Tag: Pages of History
For JFK, Hyannis was home, haven and political headquarters
New JFK Hyannis Museum exhibit focuses on President Kennedy’s Cape Cod connections, 100 years after his birth Despite his privileged…
Read MoreFalmouth’s Mary Sears—she was ‘a powerful natural force’
Falmouth resident was the Navy’s first oceanographer, a longtime WHOI scientist and committed to civic affairs One of the special…
Read MoreSandwich archaeology: Family has found 10,000 artifacts in their backyard
In 2010, Tom and Melissa Keyes embarked on a new project in Sandwich, with their purchase of the “Old…
Read MoreIt’s been 70 great years for the Cotuit Kettleers
A brief history of the Cape Cod Baseball League’s winningest team Fans of the Cape Cod Baseball League who tuned…
Read MoreWhen Nantucketers rode the rails
A century ago, islanders could travel from the harbor to Siasconset by train Unlike many of Nantucket’s quaint cobblestone streets,…
Read MoreThe Harwich Exchange -it was a community cornerstone
Browsing photos and postcards of the Harwich Exchange buildings from the late 1800s to the 1960s, one can observe the…
Read MorePresidential visits to Cape Cod and the Islands
From Grant to Obama, Presidents have been traveling to the region since the 1870s When the President of the United…
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