Programs
Campus Tours at the Museums (June-Oct 8)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from 10-2
We also host historical walking tours year round.
For special events, see below.
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April 2023
Town Green Scavenger Hunt: An Ongoing Free Family Program
Reserve your take home booklet and pickup during office hours Monday to Friday 10am to 3pm at the Conant House located at 65 Palmer Avenue Falmouth, MA. Please call beforehand to confirm at 508-548-4857 x10 Free thanks to the generosity of the estate of Caroline S. Lloyd. This booklet is geared to children ages 6-12. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Join the Falmouth Museums on the Green during April vacation week to learn more about our historic…
Find out more »October 2023
Cape Cod Noir
Thursday, October 5 at 5pm $20 Non-Members/ $10 Members. Includes appetizers and wine. Limited capacity. Join author Dana Cameron as she talks about Cape Cod Noir, a collection of fictional short stories from authors about the area’s more wicked side. Hear about the writing process and delve into her research about what Cape Cod stories inspired the writers. Register Here
Find out more »Opening Reception for “Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past” Exhibition
The opening reception for Wish You Were Here: Postcards from the Past will be held on Friday, Oct. 6, 4 to 6 p.m., at the Falmouth Historical Society's Museums on the Green (55 Palmer Ave. Falmouth). Calliope Poetry’s postcard exhibition will be on display until May 10, 2024. The Falmouth Public Library’s trove of postcards includes depictions the town throughout the decades (since the early 1900s), with many historical images of each of Falmouth's villages. The postcards capture the spirit of…
Find out more »On the Road to the Mayflower
"On the Road to the Mayflower " is a prequel to the author's popular presentation "In the Wake of the Mayflower" about the Pilgrim experience in America. Karen Rinaldo is a visual historian from Falmouth whose reputation has been built around historical events. Kevin Doyle is a retired combat veteran who is a writer and lecturer on historic places and events. The presentation opens with photographs of the magnificent flowers and timeless row houses that line the canals of Holland. Small…
Find out more »Bizarre & Eerie Events in War
Bizarre & Eerie Events in War Wednesday, October 25th at 4pm $20 Non Member/$10 Members, please pre-register as space is limited. Experience the surreal and supernatural occurrences during wartime. We go over the only successful bat fire bombing attack. The largest crocodile attack in history. Ghosts appear and disappear and come back in reincarnation. All stories have been researched and are actual, no myths or hoaxes. Join us for a night of spooky learning. This Lecture is a joint fundraiser for the…
Find out more »Wicked at Wicks: A Children’s Halloween Celebration at the Falmouth Museums on the Green
Friday, October 27 4-5:30pm $10 per child. Member’s children are $5. Please pre-register. Come down to the Falmouth Museums on the Green for a fun family Halloween event. The event will include trick-or-treating at several historic properties on our campus including the 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House, pumpkin painting, storytelling, and a costume parade. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn about local history, including stories about Halloween in Falmouth in years past. Come dressed to impress and enjoy…
Find out more »Sins, Sips, and Secrets
Saturday, October 28 from 4 to 7pm $30 Non-Members/ $15 Members. Includes appetizers and wine. Limited capacity. This October we invite you to join us for a night at the Museum. On an interactive tour, participants will visit the 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House to hear a different story in each room of Falmouth’s nefarious and unearthly past. Using first person accounts, diaries, and newspaper records, you will hear things about the actual fears about the night, wayward travelers, and…
Find out more »November 2023
The Bells of Falmouth
Our meeting in November will feature a talk by Mr. Kenneth Peal, a retired engineer, who has been exploring bells in Falmouth for many years. He will tell us about some of Falmouth’s bells and the gems of history that they bring. They include church bells, school bells, fire bells and even a bell that was saved from a WHOI research ship before it went to the scrap yard. He will introduce us to how bells work, how they are…
Find out more »Washburn at War
WASHBURN AT WAR: Saturday, November 11 at 2pm $20 Non Member/$10 Members, please pre-register as space is limited The lecture will appeal to anyone interested in the goings on during World War Two on the Cape. We cover the big stories, visits to Washburn by Gen. Patton and Heavy Weight, Champ Joe Louis. There are small stories, like kids combing the shoreline for discarded Army foil packets of instant coffee, which their mothers craved because of rationing and lonely soldiers…
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