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Museum Directory Eastham Historical Society Website: https://www.easthamhistoricalsociety.org/ Address: 25 Schoolhouse Road, Eastham, Massachusetts 02642 Phone: (508) 255-0788 Email: easthamhistorical@verizon.net The Eastham Historical Society offers a variety of museum experiences for visitors as well as the Archives for research. Admission is free but donations are requested for upkeep of the museums. Our Museums 1869 Schoolhouse Museum 25 Schoolhouse Road, Eastham · Vintage Schoolroom · Eastham History & Stories Wing · Community Connections &. Genealogy Wing Hours: 11 AM-2 PM Saturdays, May & June 11 AM-2 PM Wed-Sat, July & August 11 AM-2 PM Saturdays. Sept-Nov Swift-Daley Complex 2375 State Highway, Eastham · 1741 Swift-Daley House · Dill Beach Camp · Ranlett Tool Museum · Olde Gift Shop Hours: 10 AM-1 PM Saturdays, May & June 10 AM-1 PM Wed-Sat, July & August 10 AM-1 PM Saturdays, Sept-Nov Tool Time Additional Hours: Tues 4 PM-6 PM The Archives 25 Schoolhouse Road, Eastham · Open year-round on Tuesdays 1:00 - 4:00 PM, and by appointment. · For personal research visits, requests should be sent to easthamarchives@gmail.com . About Our Museums 1869 Schoolhouse Museum The museum is housed in a former schoolhouse that grew from one room in 1869 to three school wings by 1909. The building was fully restored to its historic footprint in 2025. Each wing offers a different perspective on Eastham history. Vintage Schoolroom A "hands on" museum complete with its original schoolmaster's desk, the schoolroom is furnished to replicate how it looked in earlier days. Children of all ages are encouraged to sit at the desks, look at the books, dress in period costumes and "play school." Historic world maps line the walls, Eastham History Wing Our main museum tells the story of Eastham from its first people and Mayflower settlers to its maritime heritage and war veterans. A permanent exhibit on Henry Beston and The Outermost House marks that book’s influence on the creation of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Changing exhibits celebrate local events and special aspects of town life. Community Connections & Genealogy Our recently completed third wing offers insights into community life in Eastham including transportation, mail service, the days of camp meetings, volunteer fireman and other community groups. A Map Wall illustrates how the community has changed over the years. A hand-on shelf offers the opportunity to touch and explore various artifacts from our Archives. The new genealogy and research corner provides a variety of resources for those who want to delve into their own or area history. Swift-Daley Complex 1741 Swift-Daley House Built in 1741 by Joshua Knowles, its bowed roof is typical of early houses built by ship’s carpenters. The wide board floors, deep fireplace in the keeping room and narrow stairway are other features of 18th century houses. The entire house is furnished with articles ranging from Colonial to Victorian, reflecting the long period when the house was home to many generations. In 1859 the house was occupied by butcher Nathaniel Swift, who with his brother Gustavus, soon moved to Chicago and founded the Swift meat packing empire. The second part of its present name comes from Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Daley who purchased the house in 1939 and restored it to its original condition. Mrs. Daley generously donated the house to the Eastham Historical Society in 1974. The house is completely furnished; its collections include examples of period furniture, clothing, china and quilts. Dill Beach Camp The A. Thomas Dill Beach Camp survived the 1978 storm that ravaged the spit south of the Coast Guard Station. Built in 1936, it is furnished as it was when used as a hunting and fishing camp. It was moved to its present location in 1995. Ranlett Tool Museum On display are hundreds of tools, many of them unusual and unique to this area. A forge on the premises operates at the whim of the blacksmith. Olde Gift Shop The Olde Gift Shop is filled with fascinating treasures from antiques to hand-crafted items from local artisans. New treasurers arrive all the time. All sales support the historical society. Our Commitment to Our Visitors Since the Eastham Historical Society’s founding in 1963, the Society has been committed to conserving Eastham’s past for Eastham’s future by preserving, sharing and partnering with our community. Our vision is to create a place where Eastham History Comes to Life for residents and visitors alike. 25 School House Road, Eastham, MA, USA

