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Museum Directory Hoxie House Website: https://www.sandwichmass.org/419/Museums Address: 18 Water Street, Sandwich, Massachusetts 02563 Phone: 508-888-1173 The Hoxie House - one of the oldest, if not oldest, homes on the Cape - reflects life in the town of Sandwich in the 17th-century. This saltbox is named after a whaling captain who owned the house in the mid-1800s. The Hoxie House is a first-period house restored and furnished to reflect early colonial construction with many interesting features such as gun stock posts, pumpkin-pine Maine beams, and wide floorboards. Hours: Mon. 11:00 AM - 04:30 PM Tue. 11:00 AM - 04:30 PM Wed. 11:00 AM - 04:30 PM Thu. 11:00 AM - 04:30 PM Fri. 11:00 AM - 04:30 PM Sat. 11:00 AM - 04:30 PM Sun. Closed 18 Water Street, Sandwich, MA, USA

Museum Directory Bourne Historical Society Website: http://www.bournehistoricalsociety.org/ Address: 30 Keene St, Bourne, Massachusetts 02532 Phone: 508-759-8167 Email: bournehistoricalsociety@comcast.net The society was incorporated as a non-profit organization December 29, 1921, for the purpose of acquiring the site of the first trade house built in 1627, by Plymouth Colony, located on the south bank of the Manomet (Monument) River, which is now part of the Cape Cod Canal. The Pilgrims traded with the Natives and the Dutch from New Amsterdam (New York City), thus having a source of income by which their debt to the London backers of their expedition to the New World could be repaid. To stimulate interest, a historical exhibition was held and donations were received, enabling the Society to purchase the lot of land on which two cellar holes were located, marking the site of the trade house. In 1926, President Percival Lombard and Vice President Nathan Bourne Hartford uncovered the complete foundations and many interesting relics. Additional lots were purchased, bringing the total to about 12 acres. The structure existing today is a replica erected on the original foundation. With the signing of the first private commercial contract in English-speaking North America, Aptucxet became the first private commercial enterprise using a local currency known as wampum, and launched what is now the world’s leading economic force: the American Free Enterprise System. Wampum is a polished fragment of a hard-shell clam usually containing a purple color, and shaped in a cylindrical form. The local Native Americans called these clams quahogs (pronounced kwo-hogs), and making the wampum required a great amount of effort and skill. The Jonathan Bourne Historic Center is now open to the public by appointment. Please call (508) 759-8167 or email BourneHistoricalSociety@comcast.net prior to arrival. Aptucxet Trading Post Museum Complex is open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 10am - 4pm Memorial Day Weekend through Columbus Day Weekend. Special rates are available for students and pre-arranged group tours 508-759-9487. We have a turnaround for buses to drop visitors off at the Trading Post, with a parking area near the Trading Post Gift Shop. Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 30 Keene Street, Bourne, 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 Judah Baker Windmill Website: https://yarmouth.ma.us/windmill Address: 89 River Street, South Yarmouth, MA 02664 Phone: 508-398-2231 (ext. 1292) Email: okh@yarmouth.ma.us In the late 1600s, Yarmouth was home to 5 windmills – all built for grinding grain (also known as “grist”). Built in 1791, the Judah Baker Windmill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is Yarmouth’s last-surviving windmill. Only a half-mile from Route 28, the windmill stands in a small park overlooking the Bass River and facing west toward Nantucket Sound. While you can see the windmill anytime, our dedicated volunteers offer free tours during the season. Accessibility: The park is flat with grass, a brick path, and a composite path (which can be slippery when wet). Inside the windmill, there are steps to the second level. When the windmill is open during the season, there is a portable toilet available (not accessible). See Google map of windmills you can visit on Cape Cod & the Islands. Windmill tours are free: June 3-September 5, Mon-Thu, weather permitting. Hours: Mon. 09:00 AM - 012:00 PM Tue. 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM Wed. 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM Thu. 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 89 River Street, South Yarmouth, MA, USA

