This Halloween, children and adults of all ages will gather in front of Center School in Mattapoisett to participate in what has become a...

Just in case you missed the Zoom presentation on February 16, with Helen Frink, you can watch it here! In 1860 fourteen-year-old...

"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...

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...

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....

Early municipal record keeping in America consisted of recording town business along with life events of the town residents such as...

“ 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...

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...

The name Abraham in Hebrew means "father of the many," it also may bring to mind, Abraham Lincoln, the Unites States president who...

We recently had Frank C. Grace of Trig Photography offer to visit the museum and take photographs of our exhibits. We were so honored...