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Barnstable Open May 26-October 13, 9 am-4 am View XX Miles away Aptucxet Museum Complex 6 Aptucxet Rd, Bourne Open; May 26-Oct 13; Thu-Sat; 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Atlantic White Shark Conservancy- Chatham 235 Orleans Rd, Chatham Open; Tues-Sat; 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Atlantic White Shark Conservancy- Provincetown 16 MacMillian Pier, Provincetown Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Atwood House and Museum 347 Stage Harbor Rd, Chatham Open; May 2-May 31: Fri & Sat 10am-4pm / Jun 1- Oct 10: Tue-Sat 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Barnstable Historical Society Museum 3087 Main St, Barnstable Open; June-Oct 1pm-4pm; Oct-Dec Thu-Sat 1p-4pm View XX Miles away Bourne Historical Society 30 Keene St, Bourne Open; May-Oct; Thu-Sat 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Brewster Historical Society Museum 739 Lower Rd, Brewster N/A View XX Miles away Briggs Mcdermott House 20 Sandwich Rd, Bourne Open; Jun 20-Aug 30; Fri & Sat 1pm-4pm View XX Miles away Brooks Academy Museum-Harwich Historical Society 80 Parallel St, Harwich Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Cahoon Museum of American Art 4676 Falmouth Rd, Cotuit Open; Mar 19-Dec 21: Wed-Sun 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Caleb Nickerson Homestead in Chatham 1107 Orleans Rd, Chatham Open; Jun-Oct: Wed 10am-1pm; Sun 1pm-pm View XX Miles away Cape Cod Art Center 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable Open; All year; Mon-Fri 9am-4pm View XX Miles away Cape Cod Canal Visitors Center 60 Ed Moffitt Dr, Sandwich Open; May-Oct; Tues-Sun 10:00 AM-5:30 PM View XX Miles away Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center 67 Davisville Rd, E Falmouth Open; All year: Thu-Sat 10am-2pm View XX Miles away Cape Cod Children's Museum 577 Great Neck Rd S, Mashpee Open; All year; Tues-Sat; 9am-3pm View XX Miles away Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 S. St, Hyannis Open May 6- Oct 26: Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12pm-4pm / Oct 29-May 5: Wed-Sat 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Cape Cod Military Museum 30 Keene St, Bourne Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Ln, Dennis Open; All year; Tue-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12pm-4pm View XX Miles away Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 Main St, Brewster Open; All year; Wed-Sun 10am-3pm View XX Miles away Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum 11 Strawberry Ln, Yarmouth Port Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Captain Edward Penniman House 70 Fort Hill Rd, Eastham Open; Jun-Oct View XX Miles away Centers for Culture and History in Orleans 3 River Rd, Orleans Open; May-Sept Sat & Sun 1pm-4pm View XX Miles away Centerville Historical Museum 513 Main St, Centerville Open; All year; Tue-Sat 12pm-4pm View XX Miles away Chatham Marconi-RCA Wireless Museum 847 Orleans Rd, Chatham Open; Jun 17-Aug 31: Tue 1pm-7pm, Wed-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 1pm-4pm / Sep 3-Oct 12: Wed-Sun 1pm-4pm / Oct 17-Nov 2: Fri-Sun 1pm-4pm View XX Miles away Chatham Railroad Museum 153 Depot Rd, Chatham Open; All year; Tue-Sat 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Chatham Windmill 125 Shattuck Place, Chatham Open; All year; Mon & Fri 11am-3pm View XX Miles away Coast Guard Heritage Museum 3353 Main St, Barnstable Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Cotuit Center for the Arts 4404 Falmouth Rd, Cotuit Open; All year; Wed-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat & Sun 12pm-4pm View XX Miles away Crosby Mansion 163 Crosby Ln, Brewster Open; Jun 29-Aug 27 11am-3pm View XX Miles away Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main St, S. Yarmouth Open; All year; Tues-Fri 10am-5pm; Sat 10am View XX Miles away Dennis Historical Society 260 Main St, South Dennis Varies per museum View XX Miles away Eastham Historical Society 25 School House Rd, Eastham Varies per museum View XX Miles away Edward