woods Hole Golf Club
Woods Hole Library
Woods Hole School
Woods Hole Woman’s Club
Woods Hole Women’s Equal Suffrage League
Woods Hole Yacht Club
Woods Hole Yacht Club Julie Rankin Collection
Subjects:
Bike Path (Shining Sea Bike Path)
Boats
Boats: Woods Hole Spritsail Collection
Breakwater Hotel
Elizabeth Islands: Nonamessett, Naushon, Pasque, Nashawena, Cuttyhunk, Penikese
Elizabeth Islands: Tarpaulin Cove Lighthouse (Naushon)
Fire Department Records
Hungarian Student Committee
Hurricanes and Storms
Leeside-McDonald’s Controversy
Music in Woods Hole
Nobska Lighthouse
Nuclear Park
Pacific Guano Company
Parking Task Force
Railroads (Woods Hole area: Old Colony, NY, NH& H, Cape Cod)
Taft’s Playground
Whaling in Woods Hole and Whaling
Woods Hole Garage & Market
World War II
Theater in Woods Hole:
Calico Players
Penzance Players
University Players
Woods Hole Theater Company
Quissett:
Quissett
Quissett Yacht Club
Falmouth:
Lawrence High School
Falmouth Music Association
Falmouth Nursing Association
Falmouth and Falmouth Other Parts
Woods Hole Houses:
Wheelwright House Collection
WHOI Historical House Survey and Properties
10 boxes of house information kept by area
Kay Hiam Collection of Quissett Avenue Property Histories
Woods Hole Maps and Plans:
Griffin Property Surveys Woods Hole
Fay Family Properties Plans Surveys
Various Maps and Plans — Five Boxes
Various Rolled Plans, Charts and Maps
Nautical Charts
Ephemera, Photographs and Postcards:
Ephemera
Photographs
Postcards
Archives Info
The Museum Archives are open for research year round on Tuesdays and Thursday from 9:00am to 1:00pm and by appointment. Appointments are encouraged.
To reach the archivist, Colleen Hurter, email whhmarchives@gmail.com.