Museum Directory National Marine Life Center Website: http://nmlc.org/ Address: 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts 02532 Phone: 508-743-9888 Email: nmlc@nmlc.org Cape Cod is a stranding hot spot. Each year, up to 56 live seals, 98 live dolphins, and 144 live sea turtles strand on our beaches, sick, injured, and in need of medical care. In 1995, a group of visionaries gathered to address the significant environmental need of a hospital to care for these stranded animals, many of whom are endangered and all of whom are federally-protected species. And thus, the National Marine Life Center was born. It is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) marine animal hospital and science and education center. Our mission is to rehabilitate and release stranded marine mammals and sea turtles in order to advance science and education in marine wildlife health and conservation. Mission Statement : The National Marine Life Center rehabilitates and releases stranded marine mammals and sea turtles in order to advance science and education in marine wildlife health and conservation. Vision Statement: The vision of the National Marine Life Center is to be a world leader in marine wildlife rehabilitation, conservation science, and STEM education. Values Statement : The Trustees, Staff, and Volunteers of the National Marine Life Center believe in humane care for stranded marine animals, thoughtful science that improves our understanding of wildlife health, and quality education programs that promote a conservation ethic. We carry out our work with respect for each other, our supporters, our partner organizations, our community, and the environment. The National Marine Life Center’s Marine Animal Discovery Center and Gift Shop is open from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day, 10-5 daily, then weekends through Columbus Day. We’re also open select days throughout the fall, winter, and spring (Open Houses, February and April School Vacation Weeks). An educational experience about helping sea life on Cape Cod, the Marine Animal Discovery Center features educational displays, specimens, and information about marine animals, strandings, rehabilitation, marine science, and ocean conservation. NMLC’s Gift Shop features a unique selection of local art, jewelry, educational toys & games, eco-friendly, and fair trade items with a marine theme. Shop for a good cause! All proceeds benefit NMLC’s marine animal rehabilitation, science, and education programs. The Discovery Center will be open Sunday – Friday every week from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm then 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm; there is a $3 admission fee for those 2 years and older. These days and hours are subject to change, based on staffing availability and season. The Discovery Center features specimens and exhibits featuring information about the species we rehabilitate, the science our work contributes to and conservation efforts for these species. They also have interactive exhibits for kids of all ages! This educational area will give you a look at the work we do to care for stranded marine animals and their natural history. Please be aware, that this is not a tour of the animal hospital. For more information, click here . Hours: Mon. Closed Tue. Closed Wed. Closed Thu. Closed Fri. Closed Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 120 Main Street, Buzzards Bay, MA, USA

Museum Directory 1717 Meetinghouse Website: 1717 Meetinghouse Address: 2049 Meeting House Way, West Barnstable, Massachusetts 02668 Phone: 508-362-4445 Email: info@1717meetinghouse.org The 1717 Meetinghouse in West Barnstable is celebrating its 302th birthday this year. It features the 1806 Paul Revere bell that hung in the tower - the present bell is from the Revere family, but fabricated between 1828 and 1835 - a mystery uncovered by these two history sleuths. The meetinghouse underwent many changes over the years with a major design alteration in the mid-19th-century. Elizabeth Crocker Jenkins spearheaded the campaign to bring the building back to its original design 100 years later.The Meetinghouse today is still a house in which the community can meet. It is a place of worship on Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings, but it is also a village center and a town meeting place. The 1717 Meetinghouse Foundation is devoted to restoring and preserving this magnificent building. The Foundation is also dedicated to bringing the community back into the building with lectures, concerts and debates for the public to enjoy. 2049 Meetinghouse Way, West Barnstable, MA, USA

Museum Directory Zion Union Heritage Museum Website: http://www.zuhmi.org/ Address: 276 North Street, Hyannis, Massachusetts 02601 Phone: 508-790-9466 Email: zuhmi@comcast.net The Zion Union Heritage Museum actively collects artifacts that relate to the arts, sciences, religions, local history, politics, sports and history of African-Americans and Cape Verdeans on Cape Cod. The Cape and Islands enjoy a rich history created by people of color from the region. Many journeyed from across the ocean, and once here, continued journeys of another kind. We see the extraordinary roles and contributions of people of color spanning the eras of the slave trade, abolitionism, and more recently, the civil rights movement. People of color have been the backbone of the whaling and cranberry industries over the centuries. African-Americans, Cape Verdeans, and other people of color helped shape the Cape Cod of today. Hours: Mon. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Tue. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Wed. 09:00 AM - 05:00 AM Thu. Closed Fri. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Sat. 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM Sun. Closed 276 North Street, Hyannis, MA, USA