Gorey House 8 Strawberry Lane, Yarmouth Port Open; April 10-July 6: Thu-Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm / July 9-Oct 12: Wed-Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 12pm-4pm / Oct 17-Dec 28: Fri & Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 12pm-4pm View XX Miles away Elmer Crowell Barn 80 Parallel St, Harwich Open; Thursdays 3pm-6pm View XX Miles away Falmouth Art Center 137 Gifford St, Falmouth Open; All year: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 10am-2pm, Sun 1pm-4pm (Extended hours: Nov 22-Dec 22 Sat 10am-4pm / Closed Dec 25-Jan 1) View XX Miles away Falmouth Museums on the Green 55 Palmer Ave, Falmouth Open; Jun-Oct: 10am-3pm View XX Miles away French Cable Station Museum 41 South Orleans Rd, Orleans Open; June-September; Fri-Sun 1pm-4pm View XX Miles away Green Briar Nature Center 6 Discovery Hill Rd, E. Sandwich Open; All year; Tues-Sat 10am-3pm View XX Miles away Heritage Museums & Gardens 67 Grove St, Sandwich Open: May 10-Oct 19; 10am-5pm View XX Miles away Highfield Hall and Gardens 56 Highfield Dr, Falmouth Open; All year; Wed 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Highland House Museum 6 Highland Light Rd, Truro Open June 1st, Tues & Thu 9:30 AM-12 PM View XX Miles away Highland Lighthouse 27 Highland Light Rd, Provincetown Open; May 2-Oct 31 Daily 9am-5pm View XX Miles away Historical Society of Old Yarmouth 229 Old King's Highway, Yarmouth Port Varies by museum View XX Miles away Historical Society of Santuit & Cotuit 1148 Main St, Cotuit Open; All year; 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Hoxie House 18 Water St, Sandwich Open; All year; Mon-Sat 11am-430pm View XX Miles away Jericho Historical Center and the 1801 Captain Baker House & Barn 90 Old Main St, W. Dennis Temporarily closed View XX Miles away John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum 397 Main St, Hyannis Open; Jan 1-Apr 19: Thu-Sat 10am-4pm / Apr 21-Apr 30: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm / May 1-Oct 31: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm / Nov 1-Nov 30: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm / Dec 1- April 19: Thu-Sat 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Jonathon Bourne Historical Center 30 Keene St, Bourne Open; Mon 9am-6pm; Tue-Thu 9am-8pm; Fri & Sat 9am-5pm View XX Miles away Josiah Dennis Manse Museum & West Schoolhouse 61 Whig St, Dennis Open May-Oct; Tue-Fri: 9am-5pm; Sat & Sun 10am-3pm View XX Miles away Judah Baker Windmill 89 River St, S. Yarmouth Open; Open Mon: 9am-12pm; Tue-Thu: 1pm-4pm View XX Miles away Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary 345 Bone Hill Rd, Cummaquid Open; Tue-Sat 9am-3pm View XX Miles away Mashpee One Room Schoolhouse 13 Great Neck Road North, Mashpee Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Mashpee Wampanoag Museum 414 Main St, Mashpee Open; Mon, Wed, Fri 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Massachusetts Air and Space Museum 438 Main St, Hyannis Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Monomy National Wildlife Refuge 30 Wikis Way, Chatham Open all year View XX Miles away Nantucket Shipwreck Lifesaving Museum - Egan Institute 158 Polpis Bike Path, Nantucket Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Nantucket Whaling Museum 13 Broad St, Nantucket Open; All year 10am-4pm View XX Miles away National Marine Life Center 120 Main St, Buzzards Bay Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Nobska Point Lighthouse 233 Nobska Rd, Falmouth Open; Jun 3-Oct 9; Tue & Thu 10am-1pm View XX Miles away Nye Museum 85 Old County Rd, E. Sandwich Open; Tues-Sat 11am-4pm View XX Miles away Old Harbor Life Saving Station Race Point Beach, Provincetown Open May 1- Sept 1; Fri-Mon, 2 PM-4 PM View XX Miles away Osterville Historical Society Museum 155 W. Bay Rd, Osterville Open; All year; 10am-2pm View XX Miles away Pilgrim Monument Provincetown Museum 1 High Pole Hill Rd, Provincetown Open; All year; Tue-Sun 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Province Lands Visitor Center 171 Race Point Rd, Provincetown Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Provincetown Art Association and Museum 460 Commercial St, Provincetown Open; All year; Thu-Sun 12 PM-5 PM View XX Miles away Race Point Lighthouse Race Point Rd, Provincetown Open: Jun-Sept 10am-2pm View XX Miles