The History of the Mattapoisett Halloween Parade
This Halloween, children and adults of all ages will gather in front of Center School in Mattapoisett to participate in what has become a...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Feb 22, 20227 min read
William E. Bolles
In February of 1906, Willam E. Bolles sat down and jotted down some of his memories of being a boy and growing up in Mattapoisett....
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Mattapoisett Museum
Nov 3, 20214 min read
The Circle of Life
"November is Native American Heritage Month. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the...
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Seth Mendell
Oct 18, 20215 min read
Joseph Meigs
Of the many personalities that stand out in the 331 years of Mattapoisett’s history, perhaps that of Joseph Meigs is one of the more...
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Dick Morgado
Sep 3, 20212 min read
When the Circus Came to Town
Every kid of a certain age dreamed of running away with the circus. Short of hopping on a train and sleeping with the elephants I lived...
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Mattapoisett Museum
Jul 14, 20217 min read
Survival
Origins Founded in 1971, Bent Twig was an alternative school started by UMass Amherst graduate students who were working on degrees in...
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Mattapoisett Museum
May 25, 20216 min read
The Bark Wanderer
This article first appeared in the Spring, 2013 issue of the Crow's Nest, written by Seth Mendell. Launched from the shipyard of J. H....
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Mattapoisett Museum
May 19, 20215 min read
Happy Birthday!
Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the Incorporation of the Mattapoisett Historical Society, now known as the Mattapoisett Museum....
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
May 3, 20215 min read
Aunt Keziah
Early municipal record keeping in America consisted of recording town business along with life events of the town residents such as...
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Jeffrey Miller
Apr 27, 20215 min read
The Post, the Civil War, and Mattapoisett: Envelopes, Letters, and Perspectives
By Jeffrey Miller While the history of the American Civil War (1861-1865) itself is a little too complex to tackle in a short article, I...
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Apr 16, 20213 min read
Axe-Handle Bolles
"Axe-Handle Bolles" or Ellis R. Bolles as he was christened by his parents, was an inventor and blacksmith, famously known for his axe...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
Apr 15, 20213 min read
Mattapoisett's Son Perished on Titanic
One hundred nine years ago today the world reacted in horror as news of the sinking of the Titanic spread. The RMS Titanic was carrying...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
Apr 7, 20213 min read
Lost History in the Woods
Hiking along the Rochester Land Trust’s Church’s Field will lead you down to the Mattapoisett River. It is very scenic with benches...
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Jeffrey Miller
Mar 28, 20217 min read
Mattapoisett & the Electric Trolley
This article previously appeared in a 2017 issue of our newsletter, The Crow's Nest, by Dr. Jeffrey Miller, Director of the Mattapoisett...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
Mar 17, 20214 min read
Mattapoisett Willie
“ Why Mr. Rattican, I couldn’t think of it.” The words struck him like a slap in the face. He was stunned and confused. It was not...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
Mar 10, 20214 min read
The Case of the Stolen Corpse
In 1840, William Sparrow, a young resident of Rochester, went to work with his brother in law at his drug store in the village of...
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Mattapoisett Museum
Mar 7, 20218 min read
"A Chart of the Whale Coast of New England c.1810"
The Story Behind the Restoration of Clifford Ashley's Mural In 2011, Polly Duff Phipps, donated this exquisite mural, painted by Clifford...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Mar 4, 20213 min read
"Angel of the Wards"
Just before breakfast, on March 4th, 1918, Private Albert Gitchell of the U.S. Army reported to the hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas,...
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Kyle DeCicco-Carey
Mar 3, 20215 min read
The Shadows
The beautiful colonial house that sits on North Street was ominously called “The Shadows”. J. E. Norton Shaw and his wife, Helen Sherman...
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Jessica DeCicco-Carey
Feb 28, 20214 min read
Mattapoisett River Herring Weir
Herring Weir Mattapoisett -- The "life-line" to the sea for the Native Americans, who wintered in the inland forests on the shores of the...
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