Museum Directory Josiah Dennis Manse Museum & West Schoolhouse Website: https://www.dennishistoricalsociety.org/museums/josiah-dennis-manse-museum-0 Address: 61 Whig St, Dennis, Massachusetts 02638 Phone: (508) 385-2232 Email: info@dennishistoricalsociety.org Seeking Volunteers! You can volunteer by sending your contact information to info@dennishistoricalsociety.org . or by visiting the Manse on an afternoon it is open. There is usually a docent for each room who has been provided with information relevant to its history and furnishings. Training is simple. The room history is in written form, with observing or shadowing experienced docents all part of the training. There are period costumes available to add to the ambiance. A simple skirt or slack outfit is also suitable. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Both museums are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are owned by the Town of Dennis and managed by a Select Board appointed committee. Their furnishings and collections are owned by the Dennis Historical Society. They have ADA entry, and docents in period costume who guide you through the history of each room. The Josiah Dennis Manse, a two-story salt box, end chimney or half house, was built ca. 1700. An addition on the west side, in 1736, turned it into a complete house with a center entrance. In the early 1900s the rear summer kitchen, now a Maritime Room, was added. Major preservation and stabilization in 2010, funded by the Town of Dennis Community Preservation Fund, saved the home. In 1728, the people of the East Precinct of Yarmouth provided this house to their first minister, Rev. Josiah Dennis, who served them until his death in 1763. The East Precinct was incorporated in 1793 as a town called Dennis, named in honor of the man who shepherded their souls, during a time of colonial rule. The Manse offers a view of Dennis history from the colonial period to the end of the age of sail. West Schoolhouse was rebuilt in 1810, on the site of the original ca. 1745 Nobscusset neighborhood schoolhouse. This timber frame school was designed and constructed by Nathan Stone, Jr., son of the second minister of the East Precinct. He was a Boston apprenticed house-wright, who had attended the original one room schoolhouse. Ca. 1850, American education developed a graded school system. Falling into disrepair, the one room schoolhouse was moved across the King’s Highway for use as a barn and then transformed into a Cape Cod style gift shop. In 1973, condo development threatened demolition and it was moved to the grounds of the Josiah Dennis Manse to become a museum of colonial and early American education. A Town of Dennis Community Fund grant provided major structural preservation and stabilization in 2023. 61 Whig Street, Dennis, MA, USA

Museum Directory Chatham Windmill Website: https://www.chathamwindmill.com/ Address: 125 Shattuck Place, Chatham, Massachusetts 02633 Phone: (508) 945-5175 Email: ChathamWindmill@gmail.com The Chatham Windmill is an historic windmill at Chase Park, Shattuck Place in Chatham, Massachusetts. The mill, built in 1797 by Benjamin Godfrey, was first used to grind corn, and originally stood on Stage Harbor Road. It was moved to its present location in 1955, the year it was given to the town. The methods used in its construction suggest that the builder was from the southeast of England. Our millers and guides look forward to showing you the inner workings of this historic grist mill and are available to answer your questions. *Tours may be cancelled due to rain or severe weather conditions. (This is done to protect this centuries-old mill from water damage.) There were about a dozen windmills located in Chatham from the early 1700s through the 1800s, with about half that number operating at any one time. The windmill underwent an extensive restoration in 2010-12. Now the mill is fully functional and can grind grain into flour, just as it did in the 18th and 19th centuries. The mill was rededicated May 19, 2012 as part of Chatham's tercentennial celebration. It’s the only windmill on Cape Cod that on special "Grinding Days" is set in motion and grinds corn - just as it did in the 18th and 19th centuries. Click here to view the restoration. Admission is free - Donations to support the mill are always welcome! Hours: Mon. 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM Tue. Closed Wed. 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM Thu. Closed Fri. 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM Sat. Closed Sun. Closed 125 Shattuck Place, Chatham, MA, USA

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Events An Unforgettable Night of Jazz & Timeless Tunes! An Unforgettable Night of Jazz & Timeless Tunes! "The Conversation" with Special Guests Jeanne O'Connor & Ken Field Join us for an extraordinary reunion of musical brilliance! Beloved vocalist Jeanne O’Connor returns to the stage with her rich interpretations of Great American Songbook classics, soulful blues, Brazilian rhythms, and jazzy takes on pop favorites. Adding to the magic, Ken Field—saxophonist, flutist, and master of New Orleans-infused grooves—will share original compositions that will stir your spirit. Together with The Conversation jazz trio—Mitch Seidman on guitar and Jerry Willfong on bass—this promises to be an intimate, joyful evening of melody, memory, and musical chemistry. Listen Here! https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Ce7VierT2MFRui2McDN1A?si=rtPsjY8uT_uDywZlGRdszg https://www.theconversationjazz.com/ 🎟️ Get your tickets now—this is one reunion you won’t want to miss! Date and Time: Aug 15, 7:30 PM Cost: $25-$30 Place: Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main Street, South Yarmouth, MA, USA Website