away Salt Pond Visitor Center Museum 50 Nauset Rd, Eastham Open All year; everyday 9am-430pm View XX Miles away Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main St, Sandwich Open; April 1 - Dec 30 Every day 9:30am-5:00pm / Feb 1 - Mar 31 Wed-Sun 9:30am-4:00pm View XX Miles away Stony Brook Grist Mill & Museum 830 Stony Brook Rd, Brewster Open; Sat 10am-2pm View XX Miles away Sturgis Library 3090 Main St, Barnstable Open; All year; Mon-Sat 10am-5pm (Tues till 7pm and Sats till 4pm) View XX Miles away Tales of Cape Cod 3046 Main St, Barnstable Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Taylor Bray Farm Museum 108 Bray Farm Rd N, Yarmouth Port Open; All year; Every day 8am-8pm View XX Miles away Toad Hall Sports Car Collection 288 Scudder Ave, Hyannis Open; All year; Every day 11am-5pm View XX Miles away Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve 131 Waquoit Highway, E. Falmouth Open; All year; Every day 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 291 State Hwy Rte 6, Wellfleet Open; All year; Every day 9am-4pm View XX Miles away Wellfleet Historical Society and Museum 266 Main St, Wellfleet Open; All year; Tue-Fri 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Wellfleet Preservation Hall 355 Main St, Wellfleet Open; All year; Tue-Fri 10am-4pm View XX Miles away West Dennis Graded School & Maritime Museum 67 School St, S. Dennis Open July 10-Aug 28 1pm-4pm View XX Miles away Whydah Pirate Museum 674 MA-28, W. Yarmouth Open; All year; Every day 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Wing Fort House 63 Spring Hill Rd, E. Sandwich Open; All year; Tues-Sat 10am-4pm View XX Miles away Winslow Crocker House 250 MA-6A Yarmouth Port Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Woods Hole Historical Museum 579 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole Open; All year; Tue-Sat 11am-3pm View XX Miles away Woods Hole Ocean Science Exhibit Center 15 School St, Falmouth Temporarily closed View XX Miles away Zion Union Heritage Museum 276 N. St, Hyannis Open May-Oct 11am-4pm View XX Miles away

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Museum Directory Falmouth Museums on the Green Website: https://museumsonthegreen.org/ Address: 55 And 65 Palmer Ave, Falmouth, Massachusetts 02541 Phone: 508-548-4857 Email: info@fmog.org The Falmouth Museums on the Green, owned and operated by the Falmouth Historical Society, is a two-acre campus that has been serving the residents and visitors of Falmouth since 1900. The Historical Society itself is the oldest such institution on Cape Cod. One of the most popular sites in Falmouth for visitors, it contains the 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House—a magnificent Federalist-period residence which demonstrates what life was like for an affluent doctor in the late 18th and early 19th centuries; the recently-restored 1730 Conant House—used for exhibits and Historical Society office space; the Hallett Barn Visitors’ Center—rebuilt in 2002 on the site of an original barn and used a welcoming point for those coming to Falmouth as well as the “Whaling Wives Gift Shop”; the Colonial Gardens—showing off plantings, such as a boxwood tree, that go back to the days prior to the American Revolution, and maintained by the Falmouth Garden Club; Memorial Park—a tranquil place of refuge that is open to all visitors looking for relaxation; and the recently-opened (2012) Cultural Center—a superb, 3600 square foot structure used for public and private programs and events, public restrooms, kitchen facilities, and as a repository for archival collections to preserve Falmouth’s past. The Museums also have an extensive research library and allow visitors and members to use it for investigation and examination, genealogy, and inquiries about Falmouth and Cape Cod history. Located at 55 and 65 Palmer Avenue, the Museums on the Green is Falmouth’s repository for its past. For a full listing of events and programs, or simply to learn more about the Museums, go to http://museumsonthegreen.org or email info@museumsonthegreen.org Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 55 Palmer Ave, Falmouth, MA, USA

