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Feb 28, 20222 min read

Oil, Ice, and Bone; Arctic Whaler Nathanial Ransom by Helen Frink - Zoom Lecture

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

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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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...

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...

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,...

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...

Feb 21, 20216 min read

The Barber of Church Street

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

Feb 19, 20211 min read

A Generous Donation

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

Feb 14, 20211 min read

Sailor's Valentines

Although the exact origins of the Sailor's Valentines are not clear, we do know that they were given as a token of affection by sailors...