Museum Directory Brewster Historical Society Museum Website: http://www.brewsterhistoricalsociety.org/ Address: 739 Lower Road, Brewster, Massachusetts 02631 Phone: (508) 896-9521 Email: brewsterhistoricalsociety@comcast.net The Brewster Historical Society, established in 1964, collects and preserves the artifacts and history of Brewster to ensure their future accessibility. Its Cobb House Museum, an historic sea captain’s home, houses four permanent galleries, a special exhibition gallery and an extensive documents research area accessible by appointment. The Society also operates the Windmill Village complex adjacent to the grounds of Drummer Boy Park. Windmill Village includes the 1795 Higgins Farm Windmill, 1867 Blacksmith Shop and the 1795 Harris-Black House, an original “small house.” The Cobb house is open seasonally 1-4 and the Windmill Village 12-3, through Columbus Day. Check the Brewster Historical Society website for locations and further details. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 739 Lower Road, Brewster, MA, USA

Museum Directory Cotuit Center for the Arts Website: https://artsonthecape.org/ Address: 4404 Falmouth Rd., Cotuit, Massachusetts 02635 Phone: 508-428-0669 Email: info@cotuitcenterforthearts.org Over the last 15 years, thousands of people have come through the doors of Cotuit Center for the Arts and experienced an art center unlike anything else. Offering a variety of educational programs, performances and exhibitions, The Center has established itself as a great place to celebrate the arts. Founded in 1993 and incorporated as a non-profit charitable organization in 1995, Cotuit Center for the Arts has an excellent history of producing and presenting innovative, quality works that encourage individual artistic development and exploration. The Center also strives to increase awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the creative process by facilitating communication among artists and between artists and the public. Since opening a new facility in May of 2004, Cotuit Center for the Arts has produced or presented over 50 art exhibitions featuring over 500 visual artists, more than 40 concerts, and 20 full length theatrical productions. Additionally, Cotuit Center for the Arts has been offering year-round classes and workshops in the visual and performing arts through the years. Highlights at the center include Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival and Cape Cod Opera performances, the Waterflow and Outsider Art exhibitions, the annual Chili and Poetry Festival and the Art & Souls haunted Halloween Masquerade Ball, and the plays such as the Ideal Husband, Enchanted April and the award winning Underneath the Lintel. Community organizations that have used the facility include the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, the Cape Cod Foundation and the MSPCA. In 2005-2006 the garage (“Art Studio”) was renovated to better serve the growing enrollment of Cotuit Center for the Arts’ educational programs. Over the years, Cotuit Center for the Arts has continued to develop and expand its constituency of supporters gaining a Cape-wide audience while maintaining its commitment to artistic innovation and exploration and expanding its ability to produce cross discipline events that affect and educate our audiences. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Wed. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Thu. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Fri. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Sat. 12:00 PM - 04:00 PM Sun. Closed 4404 Falmouth Road, Cotuit, MA, USA

Museum Directory Centers for Culture and History in Orleans Website: http://www.chocenters.org/ Address: P.O. Box 353, 3 River Rd, Orleans, Massachusetts 02653 Phone: 508-240-1329 Email: admin@orleanshs.org Orleans is the only place in the United States to have been attacked twice by foreign powers in different wars. During the War of 1812 the local militia repelled a British force at Rock Harbor and, in WWI, a German submarine attacked a tugboat and barges off Nauset Beach and fired upon the local U.S. Lifesaving Service facility there. More information about these events is included in revolving exhibits and on the CHO website. Founded in 1958 as the Orleans Historical Society, the CHO’s 1834 Meetinghouse (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) houses the Museum and is used for exhibits and cultural programs. This building, along with the adjacent 1939 Hurd Chapel, has been recently updated and is available for civic and private functions. The CHO has a collection of more than 6,000 items covering genealogical information, diaries, deeds, 19th and 20th century photos, artwork by local artists, special collections focusing on Orleans families and individuals, ships' logs, Native American artifacts, and other items relating to the history of Orleans and its citizens. One of its exhibits is of the lifesaving tradition on the Outer Cape. This legacy dates back almost 170 years before Orleans was incorporated as a separate municipality. During the winter of 1626-1627, the Sparrowhawk was wrecked off the shores of what became Orleans, and the first documented rescue mission was headed by none other than Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony. On February 18, 1952, during a raging nor’easter snowstorm, four Coast Guardsmen set out at night on this 36-foot boat to rescue crewmen on the tanker Pendleton that had broken apart. Despite all odds, the men managed to cross a notoriously dangerous shoal, find the Pendleton without a compass, and return with 32 survivors. For their bravery, the CG36500’s crew each received the Gold Life-Saving Medal in what is still called “the greatest small-boat rescue in Coast Guard history.” The story is retold in the best-selling book, The Finest Hours, and in a major motion picture by the same name. The boat is docked at Rock Harbor, Orleans, during the summer months for public viewing, with guided tours on weekends. Museum Winter Hours: Monday: Closed Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: Closed Thursday: Closed Friday: Closed Saturday: Closed Sunday: 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM Summer Hours: Saturday: 01:00 PM – 3:00 PM Sunday: 01:00 PM – 3:00 PM Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM 3 River Road, Orleans, MA, USA

Museum Directory Toad Hall Sports Car Collection Website: http://www.toadhallcars.com/ Address: 288 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, Massachusetts 02601 Phone : 508-778-4934 Email: ToadHallCars@aol.com Tickets: Adults $8, kids 16 and under free. Toad Hall started with a few sports cars housed in a shed behind the Simmons Homestead Inn in Hyannisport. Over the past dozen years, the number of cars grew and grew to a total of 30 today. Most are classics from the 50s to the 80s. Most are English. All are red. The cars are all nicely restored. Most of the cars are English with some Japanese and European ones thrown in. There are a dozen Lotuses, half a dozen MGs, Triumphs and Jaguars, and a bunch of Austin Healeys, TVRs, Datsuns, and Ferrari, Mazda, Morgan, AC, Sunbeam, Mini, and a few more. You can visit the museum behind the Simmons Homestead Inn every day. If Bill is not in the museum, check inside the inn or the adjacent gift shop. Hours: Mon. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Tue. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Wed. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Thu. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Fri. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Sat. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM Sun. 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM 288 Scudder Avenue, Hyannis, MA, USA

Museum Directory Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Website: http://www.ccmnh.org/ Address: 869 Main St, Brewster, Massachusetts 02631 Phone: (508) 896-3867 Email: info@ccmnh.org The mission of the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is to inspire appreciation, understanding and stewardship of our natural environment through discovery and learning. The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History integrates the three strands of its organizational identity - as museum of natural history, nature education center, and steward of conservation land. As a small museum of natural history, we will preserve, exhibit, and interpret our own collections of natural history artifacts and display relevant traveling and loan exhibits. We may also collaborate with local and regional organizations on co-sponsored exhibits. As a nature education center, we will engage children and adults in high-quality programs, classes, lectures, panel discussions, workshops, films, walks, field trips, traditions and interactive exhibits that reveal the many facets of the natural world and the reciprocal impacts that humans and nature exert on each other. As befits a nature education center, we will explore our potential as a center for citizen scientists and amateur naturalists, and as a forum for informed discussion of important issues related to the natural world, especially on Cape Cod. As a steward of 400-plus acres of museum-owned land in Stony Brook Valley and Brewster conservation land adjacent to the museum, including Wing's Island, the salt marsh, and the beach along Cape Cod Bay between Quivett and Paine's Creeks, we will monitor and protect the land and focus our programming on its varied habitats - our outdoor classroom and teaching tool. Programs may also take place elsewhere on Cape Cod and in New England when appropriate. Did you know? The Museum is housed in a 17,000 square foot building on its own 80-acre site and abutted by 320 acres of town- and Conservation-owned land. Three nature trails traverse a microcosm of Cape Cod’s landscape, from upland woodlands, to brackish marsh, to salt marsh to barrier beach tidal flats and creeks that are home to fish, crabs, shellfish and horseshoe crabs to the tiniest of species living within the mudflats of Cape Cod Bay. Guided field walks are offered daily in the summer. There are special programs for children, including school vacation programs, school field trips, and Kid Summer Day Program designed to introduce and engage children from the ages of 3 to 15 to the wonders of nature. The Museum houses two floors of exhibits: The Main Hall includes the geologic history and archaeology of Cape Cod including a permanent Wampanoag exhibit, an archaeology exhibit of the Stony Brook Valley, The John Hay Room, which has been renovated into an Interactive Science Lab and has numerous STEAM related projects for kids of all ages. Continuing on into the Eldridge Arnold Wing are the rotating exhibits, observational bee hive exhibit, the Marshview Room where visitors can relax and enjoy the spectacular views over the salt marsh to Cape Cod Bay and also view birds in their natural habitat, which includes our very popular Osprey Cam. The Marshview Room will lead you to bird carver Eldridge Arnold’s studio with extraordinary examples of his work. On the lower level is Bird Alley with over 200 preserved birds, a whale exhibit, and our Aquarium that exhibits different species of crustaceans, mollusks, fish, frogs, turtles and snakes. Several displays are interactive and geared toward children. Special, temporary exhibits enhance the permanent collection. Outside the Museum is a seasonal Butterfly House and Pollinator Path as well as other beautiful gardens. Popular monthly programs include Nature Screen, showing compelling, educational and visually stunning nature documentaries; Naturescape Gallery, featuring artists from Cape Cod and the New England area, Digging into the Past Archaeology/History Series, and a continuing speaker/lecture series designed to inform, educate, and entertain the public on a wide variety of subjects concerning Cape Cod residents. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Thu. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Fri. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Sat. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM Sun. 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM 869 Main Street, Brewster, MA, USA

Museum Directory Historical Society of Santuit & Cotuit Website: https://www.cotuithistoricalsociety.org/ Address: 1148 Main Street, Cotuit, Massachusetts 02635 Phone: 508-428-0461 Email: Info@CotuitHistoricalSociety.org Santuit/Cotuit ice was harvested from Eagle, Lewis and No Bottom Ponds and sold to townspeople to preserve their food. During the months of January and February it was a common sight to see ice blocks 10-12 inches thick harvested and stored in large and small ice houses. Our grounds hold the Dottridge Homestead, the Cotuit Museum and attached Fire Museum, The Cotuit Archives. the Rothwell Ice House. Cotuit Museum Shop and Historical Kitchen Gardens. The buildings are open weekends from Memorial Day through Christmas. The archives are available for research, and the Homestead and museums are available for private tours by appointment. Back in the 1950s, Mrs. Nita Crawford inherited the Samuel Dottridge Homestead and used it as the laundry for her historic hotel, The Pines. After there was no longer a need for the house, she embarked on an ambitious project to reconstruct the Samuel Dottridge Homestead on the corner of Main Street and Shell Lane to its original condition and make it the headquarters for HSSC. She asked her neighbors, friends, and local residents to search their attics, cellars, barns, and storerooms for anything that was used between 1800-1850. Dinner and dessert parties with formal invitations were among the many ways Mrs. Crawford raised enough funds to fully reconstruct the Homestead to an authentic dwelling of that time period. On June 13, 1964, 10 years after the Historical Society of Santuit & Cotuit was established, the doors to the Homestead were open to the public for the first time. Sixty years later, the Homestead has remained the headquarters of HSSC, growing to include a museum featuring Cotuit and Cape Cod history, the Cotuit Fire Museum, and a reproduction of a 19th century ice house. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Sat. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Sun. 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM 1148 Main Street, Cotuit, MA, USA

Museum Directory Chatham Railroad Museum Website: https://www.chathamrailroadmuseum.com/ Address: 153 Depot Rd, Chatham, Massachusetts 02633 Phone: (508) 945-5780 The Chatham Railroad Museum was founded in 1960, following the donation of the vacant depot building and land to the Town of Chatham by Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Cox of Cleveland, Ohio and Chatham, MA. At the suggestion of the Chatham Chamber of Commerce, a railroad museum was created in the building under the leadership of Mr. Frank Love, a retired New York Central Railroad executive. Mr Love, who became the museum’s first director, canvassed sixty-two American railroad presidents requesting items of interest for the museum. Over its fifty year existence the museum has continued to collect thousands of railroad artifacts including original and operating Western Union telegraph equipment, lanterns, badges, signs, tools, timetables, menus and passes, promotional literature, original paintings and prints, calendars, a six hundred volume library and a restored 1910 wood sided caboose. The New York Central locomotive outside the museum was actually used at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The Chatham Railroad Museum is located in the beautifully restored 1887 railroad depot that served Chatham residents and visitors for nearly fifty years. Featuring an architectural style called Railroad Gothic, the building contains hundreds of exhibits and the New York Central model locomotives used at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. The museum is child friendly and includes a 1910 restored wood caboose available for children and adults to explore. Popular with children and railroad enthusiasts, the wood sided red caboose is located on the track side of the Chatham Railroad Museum. Constructed during 1910, in the New York Central shops, the caboose traveled over 1 million miles at the end of freight trains running between New York City and Chicago, ILL. The caboose has been fully restored with the lockers, conductor’s desk and cupola intact. An audio system provides the realistic sounds of a train rolling along the track with a whistle blowing and brakes squealing at stops. Donations only; no fixed fee The museum is open from mid-June to mid-September Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 153 Depot Road, Chatham, MA, USA

Museum Directory Old Harbor Life Saving Station Website: https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/historyculture/old-harbor-life-saving-station.htm Address: Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657 Phone: 508-255-3421 The entire station originally was in Chatham, but was in danger of being swept into the sea. It was saved, ferried and relocated to Race Point in Provincetown. The Old Harbor Life-Saving Station was built in Chatham in 1897. The station was operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, and its precursor the U.S. Life-Saving Service, until it was decommissioned in July 1944. The building was later obtained by the National Park Service, and in November 1977, it was moved by barge to Provincetown. Click here for a guide to the station: Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed Race Point Beach, Provincetown, MA, USA